COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 708 vs Census Tract 608
PLACE A
Census Tract 708, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 608, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 708 is 75% smaller than Census Tract 608. Census Tract 608 earns more, with a median household income $27,317 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 708CENSUS TRACT 608DIFFERENCE
Total population1,3285,413−75% vs Census Tract 608
Population density68577,329−76,643
Median age45.136.0+9.1
Male59.4%54.6%+4.9 pts
Female40.6%45.4%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born1.8%21.5%−19.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.1%56.0%−50.9 pts
Black93.9%9.0%+84.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%13.8%−13.2 pts
Asian0.0%14.8%−14.8 pts
Other0.3%6.4%−6.1 pts
Median household income$62,857$90,174−$27,317
Per capita income$22,984$73,466−$50,482
Poverty rate14.5%8.9%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.401−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.5%74.6%−72.2 pts
Graduate degree1.5%32.5%−31.0 pts
Unemployment rate20.6%2.9%+17.7 pts
Labor force participation39.7%81.1%−41.4 pts
Median home value$135,900$219,100−$83,200
Median gross rent$788$1,979−$1,191
Owner-occupied68.7%45.6%+23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate39.2%8.6%+30.5 pts
Rent-burdened households23.0%37.2%−14.2 pts
Average commute22.237.5−15.3
Worked from home3.3%35.1%−31.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%23.7%−23.4 pts
Uninsured12.1%7.7%+4.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024