Englewood, Chicago

Englewood
Community area
Community Area 68 – Englewood
The intersection of 63rd and Halsted, looking south. The Halsted 'L' station can be seen crossing Halsted in the distance. Kennedy–King College occupies the buildings on the left of the photo. The building on the right burned in 2014.
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°46′48″N 87°38′42″W / 41.78000°N 87.64500°W / 41.78000; -87.64500
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	list Englewood Hamilton Park
Area
• Total	3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	24,369
• Density	7,900/sq mi (3,000/km2)
Demographics 2020[1]
• White	1.2%
• Black	92.1%
• Hispanic	3.9%
• Asian	0.6%
• Other	2.2%
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Zip codes	part of 60621
Area code	773
Median income 2020[1]	$22,228
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Englewood is a neighborhood and community area located on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is also the 68th of the 77 community areas in the city. At its peak population in 1960, over 97,000 people lived in its approximately 3 square miles (7.8 km²),^[2] but the neighborhood's population has since dropped dramatically. In 2000, it had a population of approximately 40,000 inhabitants, and the 2010 census indicated that its population has further declined to approximately 30,000.^[3] Englewood to the north, 75th Street to the south, Racine Avenue to the west, and an irregular border that wends along the Metra Railroad Tracks to the east. On the southwest side of Chicago lies West Englewood, which is generally lumped in with Englewood by Chicagoans. Englewood, a low-income African-American community, has a high rate of foreclosed properties due to its population drop.