Research Report Neighborhood Disparities in Investment Flows in Chicago
Brett Theodos, Eric Hangen, Brady Meixell, Prasanna Rajasekaran
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Capital has flowed inequitably to communities across the US for decades, often with a racialized motivation or a racialized effect. This report analyzes investment flows for Chicago from 2011 to 2017, studying what kinds of money have been flowing, and for what purposes, into the City’s neighborhoods. Looking at these data by neighborhood race and poverty rate reveal stark investment disparities. Extensive and sustained public and private action will be required to generate financial opportunities for all of Chicago’s neighborhoods.

Research and Evidence Housing and Communities Work, Education, and Labor Family and Financial Well-Being Tax and Income Supports Research to Action Race and Equity
Expertise Community and Economic Development Upward Mobility and Inequality Families Nonprofits and Philanthropy Social Safety Net Wealth and Financial Well-Being Labor Markets Taxes and the Economy
Tags Employment and income data Racial and ethnic disparities Racial segregation Multifamily finance Single-family finance Credit availability Financial products and services Wealth inequality Public and private investment Finance Racial barriers to accessing the safety net Racial inequities in economic mobility State and local finance
States Illinois
Cities Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI