COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 512 vs Census Tract 3521.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 512, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 3521.01, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 512 is 55% smaller than Census Tract 3521.01. Census Tract 512 earns more, with a median household income $53,494 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 512CENSUS TRACT 3521.01DIFFERENCE
Total population1,5363,401−55% vs Census Tract 3521.01
Population density24,00021,942+2,058
Median age32.830.4+2.4
Male48.4%57.6%−9.2 pts
Female51.6%42.4%+9.2 pts
Foreign-born9.5%55.2%−45.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.2%47.9%+25.4 pts
Black2.2%4.9%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%10.6%+0.4 pts
Asian5.5%31.3%−25.8 pts
Other8.1%5.3%+2.8 pts
Median household income$176,571$123,077+$53,494
Per capita income$99,340$87,610+$11,730
Poverty rate6.4%12.0%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.464−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher84.3%86.9%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree38.1%55.5%−17.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%0.9%+5.1 pts
Labor force participation81.5%77.5%+4.0 pts
Median home value$718,800$809,800−$91,000
Median gross rent$2,050$3,453−$1,403
Owner-occupied45.9%18.5%+27.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.6%22.7%−17.1 pts
Rent-burdened households31.8%43.5%−11.8 pts
Average commute35.333.6+1.7
Worked from home28.5%34.8%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work23.2%10.4%+12.8 pts
Uninsured3.0%1.7%+1.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024