Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood has a population of around 48,447 people and a median household income of $43,721. Formed in the 1870s due to immigration and racism on the West Coast, the Chinese population settled in southern Chicago between Cermak and Wentworth Avenues. Today Chinatown spans about 8 blocks and is located right off the Cermak-Chinatown stop on the city's red line. Upon arriving in the evening, one is greeted by the hustle and bustle of the neighborhood where Chinese writing and structures make it feel like another world.