COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8161 vs Census Tract 2521.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 8161, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2521.01, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 8161 is 235% larger than Census Tract 2521.01. Census Tract 8161 earns more, with a median household income $18,975 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8161CENSUS TRACT 2521.01DIFFERENCE
Total population6,0331,801+235% vs Census Tract 2521.01
Population density2,5535,646−3,093
Median age41.443.5−2.1
Male52.7%59.6%−6.9 pts
Female47.3%40.4%+6.9 pts
Foreign-born10.5%1.3%+9.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.2%0.0%+50.2 pts
Black23.0%93.2%−70.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.7%0.6%+16.2 pts
Asian7.9%0.0%+7.9 pts
Other2.2%6.2%−4.0 pts
Median household income$70,225$51,250+$18,975
Per capita income$41,830$26,163+$15,667
Poverty rate11.3%6.8%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4640.403+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%12.5%+27.6 pts
Graduate degree15.6%8.9%+6.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%12.1%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation56.9%49.2%+7.7 pts
Median home value$311,300$244,800+$66,500
Median gross rent$1,344$1,056+$288
Owner-occupied53.4%30.6%+22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%7.1%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households46.2%32.8%+13.4 pts
Average commute29.051.0−22.1
Worked from home18.5%8.2%+10.4 pts
Public transit to work9.7%28.6%−18.9 pts
Uninsured7.4%19.2%−11.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024