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McKinley Park

McKinley Park, one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois, is located on the city's southwest side. McKinley Park is served by three neighborhood newspapers: the Bridgeport News, the Archer Journal News and the Brighton Park/McKinley Park Life, in addition to the online McKinley Park News. The neighborhood newspapers are delivered weekly on Wednesdays to homes, businesses and other establishments throughout the neighborhood. (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. Learn more about this data set.

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Housing Units by Property Type


Property Type 2021
Single Family 32.1%
Condominium 1.4%
Building with 2-4 Units 57.8%
Building with 5+ Units 8.7%


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
All Residential Properties 291 179 147 89 79 94 88 85 114 106 106 129 125 127 127 85 167
Single Family 182 103 93 51 51 42 50 47 65 44 47 65 58 65 64 46 94
Condominium 6 14 17 6 5 5 5 7 3 5 4 4 6 3 5 4 9
Building with 2-4 Units 102 62 37 32 23 47 28 25 46 55 52 58 60 57 57 34 63
Building with 5+ Units 1 -- -- -- -- -- 5 6 -- 2 3 2 1 2 1 1 1


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
All Residential Properties 9.1 5.6 4.6 2.8 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.6 3.3 3.3 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 2.6 5.1


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
All Residential Properties 5.8% 5.6% 4.1% 2.2% 3.8% 7.4% 11.4% 11.8% 9.6% 8.5% 13.2% 10.9% 17.6% 14.2% 14.2% 5.9% 9.0%
Single Family 4.4% 6.8% 2.2% -- 3.9% 2.4% 10.0% 10.6% 4.6% 2.3% 12.8% 4.6% 10.3% 10.8% 9.4% 4.3% 6.4%
Condominium 16.7% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 6.9% 4.8% 10.8% 6.3% 4.3% 12.8% 10.7% 4.0% 17.4% 12.7% 9.6% 15.5% 25.0% 17.5% 19.3% 5.9% 14.3%
Building with 5+ Units 100.0% -- -- -- -- -- 40.0% 66.7% -- 50.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% 100.0% 100.0% --


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
All Residential Properties 1.0% -- -- -- -- 1.1% -- -- 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% -- -- -- -- -- 0.6%
Single Family -- -- -- -- -- 2.4% -- -- -- 2.3% 2.1% -- -- -- -- -- 1.1%
Building with 2-4 Units 2.9% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 2.2% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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
All Residential Properties 939 775 617 348 283 280 221 264 269 189 226 227 210 211 210 241 339
Single Family 513 411 351 218 182 174 139 153 178 104 125 126 115 105 110 129 196
Condominium 20 27 31 6 13 6 5 7 7 9 6 7 9 3 7 8 10
Building with 2-4 Units 398 333 227 122 88 98 73 98 82 73 91 87 85 96 90 103 130
Building with 5+ Units 8 4 8 2 -- 2 4 6 2 3 4 7 1 7 3 1 3


Mortgages per 100 Residential Parcels

Mortgages  per 100 Residential Parcel


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
All Residential Properties 29.3 24.2 19.2 10.8 8.8 8.7 6.9 8.2 8.4 5.9 7.1 7.1 6.5 6.5 6.4 7.4 10.3


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
All Residential Properties 14 20 43 66 85 94 83 73 55 29 22 19 15 7 16 6 3
Single Family 6 7 22 34 36 49 45 37 27 13 9 8 9 4 7 1 1
Condominium -- -- 1 4 4 5 4 6 3 -- -- 1 1 -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 8 13 20 26 45 38 33 30 25 16 13 10 5 3 9 5 2
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- 2 -- 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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
All Residential Properties 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.1 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.3 1.7 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1


Cumulative Foreclosure Filings Activity



Property Type 2021
All Residential Properties 15.6%


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
All Residential Properties 1 5 5 17 22 29 15 19 34 21 19 13 1 8 2 1 --
Single Family 1 3 2 6 8 15 7 11 16 10 7 9 -- 5 -- -- --
Condominium -- -- -- -- 5 1 3 1 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units -- 2 3 11 9 13 4 7 16 10 12 4 1 3 2 1 --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- -- 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
All Residential Properties 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 86.2% 100.0% 94.7% 94.1% 95.2% 89.5% 92.3% 100.0% 75.0% 50.0% 100.0% --
Single Family 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 90.9% 100.0% 90.0% 71.4% 100.0% -- 80.0% -- -- --
Condominium -- -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 69.2% 100.0% 100.0% 87.5% 100.0% 100.0% 75.0% 100.0% 66.7% 50.0% 100.0% --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


REO per 100 Residential Parcels


Property Type 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
All Residential Properties -- 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.4 -- 0.2 -- -- --


Population and Age

Population and Age


Indicator Value
Total Population 15,177


Population and Age


Indicator Value
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 40.4%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 25.9%
Share of Population Aged over 65 11.2%
Share of Population Aged under 18 22.5%


Race and Ethnicity

Race and Ethnicity


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is African American 1.5%
Share of Population that is Asian 23.9%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 56.3%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 1.0%
Share of Population that is White 17.3%


Household Income

Household Income


Indicator Value
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 19.7%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 27.4%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 29.9%
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 23.0%


Household Income


Indicator Value
Total Households 5,175


Poverty Rate

Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level


Indicator Value
Share of Population that is under the Poverty Level 18.3%


Resident Tenure

Total Households


Indicator Value
Total Households 5,175


Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Owner-Occupied 58.7%


Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied


Indicator Value
Share of Households that are Renter-Occupied 41.3%


Cost Burdened Households

Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Owner-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 36.8%


Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of Renter-Occupied Households that are Cost-Burdened 56.1%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 44.4%