COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 608 vs Census Tract 3521.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 608, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 3521.01, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 608 is 59% larger than Census Tract 3521.01. Census Tract 3521.01 earns more, with a median household income $32,903 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 608CENSUS TRACT 3521.01DIFFERENCE
Total population5,4133,401+59% vs Census Tract 3521.01
Population density77,32921,942+55,387
Median age36.030.4+5.6
Male54.6%57.6%−3.0 pts
Female45.4%42.4%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born21.5%55.2%−33.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.0%47.9%+8.1 pts
Black9.0%4.9%+4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.8%10.6%+3.2 pts
Asian14.8%31.3%−16.5 pts
Other6.4%5.3%+1.1 pts
Median household income$90,174$123,077−$32,903
Per capita income$73,466$87,610−$14,144
Poverty rate8.9%12.0%−3.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.464−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher74.6%86.9%−12.3 pts
Graduate degree32.5%55.5%−23.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%0.9%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation81.1%77.5%+3.6 pts
Median home value$219,100$809,800−$590,700
Median gross rent$1,979$3,453−$1,474
Owner-occupied45.6%18.5%+27.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%22.7%−14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.2%43.5%−6.3 pts
Average commute37.533.6+3.9
Worked from home35.1%34.8%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work23.7%10.4%+13.3 pts
Uninsured7.7%1.7%+6.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024