COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2609 vs Census Tract 2623
PLACE A
Census Tract 2609, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2623, Macomb County, Michigan
Census Tract 2609 is 70% smaller than Census Tract 2623. Census Tract 2623 earns more, with a median household income $28,331 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2609CENSUS TRACT 2623DIFFERENCE
Total population1,1743,868−70% vs Census Tract 2623
Population density13,3413,841+9,500
Median age40.135.8+4.3
Male38.6%53.0%−14.4 pts
Female61.4%47.0%+14.4 pts
Foreign-born0.3%23.6%−23.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%53.9%−49.0 pts
Black87.7%15.3%+72.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%0.2%+3.8 pts
Asian0.0%26.8%−26.8 pts
Other3.5%3.8%−0.3 pts
Median household income$23,495$51,826−$28,331
Per capita income$17,939$32,745−$14,806
Poverty rate47.1%10.6%+36.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.429+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%25.8%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree7.4%9.8%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate22.9%4.7%+18.2 pts
Labor force participation42.8%62.9%−20.1 pts
Median home value$245,900$208,500+$37,400
Median gross rent$1,255$1,172+$83
Owner-occupied37.6%46.3%−8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.7%4.1%+15.6 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%49.0%+10.3 pts
Average commute31.122.2+9.0
Worked from home12.4%7.8%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work10.6%0.0%+10.6 pts
Uninsured12.2%6.4%+5.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024