Loop
Community area in Chicago's Central Side
Loop in context
Where Loop stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Loop against the city
Six headline indicators
How Loop 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
$65,5263rd of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
14.7%21st of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
5.7%5th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
3/1003rd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
85.0 yrs2nd of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
78.2%24th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Loop | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $65,526 | $21,323 | #3 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 14.7% | 18.9% | #21 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 5.7% | 13.9% | #5 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 3/100 | 50/100 | #3 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 85.0 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #2 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 78.2% | 76.1% | #24 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Loop vs city average
Life expectancy in Loop moved from 73.7 years in 1990 to 81.2 in 2000 and 85.0 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 | Loop | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.7 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 81.2 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 85.0 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Loop highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Central Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Loop Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.