From the City to the Suburbs: Characteristics of Suburban Neighborhoods Where Chicago Housing Choice Voucher Households Relocated

Table 3

Average neighborhood characteristics of suburban HCV communities by county.

Geography	HHI	PP	HHPA	Race			FHH	R	MHH	VU	HVC
				B	W	H
Cook	50574	9	3	26	59	15	12	29	35	2	931
DeKalb	43717	4	2	5	88	7	9	42	35	1	19
DuPage	69779	15	1	4	82	9	7	26	44	1	201
Kane	49561	9	3	9	69	36	68	32	20	.4	32
Lake	53867	9	3	12	69	26	12	29	42	1	79
Will	57263	7	3	18	71	12	10	19	40	2	75
Entire study area	54061	8	3	20	66	15	13	28	37	2	1337
Oakley and Burchfield H/H	*	35	27	93	*	4	61	56	*	12	*
Oakley and Burchfield L/L	*	14	9	12		21	23	55	*	.38	*

∗Data not provided in Oakley and Burchfield study.
HHI: median household income; PP: percent population below poverty; HHPA: percent households receiving public assistance; race: B: percent black population; W: percent white population; H: percent Hispanic population; FHH: percent female-headed households; R: percent renter; HVU: percent of voucher units by renter units; HVC: housing voucher count.