COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 406 vs Census Tract 551
PLACE A
Census Tract 406, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 551, Bergen County, New Jersey
Census Tract 406 is 63% smaller than Census Tract 551. Census Tract 551 earns more, with a median household income $158,201 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 406CENSUS TRACT 551DIFFERENCE
Total population2,5216,884−63% vs Census Tract 551
Population density19,6952,157+17,539
Median age37.143.8−6.7
Male44.8%49.5%−4.8 pts
Female55.2%50.5%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born8.0%34.8%−26.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.9%58.6%+10.3 pts
Black4.8%0.9%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.0%4.3%+12.7 pts
Asian2.1%30.2%−28.2 pts
Other7.3%6.0%+1.3 pts
Median household income$89,091$247,292−$158,201
Per capita income$85,767$134,799−$49,032
Poverty rate6.3%2.8%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5260.496+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher75.5%80.3%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree34.4%50.1%−15.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%10.1%−8.1 pts
Labor force participation80.2%66.5%+13.8 pts
Median home value$750,000$1,474,400−$724,400
Median gross rent$1,747$3,143−$1,396
Owner-occupied46.4%68.8%−22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%6.0%+4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.2%22.5%+21.7 pts
Average commute35.633.6+2.0
Worked from home37.5%34.2%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work24.5%6.6%+17.9 pts
Uninsured7.3%3.7%+3.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024