COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2301 vs Census Tract 2053
PLACE A
Census Tract 2301, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2053, Essex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 2301 is 66% smaller than Census Tract 2053. Census Tract 2053 earns more, with a median household income $25,473 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2301CENSUS TRACT 2053DIFFERENCE
Total population1,5164,516−66% vs Census Tract 2053
Population density23,6885,132+18,556
Median age34.344.1−9.8
Male64.4%57.3%+7.1 pts
Female35.6%42.7%−7.1 pts
Foreign-born14.1%16.7%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.0%63.8%−27.8 pts
Black12.0%10.6%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino33.1%22.7%+10.4 pts
Asian5.7%0.9%+4.8 pts
Other13.2%2.1%+11.1 pts
Median household income$84,453$109,926−$25,473
Per capita income$68,352$50,274+$18,078
Poverty rate28.4%5.7%+22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5650.399+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher66.2%37.1%+29.1 pts
Graduate degree22.6%13.7%+8.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%1.6%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation71.7%73.8%−2.1 pts
Median home value$684,700$545,000+$139,700
Median gross rent$1,464$1,500−$36
Owner-occupied46.0%96.5%−50.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%5.9%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households55.5%57.9%−2.4 pts
Average commute28.026.6+1.4
Worked from home23.4%17.2%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work5.0%1.1%+3.8 pts
Uninsured6.4%7.3%−0.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024