COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8278.04 vs Census Tract 5502
PLACE A
Census Tract 8278.04, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5502, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8278.04 is 33% smaller than Census Tract 5502. Census Tract 5502 earns more, with a median household income $27,695 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8278.04CENSUS TRACT 5502DIFFERENCE
Total population2,9684,449−33% vs Census Tract 5502
Population density5,1177,711−2,593
Median age45.034.4+10.6
Male46.1%41.3%+4.8 pts
Female53.9%58.7%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born9.7%7.3%+2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic11.5%75.3%−63.7 pts
Black73.0%5.2%+67.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%1.5%+10.4 pts
Asian0.0%6.2%−6.2 pts
Other3.6%11.9%−8.3 pts
Median household income$80,458$108,153−$27,695
Per capita income$38,661$58,526−$19,865
Poverty rate13.1%4.3%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3870.448−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.2%71.4%−38.2 pts
Graduate degree12.2%34.5%−22.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%2.2%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation60.5%76.7%−16.2 pts
Median home value$215,600$383,600−$168,000
Median gross rent$1,921$1,375+$546
Owner-occupied90.2%63.2%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.2%6.4%−5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%32.4%+67.6 pts
Average commute37.920.7+17.3
Worked from home15.5%23.1%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.4%4.7%−0.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024