Today, Lincoln Park is bordered from North Avenue to Diversey Parkway and Lake Michigan to the Kennedy Expressway. Lincoln Park is also home to Chicago’s DePaul University. The area surrounding DePaul not only houses students but also young renters and affluent families.
One of the city’s oldest neighborhoods with a history tracing back to the 1820s, Lincoln Park is filled with cozy coffee houses, four-star restaurants, swanky boutiques mixed with antique shops and bookstores – providing the perfect mix of culture and entertainment.
Residents can enjoy anything and everything from The Lincoln Park Zoo to the city’s best off-Loop theatre companies and numerous music and jazz spots. The area’s greatest natural asset is Lincoln Park itself – 1,200 acres of playing fields, biking and jogging paths, picnic areas, a public golf course, and more. Bordering Lake Michigan, the park also offers lagoons, boat harbors, and beaches.
Lincoln Park offers a wonderful mix of historical homes, Victorian three-flats, traditional brownstones, a smattering of loft buildings, and some of the most contemporary condos in Chicago, including high rises overlooking the lake. New construction projects sit next to charmingly renovated vintage homes on tree-lined streets.
All downtown facilities, shops, and Loop business centers are accessible by easy public transportation.
67,831 people live in Lincoln Park, where the median age is 33 and the average individual income is $113,478. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Lincoln Park, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Chicago Honey Co-op, Loud Mouth Food Bikes, and The Gilty Pig.
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| Dining · $$ | 1.91 miles | 10 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 2.98 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 3.97 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Dining | 3.99 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.05 miles | 6 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 3.05 miles | 20 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 1.67 miles | 45 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.75 miles | 18 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Active | 2.98 miles | 22 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.85 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.51 miles | 10 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 1.96 miles | 7 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.05 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.77 miles | 25 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.97 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.02 miles | 26 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 2.53 miles | 13 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 3.11 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
| Beauty | 0.85 miles | 5 reviews | 5/5 stars | |
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Lincoln Park has 33,145 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Lincoln Park do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 67,831 people call Lincoln Park home. The population density is 36,660.11 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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