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A planned Whole Foods store in Englewood would serve a primarily black neighborhood, a first for the Chicago area. A store opened in 2013 in the Detroit neighborhood of Midtown, an area with somewhat similar demographics. Both areas struggle with poverty, unemployment, blight and crime.

Race/ethnicity near Whole Foods stores Shaded by the race/ethnicity
that is the majority population (more than 50%), by census tract in 2010

White

Black

Hispanic

Other

No race more than 50%

Whole Foods store

Chicago area

Detroit area

Economics of the Englewood and Midtown neighborhoods
By ZIP code of store in 2009-2013

Metric Englewood, 60621 (Chicago) Midtown, 48201 (Detroit)
Median household income $19,548 ($47,270) $15,139 ($26,325)
Percentage of all individuals living below the poverty level 47.4% (22.6%) 49.4% (39.3%)

Percentage of individuals living below the poverty level By ZIP code for 2009-2013

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Whole Foods store

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Whole Foods

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