Lake View
Community area in Chicago's North Side
Lake View in context
Where Lake View stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Lake View against the city
Six headline indicators
How Lake View 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
$60,0584th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
11.4%12th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
4.7%1st of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
5/1004th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
81.9 yrs7th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
79.1%22nd of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Lake View | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $60,058 | $21,323 | #4 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 11.4% | 18.9% | #12 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 4.7% | 13.9% | #1 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 5/100 | 50/100 | #4 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 81.9 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #7 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 79.1% | 76.1% | #22 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Lake View vs city average
Life expectancy in Lake View moved from 73.9 years in 1990 to 79.2 in 2000 and 81.9 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 | Lake View | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.9 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 79.2 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 81.9 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Lake View highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's North Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Lake View Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.