New City
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side
New City in context
Where New City stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
New City against the city
Six headline indicators
How New City 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
$12,76568th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
29.0%49th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
23.0%55th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
91/10071st of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
74.4 yrs38th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
75.9%32nd of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | New City | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $12,765 | $21,323 | #68 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 29.0% | 18.9% | #49 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 23.0% | 13.9% | #55 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 91/100 | 50/100 | #71 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 74.4 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #38 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 75.9% | 76.1% | #32 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
New City vs city average
Life expectancy in New City moved from 65.5 years in 1990 to 72.4 in 2000 and 74.4 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 | New City | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.5 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 72.4 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 74.4 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
New City highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
New City Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.