East Side
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side
East Side in context
Where East Side stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
East Side against the city
Six headline indicators
How East Side 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
$17,10449th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
19.2%34th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
12.1%26th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
64/10050th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
78.4 yrs25th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
73.3%45th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | East Side | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $17,104 | $21,323 | #49 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 19.2% | 18.9% | #34 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 12.1% | 13.9% | #26 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 64/100 | 50/100 | #50 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 78.4 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #25 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 73.3% | 76.1% | #45 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
East Side vs city average
Life expectancy in East Side moved from 73.2 years in 1990 to 75.6 in 2000 and 78.4 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 | East Side | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.2 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 75.6 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 78.4 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
East Side highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side — detailed profile coming soon.
East Side Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.