Humboldt Park
Maps and Data
Community Data Snapshot
Population
- Population (2000): 65,836
- Down 2.6 percent since 1990
- Population change. (1960–2000): Down 5,773
- Racial/Ethnic Makeup (2000): 47.8% Afr-Amer, 48% Hispanic
- 18.8 percent of residents were foreign-born in 2000
Housing
- Housing units (2000): 19,834
- Down by 543 units since 1990
- Number of vacant units (2000): 2,004
- Vacancy rate 10.1%
- Owner-occupied housing (2000): 37.6%
- Up 1.4% since 1990, trails city's average of 43.8%
Income
- Population below poverty level (2000): 31.1%
- Households with public assistance (2000): 2,790 (15.6%)
- 5.9% received Section 8 housing assistance
- Households with income more than $35,000/year (2000): 7,294 (41%)
- 1,644 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
Bickerdike Redevelopment Corporation
2550 W. North Ave. Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 278-5669 phone
(773) 278-5673 fax
Joy Aruguete
Executive Director
email
Christy Prahl
Program manager - NCP
email
Keith Muhammad
Outreach worker - NCP
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.
Some require the free Adobe Reader software.
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Economic Profile
- Adobe PDF (449 KB)
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Per Capita Income
- Adobe PDF (182 KB)
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Existing Land Use
- Adobe PDF (536 KB)
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Housing Value 2000
- Adobe PDF (272 KB)
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Population 1930–2000
- Adobe PDF (461 KB)
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Population Change 1990–2000
- Adobe PDF (283 KB)
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School Test Scores
- Adobe PDF (48 KB)
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Health and Demographics
- Adobe PDF (858 KB)
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