COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1602 vs Census Tract 3426
PLACE A
Census Tract 1602, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 3426, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 1602 is 44% smaller than Census Tract 3426. Census Tract 1602 earns more, with a median household income $41,024 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1602CENSUS TRACT 3426DIFFERENCE
Total population3,3635,961−44% vs Census Tract 3426
Population density9,11434,063−24,949
Median age35.833.8+2.0
Male49.5%52.3%−2.7 pts
Female50.5%47.7%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born12.9%51.6%−38.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.8%27.2%+43.6 pts
Black4.0%8.0%−4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.7%33.0%−21.3 pts
Asian4.2%10.6%−6.3 pts
Other9.3%21.2%−11.9 pts
Median household income$132,599$91,575+$41,024
Per capita income$77,861$38,574+$39,287
Poverty rate8.6%9.1%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4700.462Even
Bachelor's degree or higher67.4%14.6%+52.8 pts
Graduate degree22.6%3.3%+19.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.4%4.5%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation74.1%70.9%+3.2 pts
Median home value$577,900$746,400−$168,500
Median gross rent$1,582$2,049−$467
Owner-occupied67.6%33.0%+34.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.9%3.9%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%42.9%−17.7 pts
Average commute38.231.0+7.2
Worked from home27.1%5.4%+21.7 pts
Public transit to work21.1%12.3%+8.7 pts
Uninsured2.0%2.9%−0.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024