Background, Statistics & Data
- Chicago Community AreasWikipedia map and tables showing the 77 areas and their corresponding neighborhoods
- Local Community Fact Book: Chicago Metropolitan AreaSocioeconomic data from the 1990 Census (and earlier decades) and detailed histories of the city's 77 neighborhoods.
- Chicago Tribune Analysis of Neighborhood/Zoning ChangesThe Tribune analyzed a decade of zoning changes to detail how real estate interests have funneled millions of dollars to the aldermen who dictate what can be built.
- Encyclopedia of ChicagoPhotographs, biographies, essays, art, music, maps and documents on all things Chicago.
Access note: Freely available to the public. - Chicago Neighborhood Retail Market AnalysisThe city of Chicago Department of Economic Development offers demographic and retail profiles of selected community areas and neighborhoods.
- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) ChicagoConnecting neighborhoods to the resources they need to become stronger and healthier.
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowUses historical census data and demographic information to create maps and reports of demographic and social change throughout history. Includes the entire US Census history from 1790 to 2000, all annual updates from the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study from 1980 to 2000.
- U.S. Census Bureau This link opens in a new windowOffers interactive online data access through the American FactFinder button.
Access note: Freely available to the public.
Extent: Multidisciplinary
Featured Books: Neighborhoods
For more on Chicago neighborhoods, search the catalog or browse the Chicago Collection, John T. Richardson Library, 1st floor Reference Collection
Featured Books: People
