Riverdale
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side
Riverdale in context
Where Riverdale stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Riverdale against the city
Six headline indicators
How Riverdale 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
$8,20177th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
56.5%67th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
34.6%65th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
98/10077th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
76.4 yrs30th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
74.1%44th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Riverdale | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $8,201 | $21,323 | #77 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 56.5% | 18.9% | #67 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 34.6% | 13.9% | #65 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 98/100 | 50/100 | #77 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 76.4 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #30 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 74.1% | 76.1% | #44 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Riverdale vs city average
Life expectancy in Riverdale moved from 67.8 years in 1990 to 70.3 in 2000 and 76.4 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 | Riverdale | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 70.3 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 76.4 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Riverdale highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southeast Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Riverdale Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.