COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8259 vs Census Tract 5502
PLACE A
Census Tract 8259, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5502, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8259 is 31% smaller than Census Tract 5502. Census Tract 5502 earns more, with a median household income $61,448 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8259CENSUS TRACT 5502DIFFERENCE
Total population3,0554,449−31% vs Census Tract 5502
Population density4,9047,711−2,807
Median age30.834.4−3.6
Male49.8%41.3%+8.5 pts
Female50.2%58.7%−8.5 pts
Foreign-born15.8%7.3%+8.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.9%75.3%−71.4 pts
Black57.6%5.2%+52.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino36.3%1.5%+34.8 pts
Asian0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Other2.2%11.9%−9.7 pts
Median household income$46,705$108,153−$61,448
Per capita income$20,468$58,526−$38,058
Poverty rate34.9%4.3%+30.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%71.4%−58.5 pts
Graduate degree1.7%34.5%−32.8 pts
Unemployment rate20.8%2.2%+18.6 pts
Labor force participation68.8%76.7%−7.9 pts
Median home value$136,700$383,600−$246,900
Median gross rent$1,510$1,375+$135
Owner-occupied62.7%63.2%−0.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.8%6.4%+12.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.0%32.4%+33.6 pts
Average commute32.420.7+11.7
Worked from home11.7%23.1%−11.5 pts
Public transit to work5.9%0.4%+5.5 pts
Uninsured14.0%4.7%+9.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024