COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8259 vs Census Tract 5501
PLACE A
Census Tract 8259, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5501, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8259 is 20% smaller than Census Tract 5501. Census Tract 5501 earns more, with a median household income $77,358 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8259CENSUS TRACT 5501DIFFERENCE
Total population3,0553,798−20% vs Census Tract 5501
Population density4,9044,178+725
Median age30.843.8−13.0
Male49.8%47.4%+2.4 pts
Female50.2%52.6%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born15.8%11.0%+4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.9%81.6%−77.8 pts
Black57.6%7.5%+50.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.3%4.1%+32.3 pts
Asian0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Other2.2%2.4%−0.3 pts
Median household income$46,705$124,063−$77,358
Per capita income$20,468$90,792−$70,324
Poverty rate34.9%9.1%+25.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.498−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%71.4%−58.5 pts
Graduate degree1.7%31.7%−30.0 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%4.2%+16.6 pts
Labor force participation68.8%71.1%−2.3 pts
Median home value$136,700$572,300−$435,600
Median gross rent$1,510$1,396+$114
Owner-occupied62.7%70.2%−7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%7.0%+11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households66.0%46.2%+19.8 pts
Average commute32.428.2+4.2
Worked from home11.7%28.1%−16.4 pts
Public transit to work5.9%0.0%+5.8 pts
Uninsured14.0%2.2%+11.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024