Who We Are in Lincoln Park

The data below, extracted from the 2000 Chicago Census Summary, gives a demographic overview of Lincoln Park, community area 7.

Population

Income

Education

Employment

Housing

School Enrollment

• Population 3 years and over enrolled in school: 13352
• Nursery school, preschool: 766
• Kindergarten: 378
• Elementary school (grades 1-8): 2305
• High school (grades 9-12): 1002
• College or graduate school: 8901

Educational Attainment

• Population 25 years and over: 48204
• Less than 9th grade: 1137
• 9th to 12th grade, no diploma: 1648
• High school graduate (includes equivalency): 2750
• Some college, no degree: 4140
• Associate degree: 917
• Bachelor's degree: 21248
• Graduate or professional degree: 16364
• Percent high school graduate or higher: 94.2
• Percent bachelor's degree or higher: 78.0

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Marital Status

• Population 15 years and over: 58648
• Never married: 31883
• Now married, excluding separated: 19657
• Separated: 566
• Widowed: 2045
• Widowed Female: 1601
• Divorced: 4497
• Divorced Female: 2398

Grandparents as Caregivers

• Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years: 183
• Grandparent responsible for grandchildren: 90

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Veteran Status

• Civilian population 18 years & over: 57928
• Civilian veterans: 2792

Disability Status of the Civilian Non-institutionalized Population

• Population 5 to 20 years: 6252
• With a disability: 275
• Population 21 to 64 years: 50889
• With a disability: 4152
• Percent employed: 66.4
• No disability: 46737
• Percent employed: 86.3
• Population 65 years and over: 3732
• With a disability: 1378

Residence in 1995

• Population 5 years and over: 61563
• Same house in 1995: 19958
• Different house in the U.S. in 1995: 39899
• Diff. House, Same county: 20222
• Different county: 19677
• Diff County, Same state: 4790
• Different state: 14887
• Elsewhere in 1995 (not U.S.): 1706

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Nativity and Place of Birth

• Total population: 64323
• Native: 59088
• Born in U.S.: 58052
• Born in State of residence: 30128
• Born in Different state: 27924
• Native -- Born outside: 1036
• Foreign born: 5235
• Entered 1990 to March 2000: 1940
• Naturalized citizen: 2695
• Not a citizen: 2540

Region of Birth of Foreign Born

• Total (excluding born at sea): 5235
• Europe: 2190
• Asia: 1433
• Africa: 150
• Oceania: 74
• Latin America: 1001
• Northern America: 387

Language Spoken at Home

• Population 5 years and over: 61563
• English only: 53087
• Language other than English: 8476
• Speak English less than "very well": 2206
• Spanish: 3188
• Speak English less than "very well": 1066
• Other Indo-European languages: 3865
• Speak English less than "very well": 781
• Asian and Pacific Island languages: 1048
• Speak English less than "very well": 282

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Ancestry (single or multiple)

• Total population: 64323
• Total ancestries reported: 77479
• Arab: 506
• Czech: 769
• Danish: 430
• Dutch: 869
• English: 5763
• French (except Basque): 1904
• French Canadian: 244
• German: 13325
• Greek: 896
• Hungarian: 870
• Irish: 12310
• Italian: 5344
• Lithuanian: 684
• Norwegian: 1039
• Polish: 5432
• Portuguese: 92
• Russian: 3582
• Scotch-Irish: 890
• Scottish: 1698
• Slovak: 270
• Sub-Saharan African: 434
• Swedish: 1784
• Swiss: 228
• Ukrainian: 546
• United States or American: 1621
• Welsh: 460
• West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups): 77
• Other ancestries: 15412

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Lincoln Park Social Census Data

