COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 812 vs Census Tract 817
PLACE A
Census Tract 812, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 817, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 812 is 33% smaller than Census Tract 817. Census Tract 817 earns more, with a median household income $94,331 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 812CENSUS TRACT 817DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4815,161−33% vs Census Tract 817
Population density33,47137,129−3,658
Median age31.130.7+0.4
Male46.9%54.0%−7.1 pts
Female53.1%46.0%+7.1 pts
Foreign-born38.8%17.9%+20.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.5%66.1%−52.6 pts
Black27.7%3.1%+24.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino48.3%15.1%+33.3 pts
Asian3.8%8.8%−4.9 pts
Other6.6%7.0%−0.4 pts
Median household income$48,490$142,821−$94,331
Per capita income$28,940$140,960−$112,020
Poverty rate33.3%7.6%+25.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5550.447+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%92.7%−64.4 pts
Graduate degree9.9%40.8%−30.9 pts
Unemployment rate14.8%2.7%+12.2 pts
Labor force participation68.5%86.6%−18.2 pts
Median home value$918,600$477,600+$441,000
Median gross rent$731$2,497−$1,766
Owner-occupied12.4%23.3%−10.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%9.0%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%34.1%+14.7 pts
Average commute30.223.6+6.6
Worked from home6.0%34.8%−28.8 pts
Public transit to work34.6%8.9%+25.7 pts
Uninsured4.1%1.5%+2.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024