Edgewater Census Tract 304

Edgewater Community (Chicago) Census Tract 304*


 1930 1934 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Total population 3,304 NA 3,194 3,121 2,880 2,887 2,629 3,045 3,163 2,684

Population in households 3,304 3,103 3,194 3,114 2,848 2,829 2,449 3,027 3,163 2,684












Group quarters population** 0 NA 0 7 32 58 180 18 0 0

Share of total 0.0% NA 0.0% 0.2% 1.1% 2.0% 6.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0%












Foreign born population*** 889 NA 686 578 495 868 1,126 889 1,300 927

Share of total 26.9% NA 21.5% 18.5% 17.2% 30.1% 42.8% 29.2% 41.1% 34.5%











Average persons per household 3.40 3.38 3.22 2.95 2.60 2.49 2.37 2.35 2.38 2.15











Population 15 years & older 2,620 2,505 2,605 2,485 2,250 2,250 2,260 2,471 2,604 2,260

Married/separated 1,714 1,561 NA 1,620 1,421 1,307 1,095 1,141 1,281 847

Single 687 735 NA 504 471 548 807 894 1,164 1,093

Widowed/divorced 219 209 NA 361 358 395 358 436 159 320











Age distribution










Under 10 years 479 383 383 477 471 438 237 419 394 310

10 to 19 years 459 441 429 309 317 359 342 302 354 223

20 to 24 years 321 264 235 164 164 243 260 272 261 157

25 to 34 years 682 591 616 434 370 426 518 666 677 565

35 to 44 years 588 612 547 504 376 342 307 429 517 483

45 to 54 years 387 437 480 499 374 322 355 267 347 397

55 to 64 years 252 240 306 400 437 347 259 280 258 241

65 to 74 years 104 105 140 240 241 265 210 215 194 170

75 years & older 32 30 58 94 130 145 141 195 161 138











Total housing units 983 972 1,042 1,073 1,163 1,174 1,111 1,402 1,485 1,367

Occupied (households) 973 914 993 1,057 1,094 1,136 1,033 1,289 1,329 1,251

Owner 281 249 233 308 310 296 284 295 394 519

Renter 692 665 760 749 784 840 749 994 935 732

Vacant 10 58 49 16 69 38 78 113 156 116












Share of total units 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Owner occupied 28.6% 25.6% 22.4% 28.7% 26.7% 25.2% 25.6% 21.0% 26.5% 38.0%

Renter occupied 70.4% 68.4% 72.9% 69.8% 67.4% 71.6% 67.4% 70.9% 63.0% 53.5%

Vacant 1.0% 6.0% 4.7% 1.5% 5.9% 3.2% 7.0% 8.1% 10.5% 8.5%

Note: NA means data not available.

* For the 1930-1960 censuses this area was identified as census tract 32.

** Group quarters population is persons living in housing units without individual kitchens. In Edgewater overall, more than 90% of the 1930 population in the non-household or group quarters category lived in apartment hotels and boarding houses, while in in 2010, almost 93% lived in college dormatories and various types of nursing facilties. The 1934 special census and the 1940 regular census for the most part did not survey the residents of group quarters housing.

*** Was a 100% sample question for the 1930 to 1960 censuses and a 17%-20% sample question thereafter.

Revision date: 30 July 2013