Brighton Park
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side
Brighton Park in context
Where Brighton Park stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Brighton Park against the city
Six headline indicators
How Brighton Park 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
$13,08966th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
23.6%41st of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
13.9%33rd of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
84/10066th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
80.8 yrs13th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
82.7%9th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Brighton Park | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $13,089 | $21,323 | #66 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 23.6% | 18.9% | #41 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 13.9% | 13.9% | #33 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 84/100 | 50/100 | #66 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 80.8 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #13 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 82.7% | 76.1% | #9 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Brighton Park vs city average
Life expectancy in Brighton Park moved from 71.2 years in 1990 to 76.9 in 2000 and 80.8 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 | Brighton Park | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.2 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 76.9 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 80.8 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Brighton Park highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Brighton Park Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.