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North Lawndale

North Lawndale, known to residents as simply "Lawndale", is located on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the well-defined community areas in the city of Chicago. (Source: Wikipedia)

Housing stock map

See the share of the area's total housing units that are in single family homes, condominiums, two-to-four unit buildings, buildings with five to 49 units, and buildings with 50 units or more.


The Composition of Cook County’s Housing Market >

Housing market indicators

All of these property level data sets are connected to parcel-level data files from the county Assessors offices that include data on every parcel in the Chicago metropolitan area. All of these parcel-level data sets include historical data and are updated on a regular basis ranging from every week to every year depending on the data set.

Housing Stock Composition

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.

Housing Units by Property Type

The composition of a neighborhood's housing stock determines the appropriate targeted strategies for stabilizing local housing markets.


Property Type 2023
Single Family 10.0%
Condominium 1.5%
Building with 2-4 Units 53.1%
Building with 5+ Units 35.4%


Property Sales Activity

This indicator provides information on how active local residential property markets are, what types of properties are being purchased, who is buying them, and how much buyers are paying for properties.

Total Sales Activity

This is the total number of property sales in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total sales activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 810 625 458 282 312 281 240 245 248 221 232 263 323 318 326 269 372 298 240
Single Family 239 141 95 46 42 35 32 39 39 36 41 51 58 67 72 53 72 54 47
Condominium 47 47 94 52 21 22 36 25 21 10 13 7 7 8 3 9 14 7 5
Building with 2-4 Units 475 410 249 177 232 209 151 161 171 152 156 173 236 215 217 189 251 209 173
Building with 5+ Units 49 27 20 7 17 15 21 20 17 23 22 32 22 28 34 18 35 28 15


Sales per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of property sales activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of sales on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 14.1 10.9 8.0 4.9 5.4 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.0 4.2 4.8 6.0 5.9 6.1 5.0 7.0 5.6 4.5


Share of Sales, Business Buyers

This represents a range of investor types from small mom-and-pop investors to large Wall Street-traded equity funds. Heightened levels of single family homes purchased by business buyers is often indicative of a distressed and low priced inventory of homes, and low demand for owner-occupied housing in a neighborhood. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity where the buyer was a business entity by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 18.1% 13.0% 18.6% 23.4% 40.4% 40.9% 41.3% 35.9% 37.1% 34.8% 35.8% 33.8% 38.7% 34.3% 34.0% 27.9% 32.8% 32.9% 29.6%
Single Family 10.5% 7.1% 13.7% 10.9% 21.4% 45.7% 21.9% 30.8% 17.9% 8.3% 22.0% 9.8% 20.7% 22.4% 27.8% 15.1% 18.1% 11.1% 25.5%
Condominium 25.5% 8.5% 10.6% 9.6% 47.6% 45.5% 50.0% 36.0% 33.3% 60.0% 53.8% 57.1% 57.1% 75.0% 33.3% 33.3% 28.6% 42.9% 60.0%
Building with 2-4 Units 18.7% 13.7% 22.5% 29.9% 40.9% 38.3% 39.1% 32.3% 39.8% 34.9% 32.1% 32.9% 37.3% 29.8% 27.6% 27.5% 28.7% 30.6% 25.4%
Building with 5+ Units 42.9% 40.7% 30.0% 42.9% 70.6% 60.0% 71.4% 75.0% 58.8% 65.2% 77.3% 71.9% 95.5% 85.7% 88.2% 66.7% 94.3% 89.3% 80.0%


Share of Sales, Extremely Low Value

This represents the percent of sales that were purchased for less than $20,000 in a given year. In Cook County, this data point is available as the share of total sales activity that sold for less than $20,000 by property type (single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units). Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 1.2% 0.3% 1.3% 3.2% 26.9% 27.4% 28.3% 30.2% 24.6% 16.3% 15.1% 13.7% 6.5% 3.1% 2.8% 1.5% 0.8% 1.3% 2.5%
Single Family 1.7% 0.7% 3.2% 8.7% 57.1% 48.6% 40.6% 43.6% 43.6% 22.2% 19.5% 17.6% 10.3% 3.0% 9.7% -- -- -- 4.3%
Condominium -- -- -- -- 23.8% 68.2% 47.2% 44.0% 28.6% 20.0% 7.7% 28.6% 28.6% -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 1.3% 0.2% 1.2% 2.8% 23.3% 21.5% 23.8% 25.5% 21.6% 15.8% 15.4% 12.7% 5.5% 3.7% 0.9% 2.1% 1.2% 1.9% 1.7%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- 5.9% -- 9.5% 25.0% 5.9% 8.7% 9.1% 9.4% -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.7%


Mortgage Activity

These data measure the flow of mortgage credit into an area and indicates the level of lender investment. The level of mortgage activity in a neighborhood relative to other areas can assess how access to credit has changed over time in a community and how the flow of credit differs across geographies and for different property types.

Total Mortgage Activity

This is the total number of mortgages in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total mortgage activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 2,191 2,125 1,481 729 475 229 168 189 262 204 190 231 327 352 415 392 642 466 361
Single Family 650 523 386 190 98 30 38 34 81 50 47 57 68 74 74 84 139 96 79
Condominium 80 96 133 72 15 1 5 4 7 5 -- 3 8 4 4 10 14 5 7
Building with 2-4 Units 1,364 1,416 882 427 327 172 113 139 156 126 119 139 224 252 300 265 436 316 258
Building with 5+ Units 97 90 80 40 35 26 12 12 18 23 24 32 27 22 37 33 53 49 17


Mortgages per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of mortgage activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of mortgage liens on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 38.2 37.0 25.8 12.7 8.3 4.0 2.9 3.3 4.7 3.7 3.5 4.3 6.1 6.5 7.7 7.4 12.1 8.8 6.8


Foreclosure Filing Activity

This is an indicator of distress in a local housing market and viewing changing levels of activity allows for an understanding of the evolving nature of the foreclosure crisis in a neighborhood.

