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Lower West Side (Pilsen) neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60608, 60616 detailed profile


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Area: 2.944 square miles

Population: 84,050

Population density:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

28,547 people per square mile
Chicago:

11,734 people per square mile
  • Races in 2022
    • 57,28164.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 18,50320.9%White
    • 5,1085.8%Asian
    • 2,8663.2%Some other race
    • 2,4272.7%Black
    • 2,2052.5%Two or more races
Age and Sex of Residents in Lower West Side in Chicago, IL

  • Distribution of median household income

  • Distribution of median household income
  • 1,469Less than $10,000
  • 4,684$10,000 to $19,999
  • 4,612$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,414$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,080$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,512$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,239$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,508$75,000 to $99,999
  • 4,664$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,943$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,789$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,929$200,000 or more

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value

  • Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
  • 3,691Less than $50,000
  • 3,289$50,000 to $99,999
  • 4,249$100,000 to $149,999
  • 1,603$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,135$200,000 to $249,999
  • 2,037$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,623$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,612$400,000 to $499,999
  • 2,048$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,099$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,635$1,000,000 or more

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters
  • 3,211$100 to $199
  • 4,560$200 to $299
  • 3,545$300 to $399
  • 2,528$400 to $499
  • 2,510$500 to $599
  • 4,137$600 to $699
  • 4,753$700 to $799
  • 2,361$800 to $899
  • 4,548$900 to $999
  • 5,002$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,819$1,250 to $1,499
  • 4,164$1,500 to $1,999
  • 5,844$2,000 or more
Zip codes: 60608, 60616.

Males:

42,479
Females:

41,571
Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:

33.8 years
Whole city:

35.3 years
Females:
This neighborhood:

34.7 years
Whole city:

36.2 years

Average household size:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

3.5 people
Chicago:

2.3 people

Percentage of family households:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

39.3%
Chicago:

36.7%
Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:

33.6%
Chicago:

30.4%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

26.1%
Chicago:

24.1%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

18.3%
Chicago:

16.0%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

25.4%
Chicago:

24.5%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

23.4%
city:

24.9%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

18.2%
Chicago:

7.1%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:

47.5%
Chicago:

58.6%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

13.8%
Chicago:

18.8%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:

2.2%
city:

2.1%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:

37.0%
Chicago:

20.6%

Educational Attainment in 2022
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower West Side (Pilsen)
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower West Side <>
  • 3181 room
  • 1,3682 rooms
  • 1,7993 rooms
  • 2,2834 rooms
  • 1,6975 rooms
  • 2,7016 rooms
  • 2,7637 rooms
  • 9728 rooms
  • 1,3639+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower West Side (Pilsen)
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower West Side <>
  • 2,7091 room
  • 1,9362 rooms
  • 5,0223 rooms
  • 7,9574 rooms
  • 4,5905 rooms
  • 2,7476 rooms
  • 1,5377 rooms
  • 1,3398 rooms
  • 1,2509+ rooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower West Side (Pilsen)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lower West Side <>
  • 764no bedroom
  • 1,4561 bedroom
  • 4,1552 bedrooms
  • 4,0093 bedrooms
  • 2,1854 bedrooms
  • 8165+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower West Side (Pilsen)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lower West Side <>
  • 2,644no bedroom
  • 5,5841 bedroom
  • 11,2092 bedrooms
  • 4,8413 bedrooms
  • 1,7814 bedrooms
  • 2,1165+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  -279.3
Chicago:  1.5

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here:

0.9
city:

0.8

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

58.6%
Chicago:

64.7%

Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2022 (18.6% of all units):
This neighborhood:

$338,213
Chicago:

$320,802

Year house built in Lower West Side (Pilsen)
  • Year house built in Lower West Side <>
  • 5912020 or later
  • 2,7372010 to 2019
  • 4,1022000 to 2009
  • 2,4721990 to 1999
  • 3,3021980 to 1989
  • 2,2851970 to 1979
  • 1,7751960 to 1969
  • 2,1221950 to 1959
  • 3,8601940 to 1949
  • 22,0461939 or earlier
Owners and renters by unit type

City-data.com crime index for city in 2020 (higher means more crime):
City:

421.1
U.S. average:

219.5

  • Travel time to work (commute)

