Garfield Ridge
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side
Garfield Ridge in context
Where Garfield Ridge stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Garfield Ridge against the city
Six headline indicators
How Garfield Ridge 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
$26,35325th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
8.8%7th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
11.3%24th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
32/10025th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
79.8 yrs19th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
81.7%12th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Garfield Ridge | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $26,353 | $21,323 | #25 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 8.8% | 18.9% | #7 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 11.3% | 13.9% | #24 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 32/100 | 50/100 | #25 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 79.8 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #19 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 81.7% | 76.1% | #12 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Garfield Ridge vs city average
Life expectancy in Garfield Ridge moved from 74.5 years in 1990 to 76.8 in 2000 and 79.8 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 | Garfield Ridge | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.5 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 76.8 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 79.8 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Garfield Ridge highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Garfield Ridge Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.