COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8261 vs Census Tract 5502
PLACE A
Census Tract 8261, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5502, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8261 is 19% larger than Census Tract 5502. Census Tract 5502 earns more, with a median household income $56,837 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8261CENSUS TRACT 5502DIFFERENCE
Total population5,3164,449+19% vs Census Tract 5502
Population density3,9007,711−3,810
Median age35.134.4+0.7
Male44.2%41.3%+3.0 pts
Female55.8%58.7%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born7.3%7.3%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.0%75.3%−66.3 pts
Black74.7%5.2%+69.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.8%1.5%+12.3 pts
Asian0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Other2.5%11.9%−9.4 pts
Median household income$51,316$108,153−$56,837
Per capita income$27,309$58,526−$31,217
Poverty rate13.8%4.3%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4450.448Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%71.4%−55.4 pts
Graduate degree5.6%34.5%−28.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%2.2%+7.3 pts
Labor force participation66.7%76.7%−10.0 pts
Median home value$133,700$383,600−$249,900
Median gross rent$1,304$1,375−$71
Owner-occupied45.4%63.2%−17.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.3%6.4%+14.9 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%32.4%+9.7 pts
Average commute38.020.7+17.3
Worked from home7.2%23.1%−16.0 pts
Public transit to work19.0%0.4%+18.6 pts
Uninsured12.9%4.7%+8.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024