Edgewater Census Tract 309

Edgewater Community (Chicago) Census Tract 309*


 1930 1934 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Total population 4,566 NA 4,635 4,353 4,064 4,238 3,644 3,436 3,613 3,028

Population in households 4,526 4,616 4,635 4,287 4,024 4,211 3,628 3,436 3,613 3,025












Group quarters population** 40 NA 0 66 40 27 16 0 0 3

Share of total 0.9% NA 0.0% 1.5% 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%












Foreign born population*** 1,525 NA 1,224 928 812 940 1,174 1,109 1,143 865

Share of total 33.4% NA 26.4% 21.3% 20.0% 22.2% 32.2% 32.3% 31.6% 28.6%











Average persons per household 3.67 3.65 3.42 3.07 2.87 2.70 2.47 2.52 2.40 2.07











Population 15 years & older 3,584 3,678 3,786 3,579 3,175 3,320 3,029 2,770 3,115 2,639

Married/separated 2,174 2,242 NA 2,324 2,107 2,041 1,594 1,379 1,177 1,206

Single 1,109 1,129 NA 834 675 768 928 942 1,453 1,034

Widowed/divorced 301 307 NA 421 393 511 507 449 485 399











Age distribution










Under 10 years 639 611 529 544 649 601 422 461 354 299

10 to 19 years 669 667 638 474 479 622 468 398 334 203

20 to 24 years 345 322 301 292 228 272 343 219 260 144

25 to 34 years 837 790 671 542 493 512 614 730 817 756

35 to 44 years 842 843 868 614 484 435 395 570 745 647

45 to 54 years 584 647 739 790 537 486 389 372 479 406

55 to 64 years 365 418 501 608 577 562 412 276 270 281

65 to 74 years 227 254 279 333 424 480 338 213 188 147

75 years & older 58 64 109 156 193 268 263 197 166 145











Total housing units 1,238 1,345 1,398 1,413 1,447 1,598 1,539 1,472 1,582 1,572

Occupied (households) 1,234 1,264 1,354 1,396 1,400 1,560 1,470 1,362 1,504 1,458

Owner 384 364 335 416 462 461 455 446 525 617

Renter 850 900 1,019 980 938 1,099 1,015 916 979 841

Vacant 4 81 44 17 47 38 69 110 78 114












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 31.0% 27.1% 24.0% 29.4% 31.9% 28.8% 29.6% 30.3% 33.2% 39.2%

Renter occupied 68.7% 66.9% 72.9% 69.4% 64.8% 68.8% 66.0% 62.2% 61.9% 53.5%

Vacant 0.3% 6.0% 3.1% 1.2% 3.2% 2.4% 4.5% 7.5% 4.9% 7.3%

Note: NA means data not available.

* For the 1930-1960 censuses this area was identified as census tract 31.

** 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