Over 50% of 1970 Chicago Residents Made a Middle-Class Income. Now? 16%
via wbez.org: Maps courtesy of UIC Middle-income areas, pictured above in light yellow, made up half the city in 1970. Today, Chicago neighborhoods tend to be, on average, either low income (orange) or high income (blue). Chicago’s middle class, once the backbone of the city, is declining so swiftly that it’s almost gone, and a … Read more