COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 509.01 vs Census Tract 506
PLACE A
Census Tract 509.01, Porter County, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 506, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 509.01 is 7% smaller than Census Tract 506. Census Tract 506 earns more, with a median household income $95,378 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 509.01CENSUS TRACT 506DIFFERENCE
Total population2,2192,375−7% vs Census Tract 506
Population density1,56818,555−16,986
Median age24.535.7−11.2
Male49.8%61.5%−11.7 pts
Female50.2%38.5%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born8.0%12.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%78.9%−8.6 pts
Black6.4%1.0%+5.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%6.4%+6.2 pts
Asian5.9%6.6%−0.7 pts
Other4.7%7.1%−2.4 pts
Median household income$41,705$137,083−$95,378
Per capita income$27,646$96,473−$68,827
Poverty rate23.0%5.5%+17.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.441Even
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%82.8%−43.9 pts
Graduate degree14.0%28.6%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate13.4%5.6%+7.8 pts
Labor force participation69.7%88.6%−18.9 pts
Median home value$270,000$450,500−$180,500
Median gross rent$1,261$1,980−$719
Owner-occupied31.3%50.6%−19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.4%6.0%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.4%18.6%+37.9 pts
Average commute22.535.0−12.4
Worked from home8.6%40.5%−31.9 pts
Public transit to work0.8%20.1%−19.2 pts
Uninsured8.2%5.8%+2.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024