Archer Heights
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side
Archer Heights in context
Where Archer Heights stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Archer Heights against the city
Six headline indicators
How Archer 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
$16,13456th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
14.1%20th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
16.5%39th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
67/10053rd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
79.5 yrs22nd of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
74.3%42nd of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Archer Heights | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $16,134 | $21,323 | #56 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 14.1% | 18.9% | #20 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 16.5% | 13.9% | #39 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 67/100 | 50/100 | #53 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 79.5 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #22 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 74.3% | 76.1% | #42 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Archer Heights vs city average
Life expectancy in Archer Heights moved from 73.0 years in 1990 to 77.0 in 2000 and 79.5 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 | Archer Heights | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 77.0 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 79.5 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Archer Heights highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Archer Heights Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.