Chatham
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side
Chatham in context
Where Chatham stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Chatham against the city
Six headline indicators
How Chatham 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
$18,88145th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
27.8%46th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
24.0%57th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
60/10047th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
74.0 yrs40th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
72.5%49th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Chatham | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $18,881 | $21,323 | #45 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 27.8% | 18.9% | #46 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 24.0% | 13.9% | #57 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 60/100 | 50/100 | #47 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 74.0 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #40 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 72.5% | 76.1% | #49 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Chatham vs city average
Life expectancy in Chatham moved from 71.0 years in 1990 to 71.4 in 2000 and 74.0 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 | Chatham | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 71.4 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 74.0 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Chatham highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Chatham Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.