Employment Status

• Universe: Population 16 years and over:
  • Population 16 years and over: 58452
  • In labor force: 47266
  • Civilian labor force: 47258
  • Employed: 45117
  • Unemployed: 2141
  • Unemployment rate (% of civ. lab. force): 4.5
  • Armed Forces: 8
  • Not in labor force: 11186
• Universe: Females 16 years and over (Column K)
  • Females 16 years and over: 30188
  • In labor force: 23274
  • Civilian labor force: 23274
  • Employed: 22258
• Universe: Own children under 6 years (Column O)
  • Own children under 6 years: 3092
  • All parents in family in labor force: 1603

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Commuting to Work

• Workers 16 years and over: 44677
• Car, truck, or van -- drove alone: 17584
• Car, truck, or van -- carpooled: 3108
• Public transportation (including taxicab): 18562
• Walked: 2726
• Other means: 790
• Worked at home: 1907
• Mean travel time to work (minutes): 30.3

Occupation

• Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 45117
• Management, professional, & related occ.: 29681
• Service occupations: 2098
• Sales and office occupations: 12003
• Farming, fishing, and forestry occ.: 0
• Construction, extraction, & maintenance occ.: 435
• Production, transportation, and material moving occ.: 900

Industry

• Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 33
• Construction: 652
• Manufacturing: 2610
• Wholesale trade: 1423
• Retail trade: 2840
• Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 877
• Information: 2813
• Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 8515
• Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13457
• Educational, health and social services: 7498
• Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2352
• Other services (except public administration): 1278
• Public administration: 769

Class of Worker

• Private wage and salary workers: 39793
• Government workers: 2576
• Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2700
• Unpaid family workers: 48

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Income in 1999

• Households: 35705
  • Less than $10,000: 2718
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 1147
  • $15,000 to $24,999: 2140
  • $25,000 to $34,999: 2699
  • $35,000 to $49,999: 4249
  • $50,000 to $74,999: 6161
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 4048
  • $100,000 to $149,999: 5096
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 2558
  • $200,000 or more: 4889
  • Median household income (dollars) : 68613
  • With earnings: 32411
  • Mean earnings (dollars): 110689
  • With Social Security income: 3039
  • Mean Social Security income (dollars): 819
  • With Supplemental Security Income: 10809
  • Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars): 5855
  • With public assistance income: 434
  • Mean public assistance income (dollars): 2689
  • With retirement income: 1565
  • Mean retirement income (dollars): 22623
• Families: 10577
  • Less than $10,000: 398
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 137
  • $15,000 to $24,999: 281
  • $25,000 to $34,999: 353
  • $35,000 to $49,999: 589
  • $50,000 to $74,999: 1109
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 1028
  • $100,000 to $149,999: 1946
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 1296
  • $200,000 or more: 3440
  • Median family income (dollars): 132894
  • Per capita income (dollars): 64309

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Median Earnings in 1999 (dollars)

• Male: 66881
• Female: 50670

Poverty Status in 1999:

• Families living below poverty level
• Total: 446
• With related children under 18 years: 272
• With related children under 5 years: 116

Families with female householder, no husband present living below poverty level

• Total: 246
• With related children under 18 years: 202
• With related children under 5 years: 102

Individuals living below poverty level

• Total: 5305
• 18 years and over: 4857
• 65 years and over: 784
• Related children under 18 years: 419
• Related children 5 to 17 years: 307
• Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 4128

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Poverty Status in 1999

• Families for whom poverty status is determined
• Total: 10577
• With related children under 18 years: 4099
• With related children under 5 years: 2274

Families with female householder, no husband present for whom poverty status is determined

• Total: 1189
• With related children under 18 years: 641
• With related children under 5 years: 199

Individuals for whom poverty status is determined

• Total: 61523
• 18 years and over: 55155
• 65 years and over: 3732
• Related children under 18 years: 6334
• Related children 5 to 17 years: 3601
• Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 33720

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Poverty Status in 1999

• Poverty rates for families
• All Families: 4.2
• With related children under 18 years: 6.6
• With related children under 5 years: 5.1

