COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8179 vs Census Tract 2520
PLACE A
Census Tract 8179, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2520, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 8179 and Census Tract 2520 are close in size. Census Tract 8179 earns more, with a median household income $24,605 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8179CENSUS TRACT 2520DIFFERENCE
Total population5,8075,643+3% vs Census Tract 2520
Population density4,54723,415−18,868
Median age46.840.0+6.8
Male53.9%43.3%+10.7 pts
Female46.1%56.7%−10.7 pts
Foreign-born13.4%2.4%+11.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.5%11.5%−3.0 pts
Black63.3%79.2%−15.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.7%5.4%+17.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.2%+0.0 pts
Other5.3%3.7%+1.7 pts
Median household income$61,250$36,645+$24,605
Per capita income$34,321$21,004+$13,317
Poverty rate9.9%24.0%−14.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.507−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%14.2%+2.2 pts
Graduate degree5.0%6.4%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%21.3%−13.0 pts
Labor force participation61.7%58.8%+2.8 pts
Median home value$259,000$245,800+$13,200
Median gross rent$1,070$1,162−$92
Owner-occupied57.0%21.5%+35.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%11.3%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%49.3%−0.6 pts
Average commute23.833.5−9.7
Worked from home6.6%5.9%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work4.3%12.0%−7.6 pts
Uninsured8.3%3.8%+4.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024