COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1602 vs Census Tract 3424.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 1602, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 3424.02, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 1602 is 26% smaller than Census Tract 3424.02. Census Tract 1602 earns more, with a median household income $33,060 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1602CENSUS TRACT 3424.02DIFFERENCE
Total population3,3634,542−26% vs Census Tract 3424.02
Population density9,1143,347+5,767
Median age35.832.6+3.2
Male49.5%59.0%−9.5 pts
Female50.5%41.0%+9.5 pts
Foreign-born12.9%42.3%−29.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.8%37.8%+33.0 pts
Black4.0%3.5%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.7%34.8%−23.1 pts
Asian4.2%13.7%−9.5 pts
Other9.3%10.2%−1.0 pts
Median household income$132,599$99,539+$33,060
Per capita income$77,861$45,346+$32,515
Poverty rate8.6%32.7%−24.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.395+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%51.1%+16.3 pts
Graduate degree22.6%16.7%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%2.1%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation74.1%77.4%−3.2 pts
Median home value$577,900$621,300−$43,400
Median gross rent$1,582$2,603−$1,021
Owner-occupied67.6%24.0%+43.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%5.7%−2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%56.4%−31.3 pts
Average commute38.232.3+5.9
Worked from home27.1%25.4%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work21.1%16.7%+4.4 pts
Uninsured2.0%5.7%−3.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024