West Town
Demographic Profile
2000 Census
Children (Under 15) = 16,986
Seniors (65+) = 6,174
Families = 17,418
Persons Living Alone = 12,184
Housing Units--Owned = 10,217
Housing Units--Rented = 25,107

West Town
Community Profile

Retail Potential:
Total Consumer Expenditures = $407 M
Total Retail Sales = $902 M
Expenditure Leakage = $($495) M
Expenditure Leakage % = -122%
Concentrated Buying Power ($/sq. mi.) = $89 M

Expenditure Leakage:
Grocery = $7.4 M
Building Materials = ($135.4) M
Apparel = ($11.5) M
Home Furniture & Furnishings = ($8.9) M
Restaurants = ($79.5) M

Real Estate
Single Family Detached / Median Sale Price (2000) =$365,000 / 1 Year Change=12% / 8 Year Change=156% / Number of Units Sold (2000)=151

Single Family Attached / Median Sale Price (2000) = $275,000 / 1 Year Change=23% / 8 Year Change=101% / Number of Units Sold (2000)=782

Multifamily Dwelling / Median Sale Price (2000) =
$277,500 / 1 Year Change=5% / 8 Year Change=122% / Number of Units Sold (2000)=248

Workplace Population:
Workplace Population = 29,560
Concentrated Workplace Population
(Workers / sq.mile) = 6,523

Household Net Wealth:
Average Household Net Wealth = $29,560
Concentrated Net Wealth ($/sq. mile) = $209 M

Middle Class:
Household Income $50-$150K
Number of Middle Class Households = 6,181
Concentrated Middle Class (Households/sq. mile) = 1,364
Percent of Middle Class Households = 21%

The information above was prepared for Retail Chicago, a program of the city of Chicago Department of Planning nd development. It was prepared by Urban Logic, calculations based on data from CACI, Claritas, Chicago Association of Realtors and the US Census Bureau.

For more demographic information please visit:
www.ci.chi.il.us/PlanAndDevelop/ChgoFacts/Demo.html