Avalon Park
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side
Avalon Park in context
Where Avalon Park stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Avalon Park against the city
Six headline indicators
How Avalon Park 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
$24,45429th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
17.2%29th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
21.1%51st of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
41/10032nd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
74.7 yrs36th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
74.5%40th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Avalon Park | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $24,454 | $21,323 | #29 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 17.2% | 18.9% | #29 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 21.1% | 13.9% | #51 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 41/100 | 50/100 | #32 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 74.7 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #36 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 74.5% | 76.1% | #40 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Avalon Park vs city average
Life expectancy in Avalon Park moved from 68.0 years in 1990 to 72.7 in 2000 and 74.7 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 | Avalon Park | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 72.7 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 74.7 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Avalon Park highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Avalon Park Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.