Morgan Park
Community area in Chicago's Far Southwest Side
Morgan Park in context
Where Morgan Park stands among Chicago's 77 community areas — on the City's own published indicators, with the whole city drawn for scale.
Morgan Park against the city
Six headline indicators
How Morgan 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
$27,14923rd of 77
0median $21,323$88,669Households below poverty
13.2%18th of 77
0median 18.9%56.5%Unemployment
15.0%35th of 77
0median 13.9%35.9%Hardship index
30/10024th of 77
0median 50/10098/100Life expectancy (2010)
75.3 yrs33rd of 77
68.8 yrs (city low)median 79.5 yrs85.2 yrs (city high)Early prenatal care
74.5%40th of 77
0median 76.1%94.5%
Data table — same numbers as the chart
| Indicator | Morgan Park | City median | Placing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per-capita income | $27,149 | $21,323 | #23 of 77 |
| Households below poverty | 13.2% | 18.9% | #18 of 77 |
| Unemployment | 15.0% | 13.9% | #35 of 77 |
| Hardship index | 30/100 | 50/100 | #24 of 77 |
| Life expectancy (2010) | 75.3 yrs | 79.5 yrs | #33 of 77 |
| Early prenatal care | 74.5% | 76.1% | #40 of 77 |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — socioeconomic indicators (kn9c-c2s2), public health indicators (iqnk-2tcu), life expectancy (qjr3-bm53)
Life expectancy, 1990–2010
Morgan Park vs city average
Life expectancy in Morgan Park moved from 72.0 years in 1990 to 72.7 in 2000 and 75.3 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 | Morgan Park | City average |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2000 | 72.7 years | 73.9 years |
| 2010 | 75.3 years | 77.6 years |
Source: Chicago Data Portal — Life expectancy by community area (1990, 2000, 2010)
Morgan Park highlighted within Chicago's 77 community areas
Investment Vault
Community area in Chicago's Far Southwest Side — detailed profile coming soon.
Morgan Park Digital Twin
Immersive 3D view aligned to the same official community boundary, camera registry, and civic data model used by the polygon map.