Chicago Lawn
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side
Chicago Lawn in context
Where Chicago Lawn stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Chicago Lawn against the city
Six headline indicators
How Chicago Lawn 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
$13,23165th of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
27.9%47th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
17.1%41st of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
80/10063rd of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
75.2 yrs34th of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
78.4%23rd of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Chicago Lawn | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $13,231 | $21,323 | #65 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 27.9% | 18.9% | #47 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 17.1% | 13.9% | #41 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 80/100 | 50/100 | #63 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 75.2 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #34 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 78.4% | 76.1% | #23 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Chicago Lawn vs city average
Life expectancy in Chicago Lawn moved from 72.8 years in 1990 to 73.7 in 2000 and 75.2 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 | Chicago Lawn | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.8 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 73.7 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 75.2 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Chicago Lawn highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Chicago Lawn Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.