Census Data - Selected socioeconomic indicators in Chicago, 2008 – 2012
Attribution: U.S. Census Bureau · source
This 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
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| Column | Type | Cardinality | Nulls | Top Values | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Community Area Number | number | 77 | 1 | 87033 | 1 … 77 |
COMMUNITY AREA NAME | text | 78 | 0 | Rogers ParkWashington ParkArcher Heights | Albany Park … Woodlawn |
PERCENT OF HOUSING CROWDED Percent occupied housing units with more than one person per room | number | 56 | 0 | 1.13.33.8 | 0.3 … 15.8 |
PERCENT HOUSEHOLDS BELOW POVERTY Percent of households living below the federal poverty level
| number | 68 | 0 | 29.630.714.7 | 3.3 … 56.5 |
PERCENT AGED 16+ UNEMPLOYED Percent of persons over the age of 16 years that are unemployed | number | 67 | 0 | 109.220 | 4.7 … 35.9 |
PERCENT AGED 25+ WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA Percent of persons over the age of 25 years without a high school education | number | 70 | 0 | 19.34.316.5 | 2.5 … 54.8 |
PERCENT AGED UNDER 18 OR OVER 64 Percent of the population under 18 or over 64 years of age (i.e., dependency) | number | 67 | 0 | 39.526.238.6 | 13.5 … 51.5 |
PER CAPITA INCOME Community Area Per capita income is estimated as the sum of tract-level aggregate incomes divided by the total population
| number | 78 | 0 | 186722628217949 | 8201 … 88669 |
HARDSHIP INDEX Score that incorporates each of the six selected socioeconomic indicators (see dataset description)
| number | 77 | 1 | 87033 | 1 … 98 |
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| Field | Technical | Semantic | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMMUNITY AREA NAME | string | person_name | COMMUNITY AREA NAME |
| Community Area Number | string | identifier | Community Area Number |
| HARDSHIP INDEX | number | numeric | HARDSHIP INDEX |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | number | numeric | PER CAPITA INCOME |
| PERCENT AGED 16+ UNEMPLOYED | number | numeric | PERCENT AGED 16+ UNEMPLOYED |
| PERCENT AGED 25+ WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | number | numeric | PERCENT AGED 25+ WITHOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA |
| PERCENT AGED UNDER 18 OR OVER 64 | number | numeric | PERCENT AGED UNDER 18 OR OVER 64 |
| PERCENT HOUSEHOLDS BELOW POVERTY | number | numeric | PERCENT HOUSEHOLDS BELOW POVERTY |
| PERCENT OF HOUSING CROWDED | number | numeric | PERCENT OF HOUSING CROWDED |