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Table 11 Descriptive Statistics for the 24 Community Areas in South and Southeast Areas of the City of Chicago

From: The impact of the coronavirus on African American unemployment: lessons from history

 

N

Mean

Median

S.D

Max.

Min.

Household size

24

2.5

2.5

.39

3.34

1.8

Median income

24

$37,477

$34,518

$12,245

$62,824

$15,030

Unemployment Rates_2019

24

12.6%

12.8%

4.7%

22.3%

4.4%

Employed in 2019

24

8159

8439

5215

20,223

758

Population growth

24

− .1%

− .14%

.36%

.73%

− .81%

House Value

24

197,104

174,356

79,882

343,120

62,083

% Owner occupied

24

34.0%

29.6%

17.3%

66.8%

12.4%

% Renter occupied

24

51.0%

54.1%

16.2%

74.6%

23.7%

% vacancy

24

15.1%

15.8%

5.2%

24.8%

8.1%

% < HS Dip

24

15.2%

13.5%

6.7%

32.3%

3%

%w/HS Dip

24

26.6%

27.1%

7.4%

37.1%

6.4%

% W/Some College

24

31.8%

33.9%

8.3%

45.1%

13.5%

% w/Grad

24

26.4%

24.4%

15.3%

76.7%

6.7%

% w/White Collar Jobs

24

53.9%

52.7%

10.9%

83%

38.3%

% w/ Service Jobs

24

28.2%

29.0%

6.3%

39.8%

11.1%

% w/Blue Collar Jobs

24

17.9%

17.0%

7.5%

35.8%

5.8%

  1. Community Areas: Chatham, Avalon Park, South Chicago, Burnside, Calumet Heights, Roseland, Pullman, South Deering, East Side, West Pullman, Riverdale, Hegewisch, Armour Square, Douglas, Oakland, Fuller Park, Grand Boulevard, Kenwood, Washington Park, Hyde Park, Woodlawn, South Shore, Bridgeport, Greater Grand Crossing