  • Travel time to work (commute)
  • 427Less than 5 minutes
  • 1,5675 to 9 minutes
  • 3,19310 to 14 minutes
  • 5,07515 to 19 minutes
  • 6,91120 to 24 minutes
  • 2,52825 to 29 minutes
  • 7,53130 to 34 minutes
  • 1,47535 to 39 minutes
  • 2,38440 to 44 minutes
  • 3,81245 to 59 minutes
  • 2,32160 to 89 minutes
  • 67790 or more minutes

  • Means of transportation to work

  • Means of transportation to work
  • 45.4%21,254Drove a car alone
  • 8.0%3,727Carpooled
  • 12.4%5,784Bus
  • 13.0%6,075Subway or elevated rail
  • 2.1%994Long-distance train or commuter rail
  • 4.3%2,028Taxi
  • 6.5%3,042Bicycle
  • 5.6%2,629Walked
  • 2.6%1,211Other means
  • 11.6%5,436Worked at home

  • Time leaving home to go to work

  • Time leaving home to go to work
  • 1,10112:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
  • 1,8715:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
  • 1,3685:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
  • 3,1266:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
  • 2,7936:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
  • 5,3157:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
  • 3,8547:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
  • 4,6228:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
  • 2,4008:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
  • 4,5569:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
  • 1,94710:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
  • 73111:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
  • 3,29312:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
  • 1,5714:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Occupations of males:

  • Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    9.7%
    city:

    12.0%

  • Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    3.8%
    city:

    7.9%

  • Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    6.1%
    city:

    6.3%

  • Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
    Here:

    3.5%
    city:

    2.4%

  • Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
    Here:

    1.0%
    city:

    1.1%

  • Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    7.6%
    city:

    4.2%

  • Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    4.7%
    city:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    2.7%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of males in service occupations:
    Here:

    18.6%
    city:

    15.8%

  • Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    10.2%
    city:

    14.5%

  • Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
    Here:

    9.2%
    city:

    5.6%

  • Percentage of males in production occupations:
    Here:

    6.0%
    city:

    5.6%

  • Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    5.3%
    city:

    6.5%

  • Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    7.4%
    city:

    5.4%


Occupations of females:

  • Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
    Here:

    11.4%
    city:

    11.1%

  • Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
    Here:

    10.3%
    city:

    9.2%

  • Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
    Here:

    2.0%
    city:

    2.3%

  • Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
    Here:

    1.7%
    city:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of females in legal occupations:
    Here:

    1.2%
    city:

    2.3%

  • Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
    Here:

    11.8%
    city:

    8.8%

  • Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
    Here:

    4.4%
    city:

    3.1%

  • Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
    Here:

    8.6%
    city:

    8.5%

  • Percentage of females in service occupations:
    Here:

    23.1%
    city:

    19.6%

  • Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
    Here:

    19.2%
    city:

    23.3%

  • Percentage of females in production occupations:
    Here:

    2.3%
    city:

    3.0%

  • Percentage of females in transportation occupations:
    Here:

    1.1%
    city:

    1.5%

  • Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
    Here:

    1.5%
    city:

    1.9%


Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
    Lower West Side (Pilsen):

    23.6%
    Chicago:

    14.6%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
    Lower West Side (Pilsen):

    7.6%
    Chicago:

    5.1%

  • Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
    Lower West Side (Pilsen):

    6.0%
    Chicago:

    2.6%

  • Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
    Lower West Side (Pilsen):

    59.8%
    Chicago:

    15.6%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

14.7%
Chicago:

17.2%

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2022):
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

2015
Chicago:

2020

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Lower West Side (Pilsen):

85.0%
Chicago:

69.2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 88.3%Utility gas
  • 7.9%Electricity
  • 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%No fuel used

Limited-access highways (interstate or state) in this neighborhood:

I- 90 (I- 94)

Length: 0.72 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW

Roads and streets:

W 18th St

Length: 3.53 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 249 to 2467

W Cermak Rd

Length: 3.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 2425

W 19th St

Length: 2.93 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 700 to 2499

W 21st St

Length: 2.93 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 600 to 2425

W Cullerton St

Length: 2.72 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 535 to 2499

W 21st Pl

Length: 1.90 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 700 to 2499

Adlai Stevenson Expy (I- 55, I- 55)

