tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post1464413749468545865..comments2024-03-04T08:09:21.453-08:00Comments on Richard's Real Estate and Urban Economics Blog: Chicago: if not back to the city there, then where?Richard Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02161226214739034402noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33399132.post-60523905163466752102012-01-11T10:59:46.188-08:002012-01-11T10:59:46.188-08:00But it isn't the area we see during convention...But it isn't the area we see during conventions that is losing population. Downtown is growing, while a lot of neighborhoods are shrinking and changing.<br /><br />The percentage of Chicago that identifies as black fell from 37% to 33%, which tells a lot of the story. The Hispanic percentage rose from 26 to 29, and the white percentage rose from 42 to 45.<br /><br />Foreclosures and economic decline are pushing blacks out of old neighborhoods, and Hispanics are moving in, although not 1 for 1. Whites are rushing into trendy downtown areas.David Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243910374364993035noreply@blogger.com