COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8279.01 vs Census Tract 5502
PLACE A
Census Tract 8279.01, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5502, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8279.01 is 56% smaller than Census Tract 5502. Census Tract 5502 earns more, with a median household income $11,457 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8279.01CENSUS TRACT 5502DIFFERENCE
Total population1,9634,449−56% vs Census Tract 5502
Population density1,2487,711−6,463
Median age51.234.4+16.8
Male45.4%41.3%+4.2 pts
Female54.6%58.7%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born5.1%7.3%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic9.6%75.3%−65.6 pts
Black82.7%5.2%+77.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%1.5%+0.1 pts
Asian4.1%6.2%−2.0 pts
Other1.9%11.9%−10.0 pts
Median household income$96,696$108,153−$11,457
Per capita income$46,779$58,526−$11,747
Poverty rate7.0%4.3%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4510.448Even
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%71.4%−34.5 pts
Graduate degree21.4%34.5%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%2.2%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation49.5%76.7%−27.2 pts
Median home value$291,700$383,600−$91,900
Median gross rent$3,501$1,375+$2,126
Owner-occupied95.2%63.2%+32.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.6%6.4%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%32.4%+0.9 pts
Average commute37.020.7+16.3
Worked from home14.2%23.1%−8.9 pts
Public transit to work4.0%0.4%+3.6 pts
Uninsured2.2%4.7%−2.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024