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JEFFERSON PARK NEIGHBORHOOD, CHICAGO
Chicago Community Area 11 Total population: 25,859^2
Income^2
Income Category Households Families Less than $15,000 11% 5% $15,000 - $34,999 23 17 $35,000 - $74,000 39 42 $75,000 - $149,999 23 29 $150,000 or more 4 6 Total Number (10,492) (6,683)
Median Household Income: $49, Median Family Income: $60, Per-capita Income: $24,
Poverty^2
Number Percent All Individuals 1,270 5%
Housing
Average home value (2001): $198,100^1 Median Value of Owner-occupied Units (2000): $182,209^2
Crime (for calendar year 2002): Reported for Police District 16^4 Population in the 16th^ District: 199,898^3 Crime Rate: 1,997.0 per 100,000 residents
Crime Total Number Percent of Total Murder 2 0.1 % Criminal Sexual Assault 23 0. Robbery 171 4. Aggravated Assault/Battery 194 4. Burglary 612 15. Theft 2428 60. Motor Vehicle Theft 545 13. Arson 17 0. Total Crime Index 3,992 99.9%
Education 5 (NOTE: The information presented reflects the city-wide educational district, not the individual schools.) School District 299 Number of Elementary Schools (^492) Number of High Schools (^93) Number of Charter Schools 15 Per Pupil Expenditure (^) $8, Average Teacher Salary (^) $51, Average Administrator Salary (^) $90, Percent of Low Income Students (^) 85. ACT score (^) 17.
Occupation (of employed civilian population 16 years and older)^2
Type of occupation Percent Management, professional and related occupations 31% Service occupations 16 Sales and office occupations 28 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 14 Other 11
Educational Attainment (of population 25 years and over)^2
Percent Less than high school degree 20% High school degree 30 Some college 28 Bachelor’s degree 14 Graduate or professional degree 8
In addition to the above data that I have collected for you, you should collect the following information on your community:
- the public library resources available within your community
- number and types of parks and recreation facilities
- number of hospitals
- number of banks and currency exchanges
- number and kind of grocery stores
- number of liquor stores
Information Sources: (^1) City of Chicago website (http://www.ci.chi.il.us/PlanAndDevelop/ChgoFacts/Housing.html), (^2) U.S. Census 2000 (http://www.census.gov), (^3) Chicago Police Department website
(http:www.ci.chi.il.us/CommunityPolicing/Statistic/PopByDistrict.htm) 4 Chicagi Police Department (http://www.ci.chi.il.us/CommunityPolicing/Statistics/IndexCrimes.htm.) (^5) Illinois State Board of Education (http://www.isbe.net)
