COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2501 vs Census Tract 2503
PLACE A
Census Tract 2501, Essex County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2503, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 2501 and Census Tract 2503 are close in size. Census Tract 2503 earns more, with a median household income $16,263 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2501CENSUS TRACT 2503DIFFERENCE
Total population5,2955,144+3% vs Census Tract 2503
Population density16,09421,523−5,429
Median age31.738.5−6.8
Male40.1%52.6%−12.5 pts
Female59.9%47.4%+12.5 pts
Foreign-born43.0%24.2%+18.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.3%5.9%+2.5 pts
Black3.4%55.9%−52.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino85.6%34.7%+50.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other2.7%2.1%+0.5 pts
Median household income$44,310$60,573−$16,263
Per capita income$26,894$23,736+$3,158
Poverty rate23.8%21.9%+1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%18.8%+7.6 pts
Graduate degree4.3%10.5%−6.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%16.1%−9.4 pts
Labor force participation68.6%69.1%−0.4 pts
Median home value–$299,100–
Median gross rent$1,609$1,256+$353
Owner-occupied0.0%50.4%−50.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.2%5.4%−4.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.4%60.4%−5.9 pts
Average commute25.542.2−16.7
Worked from home7.3%13.6%−6.4 pts
Public transit to work3.6%13.4%−9.7 pts
Uninsured5.8%15.9%−10.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024