Poverty rates for families with female householder, no husband present

• All families with female householder, no husband present: 20.7
• With related children under 18 years: 31.5
• With related children under 5 years: 51.3

Poverty rates for individuals

• All Individuals: 8.6
• 18 years and over: 8.8
• 65 years and over: 21.0
• Related children under 18 years: 6.6
• Related children 5 to 17 years: 8.5
• Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 12.2

Lincoln Park Housing Census Data

• Units in Structure
• Total housing units: 37454
• 1-unit, detached: 2976
• 1-unit, attached: 3596
• 2 units: 2752
• 3 or 4 units: 5553
• 5 to 9 units: 4240
• 10 to 19 units: 2418
• 20 or more units: 15901
• Mobile home: 0
• Boat, RV, van, etc.: 18

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Year Structure Built

• 1999 to March 2000: 366
• 1995 to 1998: 1323
• 1990 to 1994: 1507
• 1980 to 1989: 3125
• 1970 to 1979: 6290
• 1960 to 1969: 4300
• 1940 to 1959: 5097
• 1939 or earlier: 15446

Rooms

• 1 room: 3702
• 2 rooms: 4325
• 3 rooms: 7879
• 4 rooms: 7227
• 5 rooms: 5382
• 6 rooms: 3730
• 7 rooms: 2009
• 8 rooms: 1419
• 9 or more rooms: 1781
• Median (rooms): 3.9

Year Householder Moved into Unit

• Occupied housing units: 35776
• 1999 to March 2000: 12186
• 1995 to 1998: 13358
• 1990 to 1994: 4185
• 1980 to 1989: 3337
• 1970 to 1979: 1838
• 1969 or earlier: 872

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Vehicles Available

• None: 9291
• 1: 18849
• 2: 6491
• 3 or more: 1145

House Heating Fuel

• Utility gas: 25746
• Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 594
• Electricity: 8156
• Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.: 302
• Coal or coke: 10
• Wood: 0
• Solar energy: 0
• Other fuel: 601
• No fuel used: 367

Selected Characteristics

• Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 118
• Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 248
• No telephone service: 521

Occupants per Room

• Occupied housing units: 35776
• 1.00 or less: 35307
• 1.01 to 1.50: 187
• 1.51 or more: 282

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Value

• Specified owner-occupied units: 5347
• Less than $50,000: 0
• $50,000 to $99,999: 38
• $100,000 to $149,999: 86
• $150,000 to $199,999: 83
• $200,000 to $299,999: 483
• $300,000 to $499,999: 1837
• $500,000 to $999,999: 2077
• $1,000,000 or more: 743
• Median (dollars): $518,063

Mortgage Status and Selected Monthly Owner Costs

• With a mortgage: 4514
• Less than $300: 0
• $300 to $499: 6
• $500 to $699: 13
• $700 to $999: 26
• $1,000 to $1,499: 272
• $1,500 to $1,999: 645
• $2,000 or more: 3552
• Median (dollars): 2817
• Not mortgaged: 833
• Median (dollars): 892

Selected Monthly Owner Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in 1999

• Less than 15.0 percent: 2310
• 15.0 to 19.9 percent: 998
• 20.0 to 24.9 percent: 594
• 25.0 to 29.9 percent: 289
• 30.0 to 34.9 percent: 269
• 35.0 percent or more: 857
• Not computed: 30

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Gross Rent

• Specified renter-occupied units: 21374
• Less than $200: 1228
• $200 to $299: 488
• $300 to $499: 898
• $500 to $749: 4363
• $750 to $999: 4962
• $1,000 to $1499: 5888
• $1,500 or more: 3336
• No cash rent: 211
• Median (dollars): 931

Gross Rent as a Percentage of Household Income in 1999

• Less than 15.0 percent: 4720
• 15.0 to 19.9 percent: 3796
• 20.0 to 24.9 percent: 3354
• 25.0 to 29.9 percent: 2307
• 30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1751
• 35.0 percent or more: 4808
• Not computed: 638