Median Year Built by Ward — Chicago

Map and ranking of Median Year Built across Chicago's 50 wards. Highest: Ward 34 (2000). Lowest: Ward 35 (1940). Chicago median: 1953. Data: 2020–2024.
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Median Year Built · all 50 Chicago wards · 2020–24

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2020–2024 5-year ACS estimate.

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Chicago citywide · Median Year Built 1953
Highest ward Ward 34: 2000
Lowest ward Ward 35: 1940
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Note: Year-built figures are based on residents' self-reports. Many people do not know the precise year their building was constructed, so these distributions should be treated as approximate rather than exact.

Universe: Housing units · Geography: Census Block Group · Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates

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Min 1940 25th pct 1945 Median 1950 75th pct 1957 Max 2000

Ward ranking: Median Year Built (2020–24)

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#1 Ward 34 William Conway 2000+47
#2 Ward 42 Brendan Reilly 2000+47
#3 Ward 3 Pat Dowell 1985+32
#4 Ward 2 Brian Hopkins 1980+27
#5 Ward 27 Walter Redmond Burnett 1980+27
#6 Ward 4 Lamont J. Robinson 1975+22
#7 Ward 32 Scott Waguespack 1971+18
#8 Ward 43 Timmy Knudsen 1965+12
#9 Ward 44 Bennett R. Lawson 1963+10
#10 Ward 1 Daniel La Spata 1960+7
#11 Ward 28 Jason C. Ervin 1960+7
#12 Ward 41 Anthony Napolitano 1960+7
#13 Ward 13 Marty Quinn 1957+4
#14 Ward 23 Silvana Tabares 1957+4
#15 Ward 18 Derrick G. Curtis 1956+3
#16 Ward 46 Angela Clay 1955+2
#17 Ward 48 Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth 1954+1
#18 Ward 11 Nicole T. Lee 1953-0
#19 Ward 38 Nicholas Sposato 1952-1
#20 Ward 5 Desmon C. Yancy 1951-2
#21 Ward 50 Debra Silverstein 1951-2
#22 Ward 8 Michelle Harris 1951-2
#23 Ward 21 Ronnie L. Mosley 1950-3
#24 Ward 36 Gilbert Villegas 1950-3
#25 Ward 20 Jeanette B. Taylor 1950-3
#26 Ward 39 Samantha Nugent 1950-3
#27 Ward 9 Anthony Beale 1949-4
#28 Ward 45 James M. Gardiner 1949-4
#29 Ward 19 Matthew J. O’Shea 1948-5
#30 Ward 16 Stephanie D. Coleman 1947-6
#31 Ward 29 Chris Taliaferro 1947-6
#32 Ward 10 Peter Chico 1946-7
#33 Ward 17 David Moore 1946-7
#34 Ward 14 Jeylu B. Gutierrez 1946-7
#35 Ward 6 William E. Hall 1945-8
#36 Ward 40 Andre Vasquez, Jr. 1945-8
#37 Ward 25 Byron Sigcho Lopez 1945-8
#38 Ward 49 Maria E. Hadden 1945-8
#39 Ward 7 Gregory Mitchell 1945-8
#40 Ward 24 Monique L. Scott 1943-10
#41 Ward 37 Emma Mitts 1943-10
#42 Ward 47 Matthew J. Martin 1943-10
#43 Ward 26 Jessica Fuentes 1943-10
#44 Ward 15 Raymond Lopez 1942-11
#45 Ward 33 Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez 1942-11
#46 Ward 30 Ruth Cruz 1941-12
#47 Ward 12 Julia M. Ramirez 1941-12
#48 Ward 22 Michael D. Rodriguez 1941-12
#49 Ward 31 Felix Cardona, Jr. 1941-13
#50 Ward 35 Anthony Quezada 1940-13
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