COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 627 vs Census Tract 401
PLACE A
Census Tract 627, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 401, St. Joseph County, Michigan
Census Tract 627 is 14% smaller than Census Tract 401. Census Tract 627 earns more, with a median household income $74,517 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 627CENSUS TRACT 401DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1523,660−14% vs Census Tract 401
Population density25,016684+24,332
Median age32.334.3−2.0
Male43.8%52.8%−9.0 pts
Female56.3%47.2%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born9.6%3.0%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%82.0%−9.7 pts
Black1.8%1.7%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.2%8.0%+0.2 pts
Asian11.1%1.0%+10.2 pts
Other6.5%7.3%−0.8 pts
Median household income$146,979$72,462+$74,517
Per capita income$94,345$31,845+$62,500
Poverty rate11.3%6.3%+5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.341+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher86.1%19.1%+67.0 pts
Graduate degree39.7%7.7%+32.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%7.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation84.4%67.3%+17.1 pts
Median home value$670,900$189,200+$481,700
Median gross rent$2,174$811+$1,363
Owner-occupied46.6%81.3%−34.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.6%7.2%−6.6 pts
Rent-burdened households42.0%31.5%+10.5 pts
Average commute35.619.2+16.4
Worked from home39.1%4.5%+34.6 pts
Public transit to work26.6%2.0%+24.7 pts
Uninsured2.2%4.1%−1.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024