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Updated Community Data Snapshots include new data on development, demographics, housing, and more

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) released a new set of Community Data Snapshots to help local leaders and the public track progress and make informed decisions in their communities.

These data-rich snapshots — one for each of the region’s 284 municipalities, 77 Chicago community areas, and 7 counties — summarize demographics, housing, employment, transportation habits, and other key community details.

This year’s update includes new data on uninsured populations and county-level development data — including residential and non-residential space — from the Northeastern Illinois Development Database. Significant data updates include housing and transportation cost comparisons and annual vehicle miles traveled.

The Community Data Snapshots offer local officials, planners, policymakers, and researchers reliable information and points of comparison between their communities and the county and region overall.

You can get a look at key community data using the dashboard tool, or scroll down to download a snapshot PDF to see all the data. Data tables are also available for download on the CMAP Data Hub.

The data comes from multiple sources, including the Center for Neighborhood Technology, Illinois Department of Employment Security, Illinois Department of Revenue, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Census Bureau, and CMAP.