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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
I'm curious what "public use micro data" means because "Chicago city north" is a meaningless geographic descriptor within Chicago.
At its most generous, the "north side of Chicago" encompasses over 50 sq. miles and some 1.2M people. Surely that 5.7% figure listed on the chart is for a much smaller area.
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Public Use Microdata Area is the (typically opaque) Census name for an area drawn to include around 150k people, effectively making mini-"House districts" of similar population across the country to aggregate local data.
There are three particular Chicago City North-named districts, so the source got sloppy in identifying which PUMA they're talking about. Presumably Lakeview/LP?
Chicago City (North)--West Ridge, Lincoln Square & North Center
Chicago City (North)--Uptown, Edgewater & Rogers Park
Chicago City (North)--Lake View & Lincoln Park
Tables for each state and maps of each PUMA are at
this reference page.