Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Whites Continue to Flee Chicago

The Chicago Sun-Times reports:
According to data being released today by the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of Hispanics living in Chicago climbed to 28.8 percent of the population, up nearly three percentage points from the beginning of the decade. The black population declined by 1.8 percentage points, to 34.9 percent of Chicago's population. The white population declined by 1 percent, to 30.3 percent.

The census also spotted a few more gray hairs, with the median age in the city growing by 1.6 years to 33.1, meaning that half the population is older than 33.1.
I guess the "urban comeback" of white families moving back to the city has no basis in fact.