COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 608 vs Census Tract 609.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 608, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 609.02, Jefferson County, New York
Census Tract 608 is 110% larger than Census Tract 609.02. Census Tract 608 earns more, with a median household income $35,475 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 608CENSUS TRACT 609.02DIFFERENCE
Total population5,4132,582+110% vs Census Tract 609.02
Population density77,329363+76,966
Median age36.031.7+4.3
Male54.6%48.3%+6.2 pts
Female45.4%51.7%−6.2 pts
Foreign-born21.5%2.9%+18.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.0%82.3%−26.3 pts
Black9.0%3.1%+5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.8%5.4%+8.4 pts
Asian14.8%0.5%+14.4 pts
Other6.4%8.8%−2.4 pts
Median household income$90,174$54,699+$35,475
Per capita income$73,466$26,570+$46,896
Poverty rate8.9%22.7%−13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.407Even
Bachelor's degree or higher74.6%15.9%+58.8 pts
Graduate degree32.5%3.3%+29.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%7.8%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation81.1%54.8%+26.3 pts
Median home value$219,100$129,800+$89,300
Median gross rent$1,979$975+$1,004
Owner-occupied45.6%74.0%−28.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.6%20.9%−12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.2%61.5%−24.3 pts
Average commute37.522.7+14.8
Worked from home35.1%4.0%+31.1 pts
Public transit to work23.7%0.9%+22.8 pts
Uninsured7.7%4.5%+3.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024