COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 4701 vs Census Tract 9609
PLACE A
Census Tract 4701, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 9609, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Census Tract 4701 is 58% smaller than Census Tract 9609. Census Tract 9609 earns more, with a median household income $4,291 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 4701CENSUS TRACT 9609DIFFERENCE
Total population2,3045,460−58% vs Census Tract 9609
Population density3,752402+3,350
Median age50.539.4+11.1
Male37.8%45.5%−7.7 pts
Female62.2%54.5%+7.7 pts
Foreign-born3.7%2.6%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%87.6%−87.6 pts
Black91.8%2.1%+89.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%1.1%+3.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other3.3%6.2%−2.8 pts
Median household income$47,054$51,345−$4,291
Per capita income$30,131$31,751−$1,620
Poverty rate26.8%10.1%+16.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4870.417+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%27.0%−3.4 pts
Graduate degree12.6%9.7%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate18.8%10.3%+8.5 pts
Labor force participation47.5%61.0%−13.5 pts
Median home value$227,400$160,000+$67,400
Median gross rent$678$895−$217
Owner-occupied53.1%57.5%−4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%13.2%−3.8 pts
Rent-burdened households32.8%35.6%−2.8 pts
Average commute45.714.2+31.5
Worked from home31.8%7.4%+24.5 pts
Public transit to work8.4%3.2%+5.1 pts
Uninsured6.2%3.0%+3.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024