Douglass Park

Population Demographic

Ø Total Population: 33,854

Ø Median Age: 30.4

Ethnic Demography

Ø Black non-Hispanic: 87.4%

Ø Hispanic or Latinx: 8.8%

Ø Asian non-Hispanic: 0.2%

Ø White non-Hispanic: 3%

Economic Profile

Ø Owner Occupied: 18.8%

Ø Renter Occupied: 58.1% The former Douglas Park is a large Park District park that serves as a cultural and community center on Ø Median Household Income: $26.781 the West Side of Chicago, . It was named after pre- , U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, but in Ø Average people per Household:3 2020 the Park District voted to remove that name. Established in 1869 and initially named South Park, its is in the North Education Statistics Lawndale community area with an official address of 1401 S. Sacramento Drive. Ø No Highschool: 24.5% On July 22, 2020, in consideration of a student-led petition to change the name, the Board of Ø Highschool: 31.2% Commissioners voted to immediately remove the park's name, beginning a 45-day comment period, with the view that the Ø Associate’s Degree: 5.8% park will be renamed Douglass Park, for abolitionist . Ø Bachelor’s Degree: 8.4%

Ø Graduate Degree: 3.9% FUN FACTS

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