COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1981 vs Census Tract 2608
PLACE A
Census Tract 1981, Oakland County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2608, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 1981 is 59% larger than Census Tract 2608. Census Tract 2608 earns more, with a median household income $8,574 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1981CENSUS TRACT 2608DIFFERENCE
Total population2,7261,719+59% vs Census Tract 2608
Population density2,62413,535−10,912
Median age61.734.3+27.4
Male46.6%40.5%+6.0 pts
Female53.4%59.5%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born44.1%0.0%+44.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.1%0.0%+59.1 pts
Black9.4%97.9%−88.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%0.3%+1.3 pts
Asian15.7%0.0%+15.7 pts
Other14.1%1.7%+12.3 pts
Median household income$26,888$35,462−$8,574
Per capita income$33,363$21,180+$12,183
Poverty rate37.5%13.4%+24.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5380.450+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%3.8%+24.2 pts
Graduate degree9.9%0.0%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%27.7%−21.2 pts
Labor force participation44.2%64.4%−20.2 pts
Median home value$279,200$205,300+$73,900
Median gross rent$753$1,312−$559
Owner-occupied18.8%13.6%+5.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%30.1%−28.8 pts
Rent-burdened households24.2%65.6%−41.4 pts
Average commute21.432.8−11.3
Worked from home22.8%0.0%+22.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%26.8%−26.8 pts
Uninsured0.9%11.9%−11.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024