Uptown
Community area in Chicago's Far North Side
Uptown in context
Where Uptown stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Uptown against the city
Six headline indicators
How Uptown 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
$35,78715th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
24.0%42nd of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
8.9%16th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
20/10016th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
76.0 yrs32nd of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
77.7%26th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Uptown | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $35,787 | $21,323 | #15 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 24.0% | 18.9% | #42 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 8.9% | 13.9% | #16 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 20/100 | 50/100 | #16 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 76.0 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #32 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 77.7% | 76.1% | #26 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Uptown vs city average
Life expectancy in Uptown moved from 64.0 years in 1990 to 71.7 in 2000 and 76.0 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 | Uptown | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 71.7 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 76.0 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Uptown highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far North Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Uptown Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.