Chicago Communities

 

 

Average Individual Income Map

In response to the growing income inequality in Chicago, The Nathalie P. Voorhees Center analyzed change in income in the seven-county Chicago Metropolitan Region from 1970-2016, assessing each Census Tract’s average per capita income relative to the region at different points in time. Chicago’s neighborhoods fall into three groups, called “cities” based on income change from 1970 – 2017. As our study illustrates, Chicago has grown more segregated by income over time and losing its middle class. We then analyzed the three cities in regard to other factors, such as race, age, disability, housing tenure, and employment.

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