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Did You Know That Roughly 890 City of Chicago employees live in the Austin Community Area?

The Austin Community Area is home to one of the nation’s only parks to be designated as a National Historic Landmark, Columbus Park, The Kehrein Center For The Arts, and Chicago Landmarks such as the F.R. Shock House and Walser House.

Decorative screenshot of OIG's City Active Employees: Map and Census Data Dashboard

Did you know it is a legal requirement that all City of Chicago employees reside in the City?

This interactive map shows the count of active City employees by Ward and Community Area. The dashboard also displays the total residential population in the selected area broken down by race.

Screenshot of the City Active Employees: Map and Census Data Dashboard

Roughly 890 City of Chicago Employees live in the Austin Community Area

As highlighted below, roughly 890 City of Chicago employees live in the Austin community area. With a total population of 97,460 people, this equals out to about 910 employees per 100k of the population of Austin.

Screenshot highlighting the Austin Community Area

By selecting Austin on the map, it displays the demographic breakdown of the Community Area.

Screenshot displaying the Austin Community Area highlighted and demographic breakdown

Check out how many City employees live in your Community Area!

Visit the City Active Employees: Map and Census Data Dashboard

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