Englewood
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Community Data Snapshot
Population
- Population (2000): 40,222
- Down 17% since 1990, continuing decades-long fall
- Population change. (1960–2000): Down 57,373
- Middle-class flight peaked in 1970s when 30,000 left
- Racial/Ethnic Makeup (2000): 98% Afr.-Amer.
- Community "turned over" racially in 1950s and 1960s
Housing
- Housing units (2000): 15,210
- Down 10.1% since 1990, while city has gained 1.7%
- Number of vacant units (2000): 2,591
- Vacancy rate 17%, up 5.7% since 1990
- Owner-occupied housing (2000): 31.5%
- Up slightly, continuing a trend as rentals decrease
Income
- Population below poverty level (2000): 43.8%
- Per capita income less than half city average
- Households with public assistance (2000): 2,718 (21.6%)
- Households with income more than $35,000/year (2000): 2,579 (20.4%)
- 573 households had income above $75,000
Sources: U.S. Census data from www.chicagoareahousing.org and Local Community Fact Book Chicago Metropolitan Area, 1984 and 1995.
Lead agency
Teamwork Englewood
815 W. 63rd Street Chicago, IL 60621 (773) 488-6600 phone (773) 874-7653 fax
Jacques Conway
Executive Director
email
Doris Jones
NCP program manager
email
Data Book Materials
A wealth of information about each neighborhood has been assembled into a Data Book that provides a snapshot of the community’s condition. Data sources include the U.S. Census, City of Chicago departments, Woodstock Institute and market studies. A representative sampling of materials is provided here. Resources will open in their own browser windows.
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Economic Profile
- Adobe PDF (446 KB)
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Per Capita Income
- Adobe PDF (173 KB)
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Existing Land Use
- Adobe PDF (410 KB)
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Housing Value 2000
- Adobe PDF (249 KB)
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Population 1930–2000
- Adobe PDF (372 KB)
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Population Change 1990–2000
- Adobe PDF (256 KB)
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School Test Scores
- Adobe PDF (42 KB)
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Health and Demographics
- Adobe PDF (226 KB)
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