COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2516 vs Census Tract 2509
PLACE A
Census Tract 2516, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2509, Essex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 2516 is 67% larger than Census Tract 2509. Census Tract 2516 earns more, with a median household income $4,619 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2516CENSUS TRACT 2509DIFFERENCE
Total population3,9832,384+67% vs Census Tract 2509
Population density21,41439,733−18,319
Median age34.938.8−3.9
Male36.0%45.0%−9.0 pts
Female64.0%55.0%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born7.2%57.6%−50.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.2%2.4%+13.8 pts
Black57.9%0.0%+57.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.0%97.6%−72.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Median household income$46,869$42,250+$4,619
Per capita income$17,716$17,051+$665
Poverty rate19.9%29.8%−10.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.422+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%9.1%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree0.8%4.9%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate16.2%17.8%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation65.4%55.2%+10.2 pts
Median home value$206,100$413,900−$207,800
Median gross rent$1,238$1,363−$125
Owner-occupied59.2%14.4%+44.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%2.4%+10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.1%60.3%−23.1 pts
Average commute40.820.7+20.2
Worked from home7.9%9.3%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work20.3%1.0%+19.3 pts
Uninsured8.2%2.1%+6.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024