Belmont Cragin
Community area in Chicago's Northwest Side
Belmont Cragin in context
Where Belmont Cragin stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Belmont Cragin against the city
Six headline indicators
How Belmont Cragin compares with all 77 Chicago community areas across income, poverty, unemployment, hardship, life expectancy and prenatal care. Each row shows the full city range, the city median, and this area's position and placing.
Per-capita income
$15,46160th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
18.7%32nd of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
14.6%34th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
70/10055th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
79.5 yrs22nd of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
74.1%44th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Belmont Cragin | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $15,461 | $21,323 | #60 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 18.7% | 18.9% | #32 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 14.6% | 13.9% | #34 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 70/100 | 50/100 | #55 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 79.5 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #22 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 74.1% | 76.1% | #44 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Belmont Cragin vs city average
Life expectancy in Belmont Cragin moved from 73.7 years in 1990 to 76.4 in 2000 and 79.5 in 2010. The dashed line is the average across all 77 community areas (77.6 years in 2010).
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Year | Belmont Cragin | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.7 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 76.4 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 79.5 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Belmont Cragin highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Northwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Belmont Cragin Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.