COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2609 vs Census Tract 2607
PLACE A
Census Tract 2609, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2607, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 2609 and Census Tract 2607 are close in size. Census Tract 2607 earns more, with a median household income $44,491 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2609CENSUS TRACT 2607DIFFERENCE
Total population1,1741,198−2% vs Census Tract 2607
Population density13,3419,433+3,908
Median age40.143.9−3.8
Male38.6%46.1%−7.5 pts
Female61.4%53.9%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.6%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%1.5%+3.4 pts
Black87.7%77.0%+10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%21.5%−17.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Median household income$23,495$67,986−$44,491
Per capita income$17,939$28,087−$10,148
Poverty rate47.1%29.9%+17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.393+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%21.6%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree7.4%6.5%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate22.9%11.1%+11.8 pts
Labor force participation42.8%50.0%−7.2 pts
Median home value$245,900$242,600+$3,300
Median gross rent$1,255$1,285−$30
Owner-occupied37.6%44.7%−7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.7%27.4%−7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%65.6%−6.3 pts
Average commute31.128.2+3.0
Worked from home12.4%7.6%+4.8 pts
Public transit to work10.6%4.4%+6.2 pts
Uninsured12.2%6.1%+6.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024