COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8279.02 vs Census Tract 5501
PLACE A
Census Tract 8279.02, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5501, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8279.02 is 16% larger than Census Tract 5501. Census Tract 5501 earns more, with a median household income $59,556 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8279.02CENSUS TRACT 5501DIFFERENCE
Total population4,4153,798+16% vs Census Tract 5501
Population density2,9414,178−1,237
Median age36.743.8−7.1
Male49.2%47.4%+1.7 pts
Female50.8%52.6%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born18.8%11.0%+7.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.1%81.6%−67.6 pts
Black51.7%7.5%+44.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.8%4.1%+15.8 pts
Asian11.8%4.4%+7.5 pts
Other2.5%2.4%+0.1 pts
Median household income$64,507$124,063−$59,556
Per capita income$30,494$90,792−$60,298
Poverty rate17.1%9.1%+7.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.498+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%71.4%−53.1 pts
Graduate degree8.2%31.7%−23.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%4.2%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation59.8%71.1%−11.4 pts
Median home value$161,600$572,300−$410,700
Median gross rent$1,230$1,396−$166
Owner-occupied67.3%70.2%−2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%7.0%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households72.8%46.2%+26.7 pts
Average commute37.928.2+9.6
Worked from home1.6%28.1%−26.5 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured7.4%2.2%+5.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024