Gage Park, Chicago

Gage Park
Community area
Community Area 63 - Gage Park
Gage Park branch of Chicago Public Library on 55th Street.
Location within the city of Chicago
Coordinates: 41°47.4′N 87°41.4′W / 41.7900°N 87.6900°W / 41.7900; -87.6900
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Neighborhoods	list Gage Park Marquette Manor Glendale Garfield Manor
Area
• Total	2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	39,540
• Density	18,000/sq mi (6,800/km2)
Demographics (2020) [1]
• White	3.6%
• Black	4.7%
• Hispanic	91.0%
• Asian	0.7%
• Other	0.1%
Educational Attainment (2020)[1]
• High School Diploma or Higher	67.4%
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher	8.6%
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	parts of 60609, 60629, 60632 and 60636
Median income (2020)[1]	$42,271
Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services

Gage Park is one of Chicago's 77 well-defined community areas, located on the city's southwest side; it is also the name of a park within the neighborhood. Gage Park's population is largely working-class, and its housing stock is mostly bungalows. For generations, the neighborhood was Eastern European and Irish Catholic. The neighborhood remains overwhelmingly Catholic with the addition of many Hispanic residents. Gage Park is bounded by 49th Street to the north, 59th Street to the south, Central Park Ave to the west, and Leavitt Street to the east.