COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8279.02 vs Census Tract 5502
PLACE A
Census Tract 8279.02, Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5502, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 8279.02 and Census Tract 5502 are close in size. Census Tract 5502 earns more, with a median household income $43,646 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8279.02CENSUS TRACT 5502DIFFERENCE
Total population4,4154,449−1% vs Census Tract 5502
Population density2,9417,711−4,769
Median age36.734.4+2.3
Male49.2%41.3%+7.9 pts
Female50.8%58.7%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born18.8%7.3%+11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.1%75.3%−61.2 pts
Black51.7%5.2%+46.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.8%1.5%+18.3 pts
Asian11.8%6.2%+5.7 pts
Other2.5%11.9%−9.4 pts
Median household income$64,507$108,153−$43,646
Per capita income$30,494$58,526−$28,032
Poverty rate17.1%4.3%+12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5240.448+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%71.4%−53.1 pts
Graduate degree8.2%34.5%−26.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%2.2%+7.3 pts
Labor force participation59.8%76.7%−17.0 pts
Median home value$161,600$383,600−$222,000
Median gross rent$1,230$1,375−$145
Owner-occupied67.3%63.2%+4.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%6.4%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households72.8%32.4%+40.4 pts
Average commute37.920.7+17.2
Worked from home1.6%23.1%−21.6 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Uninsured7.4%4.7%+2.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024