COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8179 vs Census Tract 2521.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 8179, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2521.02, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 8179 and Census Tract 2521.02 are close in size. Census Tract 8179 earns more, with a median household income $9,201 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8179CENSUS TRACT 2521.02DIFFERENCE
Total population5,8075,766+1% vs Census Tract 2521.02
Population density4,54722,263−17,715
Median age46.835.3+11.5
Male53.9%47.0%+7.0 pts
Female46.1%53.0%−7.0 pts
Foreign-born13.4%4.4%+9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.5%1.2%+7.3 pts
Black63.3%83.1%−19.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino22.7%8.3%+14.4 pts
Asian0.2%0.7%−0.4 pts
Other5.3%6.7%−1.4 pts
Median household income$61,250$52,049+$9,201
Per capita income$34,321$21,807+$12,514
Poverty rate9.9%21.9%−12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.432+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%11.1%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree5.0%3.9%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%17.6%−9.3 pts
Labor force participation61.7%64.5%−2.8 pts
Median home value$259,000$197,100+$61,900
Median gross rent$1,070$1,319−$249
Owner-occupied57.0%31.9%+25.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%10.6%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households48.7%62.5%−13.8 pts
Average commute23.840.0−16.2
Worked from home6.6%5.1%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work4.3%36.2%−31.8 pts
Uninsured8.3%16.0%−7.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024