COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2609 vs Census Tract 2705
PLACE A
Census Tract 2609, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2705, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 2609 is 18% smaller than Census Tract 2705. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
CENSUS TRACT 2609CENSUS TRACT 2705DIFFERENCE
Total population1,1741,426−18% vs Census Tract 2705
Population density13,3416,571+6,769
Median age40.127.5+12.6
Male38.6%52.7%−14.1 pts
Female61.4%47.3%+14.1 pts
Foreign-born0.3%4.4%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%4.4%+0.4 pts
Black87.7%95.6%−7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%0.0%+3.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Median household income$23,495$24,181−$686
Per capita income$17,939$15,601+$2,338
Poverty rate47.1%57.2%−10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.437+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%18.6%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree7.4%1.8%+5.5 pts
Unemployment rate22.9%15.3%+7.6 pts
Labor force participation42.8%45.4%−2.6 pts
Median home value$245,900$165,500+$80,400
Median gross rent$1,255$928+$327
Owner-occupied37.6%23.3%+14.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.7%18.0%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%73.1%−13.8 pts
Average commute31.132.4−1.3
Worked from home12.4%2.9%+9.5 pts
Public transit to work10.6%17.2%−6.6 pts
Uninsured12.2%4.0%+8.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024