Census Data - Selected socioeconomic indicators in Chicago, 2008 – 2012
data.cityofchicago.org | Last Updated 12 Sep 2014This dataset contains a selection of six socioeconomic indicators of public health significance and a “hardship index,” by Chicago community area, for the years 2008 – 2012. The indicators are the percent of occupied housing units with more than one person per room (i.e., crowded housing); the percent of households living below the federal poverty level; the percent of persons in the labor force over the age of 16 years that are unemployed; the percent of persons over the age of 25 years without a high school diploma; the percent of the population under 18 or over 64 years of age (i.e., dependency); and per capita income. Indicators for Chicago as a whole are provided in the final row of the table. See the full dataset description for more information at: https://data.cityofchicago.org/api/views/fwb8-6aw5/files/A5KBlegGR2nWI1jgP6pjJl32CTPwPbkl9KU3FxlZk-A?download=true&filename=P:\EPI\OEPHI\MATERIALS\REFERENCES\ECONOMIC_INDICATORS\Dataset_Description_socioeconomic_indicators_2012_FOR_PORTAL_ONLY.pdf
This dataset has the following 9 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Area Number | ca | number | 42 43 44 45 46 view top 100 | |
| COMMUNITY AREA NAME | community_area_name | text | Woodlawn South Shore Chatham Avalon Park South Chicago view top 100 | |
| PERCENT OF HOUSING CROWDED | percent_of_housing_crowded | number | Percent occupied housing units with more than one person per room | 3.8 1.1 6.3 3.2 1.5 view top 100 |
| PERCENT HOUSEHOLDS BELOW POVERTY | percent_households_below_poverty | number | Percent of households living below the federal poverty level | 17.2 7.5 15.3 14.7 30.7 view top 100 |
| PERCENT AGED 16+ UNEMPLOYED | percent_aged_16_unemployed | number | Percent of persons over the age of 16 years that are unemployed | 8.2 10 15.8 19.7 18.6 view top 100 |
| PERCENT AGED 25+ WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | percent_aged_25_without_high_school_diploma | number | Percent of persons over the age of 25 years without a high school education | 13.4 7.4 14.5 10.6 26.6 view top 100 |
| PERCENT AGED UNDER 18 OR OVER 64 | percent_aged_under_18_or_over_64 | number | Percent of the population under 18 or over 64 years of age (i.e., dependency) | 22.2 26.2 39.5 41.1 42.7 view top 100 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | per_capita_income_ | number | Community Area Per capita income is estimated as the sum of tract-level aggregate incomes divided by the total population | 18672 19398 18881 24454 16579 view top 100 |
| HARDSHIP INDEX | hardship_index | number | Score that incorporates each of the six selected socioeconomic indicators (see dataset description) | 58 55 60 41 75 view top 100 |