West Town
Community area in Chicago's West Side
West Town in context
Where West Town stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
West Town against the city
Six headline indicators
How West Town 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
$43,1989th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
14.7%21st of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
6.6%7th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
10/1008th 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
75.5%35th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | West Town | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $43,198 | $21,323 | #9 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 14.7% | 18.9% | #21 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 6.6% | 13.9% | #7 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 10/100 | 50/100 | #8 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 79.5 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #22 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 75.5% | 76.1% | #35 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
West Town vs city average
Life expectancy in West Town moved from 70.5 years in 1990 to 75.8 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 | West Town | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.5 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 75.8 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 79.5 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
West Town highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's West Side — detailed profile coming soon.
West Town Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.