Chicago Community Area Characteristics
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Introduction
The city of Chicago is divided into 77 Community Areas. These community area definitions have remained constant over time which allows for the long-run comparison of trends. Community areas are each named, and in some cases, these names correspond to commonly-recognized neighborhood names, however, community areas tend to be larger than commonly-held neighborhood boundaries.
Community Area Names
| Chicago Community Area Names | |
| CA Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers Park |
| 2 | West Ridge |
| 3 | Uptown |
| 4 | Lincoln Square |
| 5 | North Center |
| 6 | Lake View |
| 7 | Lincoln Park |
| 8 | Near North Side |
| 9 | Edison Park |
| 10 | Norwood Park |
| 11 | Jefferson Park |
| 12 | Forest Glen |
| 13 | North Park |
| 14 | Albany Park |
| 15 | Portage Park |
| 16 | Irving Park |
| 17 | Dunning |
| 18 | Montclare |
| 19 | Belmont Cragin |
| 20 | Hermosa |
| 21 | Avondale |
| 22 | Logan Square |
| 23 | Humboldt Park |
| 24 | West Town |
| 25 | Austin |
| 26 | West Garfield Park |
| 27 | East Garfield Park |
| 28 | Near West Side |
| 29 | North Lawndale |
| 30 | South Lawndale |
| 31 | Lower West Side |
| 32 | The Loop |
| 33 | Near South Side |
| 34 | Armour Square |
| 35 | Douglas |
| 36 | Oakland |
| 37 | Fuller Park |
| 38 | Grand Boulevard |
| 39 | Kenwood |
| 40 | Washington Park |
| 41 | Hyde Park |
| 42 | Woodlawn |
| 43 | South Shore |
| 44 | Chatham |
| 45 | Avalon Park |
| 46 | South Chicago |
| 47 | Burnside |
| 48 | Calumet Heights |
| 49 | Roseland |
| 50 | Pullman |
| 51 | South Deering |
| 52 | East Side |
| 53 | West Pullman |
| 54 | Riverdale |
| 55 | Hegewisch |
| 56 | Garfield Ridge |
| 57 | Archer Heights |
| 58 | Brighton Park |
| 59 | McKinley Park |
| 60 | Bridgeport |
| 61 | New City |
| 62 | West Elsdon |
| 63 | Gage Park |
| 64 | Clearing |
| 65 | West Lawn |
| 66 | Chicago Lawn |
| 67 | West Englewood |
| 68 | Englewood |
| 69 | Greater Grand Crossing |
| 70 | Ashburn |
| 71 | Auburn Gresham |
| 72 | Beverly |
| 73 | Washington Heights |
| 74 | Mount Greenwood |
| 75 | Morgan Park |
| 76 | O'Hare |
| 77 | Edgewater |
| Data Source: CMAP Community Data Snapshots Program | |
Population Change
Population Growth and Shrinkage
I next examined each community area’s change in population between 2010 and 2020. I display change dynamics for the top 5 Community Areas based upon population gain and loss between 2010 and 2020:
| Top 5 Community Areas by Population Growth (2010-2020) | ||||
| CA Number | Name | Population (2010) | Population (2020) | Change (2010-2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Near North Side | 80,484 | 105,481 | 24,997 |
| 32 | The Loop | 29,283 | 42,298 | 13,015 |
| 28 | Near West Side | 54,881 | 67,881 | 13,000 |
| 6 | Lake View | 94,368 | 103,050 | 8,682 |
| 33 | Near South Side | 21,390 | 28,795 | 7,405 |
| Data Source: CMAP Community Data Snapshots Program | ||||
| Top 5 Community Areas by Population Loss (2010-2020) | ||||
| CA Number | Name | Population (2010) | Population (2020) | Change (2010-2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | South Lawndale | 79,288 | 71,399 | −7,889 |
| 68 | Englewood | 30,654 | 24,369 | −6,285 |
| 67 | West Englewood | 35,505 | 29,647 | −5,858 |
| 49 | Roseland | 44,619 | 38,816 | −5,803 |
| 46 | South Chicago | 31,198 | 27,300 | −3,898 |
| Data Source: CMAP Community Data Snapshots Program | ||||