COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1601 vs Census Tract 1602.15
PLACE A
Census Tract 1601, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1602.15, Hood County, Texas
Census Tract 1601 is 22% smaller than Census Tract 1602.15. Census Tract 1601 earns more, with a median household income $76,594 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1601CENSUS TRACT 1602.15DIFFERENCE
Total population2,6143,330−22% vs Census Tract 1602.15
Population density11,4151,152+10,263
Median age36.838.4−1.6
Male48.8%57.3%−8.5 pts
Female51.2%42.7%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born26.2%10.2%+15.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.3%66.6%−10.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino26.6%28.1%−1.5 pts
Asian16.0%0.6%+15.4 pts
Other1.1%4.7%−3.6 pts
Median household income$111,250$34,656+$76,594
Per capita income$51,086$26,017+$25,069
Poverty rate4.7%16.7%−12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.454Even
Bachelor's degree or higher54.5%12.6%+42.0 pts
Graduate degree17.9%1.5%+16.4 pts
Unemployment rate1.1%5.0%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation72.1%54.2%+17.9 pts
Median home value$380,700$111,700+$269,000
Median gross rent$1,579$1,456+$123
Owner-occupied64.9%82.3%−17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%2.4%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households51.4%33.5%+17.9 pts
Average commute34.329.6+4.7
Worked from home24.6%2.1%+22.6 pts
Public transit to work16.0%0.0%+16.0 pts
Uninsured3.8%29.4%−25.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024