2. History
How Chinatown was established:
Started in the 1870s
Clark St. by the Loop
Increased rent prices due to anti-Chinese sentiment
Early 1900s
Along Cermak Ave. and Wentworth Ave.
Property leases bought in the 1920s
Chinese-owned businesses and apartments
3. Location
Located on the cermak-chinatown stop on
the red line
On the near south side centered on cermak
and wentworthav
Located in the Armour square community
area
4. Demographics
Total Population: 71,422 Marital Status
male: 35,623 (49.88%) never married: 17,994
female: 35,477 (50.12%) married: 25,551
density: 17,465 separated: 4,699
people/sq.mile
widowed: 3,346
median age: 34.75
divorced: 4,933
Employment
white collar: 14,065
blue collar: 4,387
5. Demographics Continued
Income Education
Avg. household: $53,785 no high school: 4,501
Avg. net worth: high school: 4,078
$136,150
some college: 8,666
associate: 3,404
bachelor: 7,556
graduate: 4,235
6. Average Income
Average income: 36,740
Average number of cars 1.1
Top three jobs for males in the neighborhood are:
service jobs, sales and office occupations, and
management
Top three jobs for females in the neighborhood
are: service jobs, sales and office
occupations, and production occupations.
Source:http://www.city-data.com/neighborhood/Chinatown-Chicago-IL.html
7. Fun Facts
When first established in 1905, the population of Chinatown
reached about 14,000, which included immigrants coming
straight from China to Chicago without settling elsewhere.
The Chinese and the White Sox arrived in Armour Square around
the same time.
