COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2508 vs Census Tract 2509
PLACE A
Census Tract 2508, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2509, Essex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 2508 is 15% larger than Census Tract 2509. Census Tract 2508 earns more, with a median household income $35,164 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2508CENSUS TRACT 2509DIFFERENCE
Total population2,7422,384+15% vs Census Tract 2509
Population density12,35139,733−27,382
Median age35.838.8−3.0
Male42.5%45.0%−2.6 pts
Female57.5%55.0%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born9.8%57.6%−47.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%2.4%−2.0 pts
Black66.0%0.0%+66.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.0%97.6%−66.6 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Median household income$77,414$42,250+$35,164
Per capita income$24,341$17,051+$7,290
Poverty rate19.8%29.8%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3740.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%9.1%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree2.8%4.9%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.1%17.8%−9.7 pts
Labor force participation59.2%55.2%+4.0 pts
Median home value$268,500$413,900−$145,400
Median gross rent$1,258$1,363−$105
Owner-occupied73.1%14.4%+58.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%2.4%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.8%60.3%−20.4 pts
Average commute34.220.7+13.5
Worked from home7.1%9.3%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work30.1%1.0%+29.0 pts
Uninsured12.0%2.1%+9.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024