NURS 4500/4515: Community Health Nursing (Chicago): Community Information

The city of Chicago has several maps here that show the official boundaries of each community area.

This map shows you which zipcodes coincide with each community area.

Chicago community area population comparisons from 2000 and 2010 census.

Many wards and aldermen have their own webpages or facebook pages. These pages can provide you with info about events and news in your community.

Contains dashboard for economic opportunity, education, and community health for Chicago overall and neighborhoods.

Individual school and city-wide data. Includes demographics, school report cards and student/parent survey results.

Information about public schools across Illinois. Each report card includes student characteristics (race, ethnicity, and the percentage of students at each school who do not have permanent/adequate homes or live in a low-income household). TIP: You can also click the "highlights" link to find out if the school offers physical education and health/nutrition courses.

This division supports and promotes the overall wellbeing of children through various programs and initiatives.

A student's chance of getting into the city's top, selective schools often depends on where he or she lives. CPS places every part of the city into one of four socio-economic "tiers." Use this tool to find what tier you are in.

Search for your community to find out if there are any environmental threats.

Search by a specific pollutant or environmental hazard (e.g., lead) to see how your community ranks. Zipcode-level information only.

Every so often when Chicago gets a lot of rain or there's a significant snowmelt, the Chicagoland water management agencies pump excess wastewater into the lake and river in order to prevent flooding. This site notifies Chicagoans when this happens.

The mission of the Chicago Department of Public Health is to make Chicago a safer and healthier place by working with community partners to promote health, prevent disease, reduce environmental hazards and ensure access to health care for all Chicagoans.

Locate the Public Health Clinic in your community area.

You can see the Department of Health and Human Service's overall statistics for health care in Illinois here. You can also compare this to other states.

Get a sense of the crime problems in your neighborhood. 1) Click the "My District" link to find your district and beat.

Map of gang territories in the city. Select the most recent year.

Crime rates and statistics by neighborhood.

The FBI tracks crime by state and city across the country. Data is from the 2019 Crime in the U.S Report

Online version of the print encyclopedia. Short articles on all aspects of Chicago such as history and neighborhoods.

Use the "Hours and Location" search box (upper right corner) to find the local library for your community. Public libraries are a good source for community and historical information.

Find out what transportation is available in and through your community.

Provides the latest data and information about ridership of the CTA system.