Total Foreclosure Filings Activity

This is the total number of new foreclosure filings in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for foreclosure filing activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 178 249 368 415 357 317 260 291 160 112 111 98 89 111 94 33 26 63 50
Single Family 41 49 58 61 59 80 50 72 44 25 37 31 24 36 24 6 4 11 12
Condominium 3 17 10 41 62 25 12 14 2 5 1 2 1 -- 3 1 1 1 --
Building with 2-4 Units 120 175 279 289 222 190 179 189 103 76 68 62 56 71 62 23 18 50 35
Building with 5+ Units 14 8 21 24 14 22 19 16 11 6 5 3 8 4 5 3 3 1 3


Foreclosure Filings per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of foreclosure filing activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of foreclosure filings on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 3.1 4.3 6.4 7.2 6.2 5.5 4.5 5.1 2.8 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.6 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.2 0.9


Cumulative Foreclosure Filings Activity

Annual levels of foreclosure filing activity likely do not convey the impact that foreclosure has had in a particular community, as geographies vary in density and size, and the drivers behind the Great Recession foreclosure crisis led to very different annual patterns of foreclosure filing activity across the region. This indicator represents the cumulative impact of foreclosure in a neighborhood measured as the unique share of residential properties that have had at least one foreclosure filing since 2005.


Property Type 2023
All Residential Properties 46.6%


Foreclosure Auctions

These are properties that have completed the foreclosure process. Understanding foreclosure auction activity helps determine the flow of year-over-year of REO (real estate owned) properties into a market, how third-party demand at auctions differs based on property types, and the density of REO activity across geographies. The level of completed foreclosure auctions activity in a neighborhood indicates distress in a local housing market.

Total Auction Activity

This is the total number of completed foreclosure auctions in a given year. In Cook County, data are broken out separately for total auction activity on single family homes, condominium units, two-to-four unit buildings, and in buildings with five or more units. Outside of Cook County, data are for all residential parcels.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 45 55 140 207 212 162 107 121 148 84 115 67 62 50 47 8 16 34 24
Single Family 11 12 23 21 24 19 16 22 26 13 18 17 19 16 23 2 3 7 5
Condominium 3 3 7 11 27 38 24 10 10 6 12 3 1 -- -- 1 -- 2 --
Building with 2-4 Units 28 38 105 166 153 99 57 82 99 63 74 43 42 32 21 5 10 23 18
Building with 5+ Units 3 2 5 9 8 6 10 7 13 2 11 4 -- 2 3 -- 3 2 1


Share of Auctions Resulting in REO

This is the percent of completed foreclosure auctions in a given geography where there were no bidders and the property became bank-owned REO (real estate owned).


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 64.4% 89.1% 92.1% 97.6% 99.1% 97.5% 94.4% 95.0% 99.3% 97.6% 94.8% 94.0% 90.3% 82.0% 85.1% 87.5% 68.8% 82.4% 87.5%
Single Family 72.7% 91.7% 91.3% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 90.9% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 94.7% 93.8% 91.3% 100.0% 100.0% 71.4% 100.0%
Condominium 66.7% 100.0% 85.7% 100.0% 100.0% 97.4% 91.7% 90.0% 100.0% 100.0% 91.7% 33.3% 100.0% -- -- 100.0% -- 100.0% --
Building with 2-4 Units 64.3% 89.5% 93.3% 97.6% 98.7% 98.0% 93.0% 96.3% 99.0% 98.4% 94.6% 97.7% 88.1% 78.1% 85.7% 80.0% 60.0% 82.6% 88.9%
Building with 5+ Units 33.3% 50.0% 80.0% 88.9% 100.0% 83.3% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% 90.9% 75.0% -- 50.0% 33.3% -- 66.7% 100.0% --


REO per 100 Residential Parcels

This indicator allows users to compare the level of REO activity across geographies. This data point represents the total number of auctions resulting in REO status on all residential parcels divided by the total number of residential parcels in a given year, multiplied by 100.


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 0.5 0.9 2.2 3.5 3.7 2.8 1.8 2.0 2.6 1.5 2.0 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4


Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.

Population and Age

Reflects the composition of a community's population by age.


Indicator Value
Total Population 30,409
Share of Population Aged under 18 25.9%
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 38.5%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 23.4%
Share of Population Aged over 65 12.3%


Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.

Race and Ethnicity

The composition of a community's population by respondent race and ethnicity.


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is White 5.3%
Share of Population that is African American 77.7%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 14.6%
Share of Population that is Asian 0.2%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 2.2%


Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.

Household Income

Represents the composition of households by income in a particular geography.


Indicator Value
Total Households 11,791
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 42.3%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 20.7%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 22.7%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 14.3%


Poverty Rate

Reflects the share of the population that is below a current poverty threshold.

Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level 35.9%


Resident Tenure

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.

Total Households

Represents the composition of households by tenure.


Indicator Value
Total Households 11,791


Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied 24.3%


Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied

The composition of households by tenure indicates the share of households that rent versus the share of households that own.


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied 75.7%


Cost Burdened Households

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.

Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 42.9%


Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened

A household is considered to be cost-burdened when more than 30 percent of its income is spent on mortgage, rent, or other housing needs.


Indicator Value
Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 64.5%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 59.0%