Armour Square
Community area in Chicago's Central Side
Armour Square in context
Where Armour Square stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Armour Square against the city
Six headline indicators
How Armour Square 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
$16,14855th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
40.1%60th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
16.7%40th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
82/10064th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
81.9 yrs7th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
79.1%22nd of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Armour Square | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $16,148 | $21,323 | #55 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 40.1% | 18.9% | #60 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 16.7% | 13.9% | #40 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 82/100 | 50/100 | #64 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 81.9 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #7 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 79.1% | 76.1% | #22 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Armour Square vs city average
Life expectancy in Armour Square moved from 74.8 years in 1990 to 77.1 in 2000 and 81.9 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 | Armour Square | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 77.1 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 81.9 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Armour Square highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Central Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Armour Square Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.