Avondale
Community area in Chicago's North Side
Avondale in context
Where Avondale stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Avondale against the city
Six headline indicators
How Avondale 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
$20,03941st of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
15.3%23rd of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
9.2%18th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
42/10033rd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
79.8 yrs19th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
74.4%41st of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Avondale | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $20,039 | $21,323 | #41 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 15.3% | 18.9% | #23 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 9.2% | 13.9% | #18 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 42/100 | 50/100 | #33 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 79.8 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #19 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 74.4% | 76.1% | #41 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Avondale vs city average
Life expectancy in Avondale moved from 74.0 years in 1990 to 77.8 in 2000 and 79.8 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 | Avondale | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 77.8 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 79.8 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Avondale highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's North Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Avondale Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.