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South Lawndale

South Lawndale, one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, is on the West Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. It is notable for having two well-known neighborhoods, Little Village and Marshall Square. (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 16.8%
Condominium 0.2%
Building with 2-4 Units 72.1%
Building with 5+ Units 10.8%


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 561 449 241 142 198 246 205 242 267 223 204 258 291 298 295 167 275 266 184
Single Family 202 178 95 58 61 79 63 83 84 73 78 84 85 80 85 46 75 74 63
Condominium 4 13 9 4 1 2 5 3 2 -- 1 6 5 3 3 3 3 1 2
Building with 2-4 Units 336 248 129 76 135 157 129 147 172 140 108 155 190 187 192 109 185 175 115
Building with 5+ Units 19 10 8 4 1 8 8 9 9 10 17 13 11 28 15 9 12 16 4


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 6.5 5.2 2.8 1.6 2.3 2.8 2.4 2.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.4 1.9 3.2 3.1 2.1


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 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 4.1% 6.5% 8.3% 9.9% 12.1% 11.0% 12.2% 7.4% 16.1% 9.9% 15.7% 19.0% 20.3% 22.8% 27.1% 18.6% 18.5% 22.2% 16.8%
Single Family 1.5% 5.1% 6.3% 5.2% 4.9% 5.1% 6.3% 7.2% 11.9% 5.5% 9.0% 8.3% 14.1% 11.3% 17.6% 6.5% 16.0% 17.6% 17.5%
Condominium 50.0% 7.7% -- -- -- 50.0% 40.0% -- -- -- -- -- 20.0% 66.7% 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% -- 100.0%
Building with 2-4 Units 5.1% 5.6% 8.5% 10.5% 15.6% 12.1% 11.6% 6.1% 16.9% 10.7% 13.9% 21.3% 21.1% 21.9% 27.6% 17.4% 15.7% 17.7% 12.2%
Building with 5+ Units 5.3% 50.0% 37.5% 75.0% -- 37.5% 50.0% 33.3% 44.4% 30.0% 58.8% 69.2% 54.5% 57.1% 73.3% 88.9% 75.0% 93.8% 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 2022 2023
All Residential Properties 1.4% 0.2% -- 1.4% 7.1% 5.3% 6.3% 7.4% 6.0% 4.5% 2.9% 3.5% 1.7% 2.3% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4% 1.1% 1.1%
Single Family 1.5% 0.6% -- -- 4.9% 11.4% 11.1% 10.8% 11.9% 2.7% 3.8% 3.6% 3.5% 3.8% 2.4% -- -- 2.7% 3.2%
Condominium 25.0% -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- 33.3% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33.3% -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 1.2% -- -- 2.6% 7.4% 2.5% 4.7% 5.4% 3.5% 5.0% 2.8% 3.9% 1.1% 2.1% -- -- 0.5% 0.6% --
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10.0% -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --


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 2,465 2,067 1,597 721 334 264 227 320 299 218 228 303 358 331 422 351 598 395 248
Single Family 918 757 606 255 124 87 72 113 104 62 85 94 107 80 123 90 191 99 82
Condominium 9 24 19 8 -- 1 1 3 1 1 -- 3 4 3 2 5 4 1 2
Building with 2-4 Units 1,489 1,242 928 426 194 160 140 191 184 137 123 186 220 215 268 230 380 264 151
Building with 5+ Units 49 44 44 32 16 16 14 13 10 18 20 20 27 33 29 26 23 31 13


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 28.5 23.9 18.5 8.3 3.9 3.1 2.6 3.7 3.5 2.5 2.7 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.9 4.1 7.0 4.6 2.9


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 98 123 207 320 382 380 300 328 169 114 99 71 58 43 48 20 11 41 28
Single Family 42 52 73 112 138 136 105 137 62 41 36 30 15 17 20 11 3 16 9
Condominium 1 -- 1 2 3 6 4 2 -- 1 -- -- 1 -- -- -- 1 -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 52 69 130 197 229 235 183 175 98 69 62 39 39 23 27 9 7 24 17
Building with 5+ Units 3 2 3 9 12 3 8 14 9 3 1 2 3 3 1 -- -- 1 2


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 1.1 1.4 2.4 3.7 4.4 4.4 3.5 3.8 2.0 1.3 1.2 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.3


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 26.0%


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 14 29 46 108 147 131 91 120 125 83 72 78 46 37 24 5 -- 10 10
Single Family 5 12 15 33 52 36 29 50 48 29 20 27 11 11 7 2 -- 4 7
Condominium -- -- -- -- 2 2 1 1 1 -- 4 -- -- -- 1 -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 9 17 31 75 90 88 58 67 73 51 45 49 31 24 15 3 -- 6 3
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- 3 5 3 2 3 3 3 2 4 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 71.4% 72.4% 91.3% 98.1% 97.3% 96.2% 87.9% 85.8% 86.4% 84.3% 84.7% 76.9% 71.7% 81.1% 75.0% 100.0% -- 80.0% 70.0%
Single Family 100.0% 75.0% 93.3% 97.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 82.0% 85.4% 86.2% 85.0% 81.5% 63.6% 72.7% 57.1% 100.0% -- 75.0% 57.1%
Condominium -- -- -- -- 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% -- 100.0% -- -- -- 100.0% -- -- -- --
Building with 2-4 Units 55.6% 70.6% 90.3% 98.7% 95.6% 95.5% 81.0% 89.6% 86.3% 82.4% 84.4% 73.5% 77.4% 87.5% 80.0% 100.0% -- 83.3% 100.0%
Building with 5+ Units -- -- -- -- 100.0% 80.0% 100.0% 50.0% 100.0% 100.0% 66.7% 100.0% 50.0% 50.0% 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 0.1 0.2 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 -- 0.1 0.1


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 69,708
Share of Population Aged under 18 21.3%
Share of Population Aged 18 to 44 44.5%
Share of Population Aged 45 to 64 20.8%
Share of Population Aged over 65 13.4%


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 5.4%
Share of Population that is African American 11.6%
Share of Population that is Hispanic or Latino 81.8%
Share of Population that is Asian 0.8%
Share of Population that is Some Other Race 0.4%


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 20,185
Share of Households with Income Less than $25,000 26.0%
Share of Households with Income $25,000 to $50,000 32.0%
Share of Households with Income $50,000 to $100,000 24.8%
Share of Households with Income $100,000 or More 17.2%


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 22.4%


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 20,185


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 42.7%


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 57.3%


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 36.8%


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 54.3%


Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened


Indicator Value
Share of All Households that are Cost-Burdened 46.7%