COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2605 vs Census Tract 2607
PLACE A
Census Tract 2605, Essex County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2607, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 2605 is 210% larger than Census Tract 2607. Census Tract 2605 earns more, with a median household income $59,798 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2605CENSUS TRACT 2607DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7191,198+210% vs Census Tract 2607
Population density3,0639,433−6,370
Median age45.743.9+1.8
Male53.6%46.1%+7.6 pts
Female46.4%53.9%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born16.9%3.6%+13.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%1.5%+64.6 pts
Black0.8%77.0%−76.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino29.5%21.5%+8.0 pts
Asian1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Other2.2%0.0%+2.2 pts
Median household income$127,784$67,986+$59,798
Per capita income$61,904$28,087+$33,817
Poverty rate4.0%29.9%−25.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.393+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%21.6%+22.8 pts
Graduate degree22.2%6.5%+15.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%11.1%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation68.6%50.0%+18.5 pts
Median home value$542,700$242,600+$300,100
Median gross rent$1,882$1,285+$597
Owner-occupied87.9%44.7%+43.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%27.4%−20.8 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%65.6%+9.4 pts
Average commute28.228.2+0.1
Worked from home22.9%7.6%+15.3 pts
Public transit to work0.2%4.4%−4.3 pts
Uninsured1.5%6.1%−4.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024