Where are the Puerto ricans in Chicago??? (Bolingbrook, Berwyn: rent, houses)

[Spreadofknowledge]

Chicago is about 30% Hispanic, about 80% of those Hispanics are Mexican, with most of the remaining being Puerto Rican. I've heard most Hispanics live on either the Southwest side or the Northwest side, with the mostly black Westside between the 2. Southwest side, I heard is almost completely dominated by Mexicans, while the Northwest is a mix of Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and smaller numbers of other Hispanic groups.

I mean you wont find nothing like the South Bronx, North Philadelphia, or East Orlando in the Chicago area. But Chicago has one of the largest PR population outside the eastcoast, Im sure they have some neighborhoods where Puerto Ricans make up ATLEAST 20-30%. Even Cleveland has sections that are more Puerto Rican percentage wise than anything in Chicago. Ive heard many Puerto Ricans are leaving the Chicago area for other areas in the Midwest or the Eastcoast (northeast/southeast).

It seems that in the Northwest, areas that border the mostly black Westside (north of Grand Avenue) is where Ricans are more prevalent, and going further north/northwest the Hispanics populations start to become more Mexican & Central American. Humboldt Park is the only neighborhood I know of that Puerto Ricans have large numbers, and even that neighborhood has just as many Mexicans, Blacks, & Whites, so its not really a PR neighborhood just a mixed neighborhood with the most Ricans in Chicago. And even the eastern portions of Humboldt Park is seeing gentrification, with more and more whites.

So what other neighborhoods have sizable numbers of Puerto Ricans? And what suburbs have sizable numbers of Puerto Ricans?(Ive heard western and northern IL suburbs, as well as Northwest Indiana, true?)

[Alacran]

Riis park area and melrose park(suburbs)

[Chicagoland60426]

Belmont Cragin neighborhood has more Puerto Ricans than Humboldt Park. There is also Hermosa and Logan Square(although perhaps declining via gentrification).

[coldwine]

Under quarantine, until they release their secret beans and rice recipe to us.

[Bluefox]

East Chicago has a pretty sizable Puerto Rican community. They have two pretty good Puerto Rican restaurants, Tania's and Solito's, on Indianapolis Blvd. I don't know about specific neighborhoods though.

[damba]

Originally Posted by Spreadofknowledge

Chicago is about 30% Hispanic, about 80% of those Hispanics are Mexican, with most of the remaining being Puerto Rican. I've heard most Hispanics live on either the Southwest side or the Northwest side, with the mostly black Westside between the 2. Southwest side, I heard is almost completely dominated by Mexicans, while the Northwest is a mix of Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, and smaller numbers of other Hispanic groups.

I mean you wont find nothing like the South Bronx, North Philadelphia, or East Orlando in the Chicago area. But Chicago has one of the largest PR population outside the eastcoast, Im sure they have some neighborhoods where Puerto Ricans make up ATLEAST 20-30%. Even Cleveland has sections that are more Puerto Rican percentage wise than anything in Chicago. Ive heard many Puerto Ricans are leaving the Chicago area for other areas in the Midwest or the Eastcoast (northeast/southeast).

It seems that in the Northwest, areas that border the mostly black Westside (north of Grand Avenue) is where Ricans are more prevalent, and going further north/northwest the Hispanics populations start to become more Mexican & Central American. Humboldt Park is the only neighborhood I know of that Puerto Ricans have large numbers, and even that neighborhood has just as many Mexicans, Blacks, & Whites, so its not really a PR neighborhood just a mixed neighborhood with the most Ricans in Chicago. And even the eastern portions of Humboldt Park is seeing gentrification, with more and more whites.

So what other neighborhoods have sizable numbers of Puerto Ricans? And what suburbs have sizable numbers of Puerto Ricans?(Ive heard western and northern IL suburbs, as well as Northwest Indiana, true?)

My boriqua friends and colleagues frankly live all over the place- mostly north suburbs and some near O'Hare.

[OKParker]

Go down division street in Humboldt park and you'll see where PRs used to be. I honestly haven't been to that area much in the last 5 years, but I doubt it's gentrified that quickly considering the lack of train transit

[chet everett]

Originally Posted by OKParker

Go down division street in Humboldt park and you'll see where PRs used to be. I honestly haven't been to that area much in the last 5 years, but I doubt it's gentrified that quickly considering the lack of train transit

...the relative advantages that even folks "born on the island" have in terms of mobility / employment as US citizens means that they can "go to where the jobs are".

The region has seen shifts in the areas with logistics / warehouses -- railyards near Berwyn, the towns adjacent to O'Hare, to the areas further west around Romeoville / Bolingbrook, to the spots along the 294 from Gurnee to Alsip have all seen shifts in where the kinds of materials handling type employment has clustered. I've worked with a few folks in IT who have relatives working for the Postal Service -- those kinds of jobs don't go to other than citizens.

Many folks with PR heritage are very loyal to family on the island and the ease of depositing money in Illinois and then withdrawing US cash from a branch under the same brand in Puerto Rico is a huge advantage compared to folks in other Latin American nations...

[JTE1969]

They became rich, moved back to Puerto Rico, then suffered a Hurricane and became homeless!

-- Sorry for that! But it could be a fact, though.... I had a neighbor who actually was like that!

[Slats Grobnick]

I've been seeing a lot in Little Village, probably because rent is half here what it is in Humboldt park and Logan Square