Oakland
Community area in Chicago · #36
Side: South Side
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About South Side
Bridgeport, Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Woodlawn and South Shore.
What stands out
- Among the newest housing in Chicago (50% built 2000 or later)
- Among the highest home values on the South Side (median $430K)
- Among the most affordable rents on the South Side (median $920/mo)
Living here
- Housing
- Lower housing cost. Median home $430K · renters pay $920/moSurvey estimates for 2020–2024, not current prices. Rent is what renting households pay, utilities included, counting long-time tenants and subsidized homes, so it sits below what a new lease costs. Use them to compare community areas, not to budget.
- To the Loop
- 30–45 min. About 40 min by transit, weekday morning
- Getting to work
- Mixed. 65% drive · 31% transit · 2% walk or bike
- Households
- Mostly renters. 73% rent
- Tree canopy
- 8–15%. 12% of the land is under treesSatellite land cover, 2021 (ESA WorldCover, 10 m).
- Home types
- Detached 6% · Attached 10% · 2–19 units 49% · 20+ units 35%
- Built
- 1939 or earlier 14% · 1940–79 28% · 1980–99 8% · 2000 or later 50%
- Ages
- Under 15 24% · 15–24 11% · 25–44 28% · 45–64 23% · 65+ 14%
- Language at home
- English only 86% · No other language above 5%English only, or the language besides English that each person 5 or older speaks at home. For small areas the Census groups some languages: Polish shares a group with Russian and other Slavic languages.
- Recent immigrants
- 5% born abroad, came to the US 2010 or laterShare of residents, from the 2020–2024 survey. Toronto counts a shorter window (2016–21), so the two cities don't compare directly.
American Community Survey 2020–2024 and CTA/Metra schedules, Oakland. Tiers compare community areas across Chicago.