COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8656 vs Census Tract 8002
PLACE A
Census Tract 8656, Lake County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 8002, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 8656 is 44% smaller than Census Tract 8002. Census Tract 8002 earns more, with a median household income $2,643 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8656CENSUS TRACT 8002DIFFERENCE
Total population3,5256,347−44% vs Census Tract 8002
Population density2,6792,363+316
Median age47.845.1+2.7
Male49.6%46.6%+3.0 pts
Female50.4%53.4%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born8.8%6.6%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%90.3%−0.3 pts
Black2.9%2.4%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.0%2.3%+0.6 pts
Asian1.6%1.5%+0.2 pts
Other2.5%3.5%−1.0 pts
Median household income$246,250$248,893−$2,643
Per capita income$142,835$142,409+$426
Poverty rate4.4%1.7%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4880.494Even
Bachelor's degree or higher88.2%89.4%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree53.0%48.5%+4.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%3.9%−2.1 pts
Labor force participation68.8%53.4%+15.4 pts
Median home value$881,900$1,186,500−$304,600
Median gross rent$1,922$2,178−$256
Owner-occupied89.0%89.6%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%11.9%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households70.5%38.6%+32.0 pts
Average commute26.435.8−9.4
Worked from home31.5%33.7%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work3.0%18.5%−15.5 pts
Uninsured1.3%0.3%+1.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024