Length: 1.86 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

S Blue Island Ave

Length: 1.82 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1700 to 2599

W 18th Pl

Length: 1.77 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 900 to 2399

W 17th St

Length: 1.68 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 424 to 2099

S Western Ave

Length: 1.54 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1720 to 3199

S Damen Ave

Length: 1.47 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 3082

S Ashland Ave

Length: 1.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 3044

I 90/i 94 (Dan Ryan Expy)

Length: 1.33 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW

S Leavitt St

Length: 1.15 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1700 to 2799

W 23rd St

Length: 1.11 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 2399

S Hoyne Ave

Length: 1.05 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2799

W 22nd Pl

Length: 0.97 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 2399

W 31st St

Length: 0.96 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2455

S Laflin St

Length: 0.96 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1650 to 2599

S Wood St

Length: 0.92 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1650 to 3199

S Canalport Ave

Length: 0.88 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 1744 to 2199

S Loomis St

Length: 0.88 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1646 to 2599

S Wolcott Ave

Length: 0.85 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1650 to 2699

S Oakley Ave

Length: 0.81 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 2529

S Lumber St

Length: 0.77 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1800 to 2279

S Paulina St

Length: 0.74 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1650 to 2599

S Halsted St

Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1661 to 2399

S Throop St

Length: 0.69 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1800 to 2417

S Union Ave

Length: 0.64 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1605 to 2399

S Morgan St

Length: 0.56 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1642 to 2399

W 24th St

Length: 0.55 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2054 to 2427

S Racine Ave

Length: 0.54 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1701 to 2399

Coulter St (W Coulter St)

Length: 0.54 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 2000 to 2299

W 23rd Pl

Length: 0.51 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2100 to 2399

S Jefferson St

Length: 0.47 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1632 to 2199

W 19th Pl

Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 700 to 1199

S Carpenter St

Length: 0.44 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 2199

W 20th Pl

Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 534 to 1199

S Sangamon St

Length: 0.39 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1800 to 2199

18th St

Length: 0.39 miles
Direction: E-W

S May St

Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 2199

S Allport St

Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 2199

S Peoria St

Length: 0.38 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 2199

W 27th St

Length: 0.33 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2200 to 2399

W 28th St

Length: 0.32 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2200 to 2399

S Robinson St

Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2697 to 3103

W 24th Pl

Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2499

S Canal St

Length: 0.29 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1664 to 2098

S Ruble St

Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1693 to 2099

S Des Plaines St (S Desplaines St)

Length: 0.26 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1766 to 2099

S Clinton St

Length: 0.25 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1632 to 1899

S Western Blvd

Length: 0.24 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW

Ashland Ave

Length: 0.23 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

S Bell Ave

Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2200 to 2499

S Marshfield Ave

Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1650 to 1849

W 25th St

Length: 0.21 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2457

W Fuller St

Length: 0.18 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1530 to 1533

Canalport Ave

Length: 0.17 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

S Normal Ave

Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 1999

(Adlai Stevenson Expy)

Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

W 26th St

Length: 0.15 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2400 to 2499

Leavitt St (S Leavitt St)

Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2800 to 2805

W 17th Pl

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 700 to 799

S Bishop St

Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 1899

S Stewart Ave

Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 1799

S Newberry Ave

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1638 to 1799

S Ford Ave

Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2200 to 2299

Western Ave

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S

S Miller St

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 1999

S Jourdan Ct

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 1999

S Shelby Ct

Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1900 to 1999

S Claremont Ave

Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 2500 to 2599

S Artesian Ave

Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2500 to 2599

W Lumber St

Length: 0.08 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2300 to 2399

S Ada St

Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 1799

31st St

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: E-W

S Seeley Ave

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2300 to 2336

S Winchester Ave

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2300 to 2399

Bishop St

Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S

21st St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: E-W

S Levee St

Length: 0.06 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1500 to 1569

S Hamilton Ave

Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 1799

21st Pl

Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W

W Railroad Pl

Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 2400 to 2421

Union Ave

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: E-W

Blue Island Ave

Length: 0.02 miles
Direction: SW-NE

Railroad features:

at and Sf Rlwy

Length: 8.47 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Chicago Burlington and Quincy RR

Length: 4.74 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Chicago and North Western RR

Length: 0.77 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE

Chicago and Western Indiana RR

Length: 0.72 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE

Gulf Mobile and Ohio RR

Length: 0.37 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE

Csx RR & Norfolk Southern Rlwy (Baltimore and Ohio RR)

Length: 0.14 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW

Other features:

Chicago River S Br

Length: 0.91 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
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