Calumet Heights
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side
Calumet Heights in context
Where Calumet Heights stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Calumet Heights against the city
Six headline indicators
How Calumet Heights 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
$28,88720th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
11.5%13th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
20.0%48th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
38/10030th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
77.1 yrs29th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
75.0%38th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Calumet Heights | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $28,887 | $21,323 | #20 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 11.5% | 18.9% | #13 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 20.0% | 13.9% | #48 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 38/100 | 50/100 | #30 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 77.1 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #29 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 75.0% | 76.1% | #38 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Calumet Heights vs city average
Life expectancy in Calumet Heights moved from 72.3 years in 1990 to 73.3 in 2000 and 77.1 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 | Calumet Heights | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.3 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 73.3 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 77.1 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Calumet Heights highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Calumet Heights Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.