Clearing
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side
Clearing in context
Where Clearing stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Clearing against the city
Six headline indicators
How Clearing 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
$25,11328th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
8.9%8th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
9.5%19th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
29/10023rd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
77.5 yrs27th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
85.8%4th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Clearing | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $25,113 | $21,323 | #28 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 8.9% | 18.9% | #8 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 9.5% | 13.9% | #19 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 29/100 | 50/100 | #23 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 77.5 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #27 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 85.8% | 76.1% | #4 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Clearing vs city average
Life expectancy in Clearing moved from 74.2 years in 1990 to 75.6 in 2000 and 77.5 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 | Clearing | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74.2 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 75.6 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 77.5 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Clearing highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Clearing Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.