Sunshine’s New Housing Equity Initiative Addresses Wealth Gap Disparities

10 times more!?
 
The statistics are staggering.  According to the 2016 Consumer Science Survey, the average household net worth for white families ($171,000) in our country is 10 times more than that of black families ($17,000).  In the Chicagoland metro area, 73% of white families own their home, compared with 44% of black families.  In our predominantly black neighborhood of Woodlawn, only 24% of residents own their homes, while 76% are renters.

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