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Woodlawn

Woodlawn, on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, is one of Chicago's 77 community areas. It is bounded by Lake Michigan to the east, 60th Street to the north, Martin Luther King Drive to the west, and 67th Street to the south. Both Hyde Park Career Academy and the all-boys Catholic Mount Carmel High School are in this neighborhood; much of its eastern portion is occupied by Jackson Park. The Woodlawn section of the park includes the site of the planned Obama Presidential Center, an estimated $500 million investment. The northern edge of Woodlawn contains a portion of the campus of the University 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 8.5%
Condominium 13.6%
Building with 2-4 Units 31.4%
Building with 5+ Units 46.4%


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 648 596 491 293 354 272 224 212 245 261 246 282 289 300 295 244 324 262 162
Single Family 99 100 41 32 39 36 43 27 38 31 40 40 52 49 39 38 63 63 30
Condominium 330 257 339 158 160 114 80 90 84 86 71 80 89 93 110 74 91 77 39
Building with 2-4 Units 199 221 99 94 140 112 79 78 108 114 109 134 131 135 127 108 137 103 83
Building with 5+ Units 20 18 12 9 15 10 22 17 15 30 26 28 17 23 19 24 33 19 10


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 14.0 12.9 10.6 6.3 7.7 5.9 4.8 4.6 5.6 6.1 5.9 6.8 7.1 7.4 7.3 6.1 8.1 6.5 4.0


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 15.6% 13.9% 12.4% 27.6% 37.6% 43.4% 48.2% 50.9% 45.3% 49.0% 50.8% 43.6% 41.2% 39.3% 43.7% 27.5% 34.9% 35.5% 32.7%
Single Family 25.3% 14.0% 17.1% 18.8% 33.3% 36.1% 34.9% 40.7% 36.8% 38.7% 32.5% 32.5% 30.8% 34.7% 33.3% 13.2% 31.7% 34.9% 30.0%
Condominium 12.4% 10.5% 8.0% 21.5% 30.6% 42.1% 47.5% 41.1% 28.6% 32.6% 33.8% 28.8% 40.4% 22.6% 47.3% 10.8% 11.0% 10.4% 7.7%
Building with 2-4 Units 11.1% 13.1% 17.2% 35.1% 42.1% 42.9% 48.1% 55.1% 55.6% 53.5% 63.3% 47.0% 38.2% 43.7% 37.0% 33.3% 38.7% 44.7% 38.6%
Building with 5+ Units 65.0% 72.2% 83.3% 88.9% 80.0% 90.0% 77.3% 100.0% 86.7% 90.0% 73.1% 85.7% 100.0% 91.3% 89.5% 75.0% 90.9% 89.5% 90.0%


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 1.7% 1.7% 1.4% 3.8% 22.6% 23.5% 19.2% 20.3% 15.9% 13.0% 8.5% 7.1% 5.9% 4.0% 4.1% 1.2% 1.5% 1.5% 1.2%
Single Family 1.0% 7.0% -- 6.3% 15.4% 19.4% 27.9% 25.9% 28.9% 29.0% 20.0% 17.5% 11.5% 10.2% 12.8% 2.6% 3.2% 1.6% --
Condominium 2.4% 1.2% 2.1% 5.1% 29.4% 34.2% 21.3% 24.4% 7.1% 8.1% 2.8% 3.8% 5.6% 3.2% 3.6% -- 1.1% 2.6% 2.6%
Building with 2-4 Units 1.0% -- -- 1.1% 19.3% 16.1% 17.7% 17.9% 18.5% 15.8% 10.1% 7.5% 3.8% 3.0% 2.4% 1.9% 1.5% 1.0% 1.2%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 13.3% -- -- -- 5.9% -- -- -- -- -- --


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 1,583 1,611 1,157 565 347 249 220 232 298 276 293 317 398 370 361 442 611 395 254
Single Family 272 301 181 102 57 53 53 35 61 43 58 57 85 62 56 84 138 93 40
Condominium 597 565 571 256 164 66 71 84 116 90 70 60 100 105 102 124 171 100 53
Building with 2-4 Units 653 683 358 171 103 109 73 83 96 106 127 160 171 161 165 203 258 165 122
Building with 5+ Units 61 62 47 36 23 21 23 30 25 37 38 40 42 42 38 31 44 37 39


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 34.3 34.9 25.0 12.2 7.5 5.4 4.8 5.0 6.8 6.5 7.0 7.7 9.7 9.1 8.9 11.0 15.2 9.8 6.3


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 143 195 343 398 295 275 202 192 126 96 86 72 56 77 59 27 13 40 41
Single Family 21 25 60 50 53 48 30 42 24 16 15 14 12 21 12 8 3 13 13
Condominium 44 78 127 179 126 93 84 71 42 40 36 18 18 12 12 4 1 10 4
Building with 2-4 Units 63 84 145 160 97 114 83 68 46 35 32 32 23 34 33 13 8 17 18
Building with 5+ Units 15 8 11 9 19 20 5 11 14 5 3 8 3 10 2 2 1 -- 6


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 4.2 7.4 8.6 6.4 6.0 4.4 4.2 2.9 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.9 1.5 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.0


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 50.5%


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 40 56 131 203 237 161 78 84 105 101 78 54 42 37 21 3 5 19 9
Single Family 7 6 13 20 27 21 9 12 24 10 11 10 12 8 3 -- 3 4 2
Condominium 14 29 60 79 117 79 30 44 29 43 31 20 12 7 8 2 1 3 --
Building with 2-4 Units 18 21 55 100 89 56 33 26 44 42 32 21 17 22 10 1 1 11 6
Building with 5+ Units 1 -- 3 4 4 5 6 2 8 6 4 3 1 -- -- -- -- 1 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 75.0% 98.2% 96.2% 98.5% 97.9% 93.8% 100.0% 92.9% 88.6% 91.1% 87.2% 68.5% 66.7% 70.3% 81.0% -- 80.0% 89.5% 77.8%
Single Family 57.1% 100.0% 92.3% 95.0% 100.0% 90.5% 100.0% 100.0% 87.5% 80.0% 81.8% 70.0% 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Condominium 78.6% 100.0% 98.3% 100.0% 98.3% 94.9% 100.0% 95.5% 96.6% 90.7% 90.3% 75.0% 58.3% 71.4% 75.0% -- 100.0% 66.7% --
Building with 2-4 Units 83.3% 95.2% 94.5% 98.0% 96.6% 92.9% 100.0% 84.6% 84.1% 97.6% 84.4% 61.9% 64.7% 59.1% 80.0% -- -- 90.9% 66.7%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 87.5% 66.7% 100.0% 66.7% 100.0% -- -- -- -- 100.0% 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 0.6 1.2 2.7 4.3 5.0 3.3 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.2 1.6 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.4 -- 0.1 0.4 0.2


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 26,495
Share of Population Aged under 18 20.2%
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 42.1%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 25.2%
Share of Population Aged over 65 12.4%


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 9.6%
Share of Population that is African American 78.0%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 3.2%
Share of Population that is Asian 3.4%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 5.9%


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 11,855
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 41.6%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 19.6%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 22.9%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 15.9%


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 30.2%


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 11,855


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 26.0%


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 74.0%


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 48.9%


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 59.9%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 56.9%