Austin Issues
Beauty Remains
Racial Changes
Education Statistics
Poverty Level
Austin Charts
Ex-offenders

The Austin Neighborhood of Chicago has many issues.

Founded in 1865, many lovely houses were built in the area and it once resembled its western neighbor, Oak Park.

Beauty Remains

See some of the area that is still beautiful at Austin Historic District.
 

But over time, the fortunes of the neighborhood changed.

Austin was 99.83% white in the 1960 census–a solidly middle-class neighborhood. In the late 1960s, due to the 1968 West Side riots and block-busting, many of the white residents moved away and African-Americans moved into the area.

See more information on the area’s history in Wikipedia Article on Austin or Encyclopedia of Chicago History.

Education Statistics

Forty percent of the residents are high school drop-outs.
See more statistics at Austin Neighborhood Data.

Poverty Level

The Poverty Level for children 0-5 is 41%. See Austin line in
Census Poverty Level Figures.

Charts About Austin

For charts giving more information on Austin, see Informational Charts About Austin.
 

Ex-offenders

Most of Austin has some gang activity and high crime rates. Many of the young men end up in prison and cannot find jobs when they are released. One of every five inmates released on parole end up on the West Side of Chicago. Parolee Influx and No State Funding for Aid

This is our community.

See Also: Austin Community