COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8243 vs Census Tract 5305.03
PLACE A
Census Tract 8243, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5305.03, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 8243 is 12% larger than Census Tract 5305.03. Census Tract 5305.03 earns more, with a median household income $3,225 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8243CENSUS TRACT 5305.03DIFFERENCE
Total population4,1233,668+12% vs Census Tract 5305.03
Population density2,6555,945−3,290
Median age36.643.1−6.5
Male46.5%45.9%+0.6 pts
Female53.5%54.1%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born6.2%0.7%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Black80.1%96.5%−16.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.5%0.7%+8.8 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other3.0%2.8%+0.2 pts
Median household income$49,632$52,857−$3,225
Per capita income$26,886$26,593+$293
Poverty rate29.4%13.9%+15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.440+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%18.2%−1.9 pts
Graduate degree4.9%8.8%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate16.8%16.2%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation58.8%52.7%+6.1 pts
Median home value$146,700$167,300−$20,600
Median gross rent$1,500$1,594−$94
Owner-occupied63.1%73.3%−10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%12.7%+6.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.9%67.1%−31.2 pts
Average commute32.534.2−1.6
Worked from home28.4%10.8%+17.5 pts
Public transit to work6.4%5.9%+0.5 pts
Uninsured13.3%4.5%+8.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024