Burnside
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side
Burnside in context
Where Burnside stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Burnside against the city
Six headline indicators
How Burnside 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
$12,51569th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
33.0%56th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
18.6%44th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
79/10062nd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
71.9 yrs47th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
68.4%59th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Burnside | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $12,515 | $21,323 | #69 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 33.0% | 18.9% | #56 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 18.6% | 13.9% | #44 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 79/100 | 50/100 | #62 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 71.9 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #47 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 68.4% | 76.1% | #59 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Burnside vs city average
Life expectancy in Burnside moved from 70.9 years in 1990 to 71.1 in 2000 and 71.9 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 | Burnside | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.9 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 71.1 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 71.9 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Burnside highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Burnside Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.