COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2509 vs Census Tract 2508
PLACE A
Census Tract 2509, Essex County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2508, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 2509 is 13% smaller than Census Tract 2508. Census Tract 2508 earns more, with a median household income $35,164 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2509CENSUS TRACT 2508DIFFERENCE
Total population2,3842,742−13% vs Census Tract 2508
Population density39,73312,351+27,382
Median age38.835.8+3.0
Male45.0%42.5%+2.6 pts
Female55.0%57.5%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born57.6%9.8%+47.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.4%0.4%+2.0 pts
Black0.0%66.0%−66.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino97.6%31.0%+66.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Median household income$42,250$77,414−$35,164
Per capita income$17,051$24,341−$7,290
Poverty rate29.8%19.8%+10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.374+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%9.8%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree4.9%2.8%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate17.8%8.1%+9.7 pts
Labor force participation55.2%59.2%−4.0 pts
Median home value$413,900$268,500+$145,400
Median gross rent$1,363$1,258+$105
Owner-occupied14.4%73.1%−58.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%4.1%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%39.8%+20.4 pts
Average commute20.734.2−13.5
Worked from home9.3%7.1%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work1.0%30.1%−29.0 pts
Uninsured2.1%12.0%−9.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024