COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8661 vs Census Tract 8620
PLACE A
Census Tract 8661, Lake County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 8620, Lake County, Illinois
Census Tract 8661 is 51% smaller than Census Tract 8620. Census Tract 8620 earns more, with a median household income $24,793 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8661CENSUS TRACT 8620DIFFERENCE
Total population3,2136,507−51% vs Census Tract 8620
Population density4,89010,199−5,309
Median age32.532.6−0.1
Male45.4%51.0%−5.5 pts
Female54.6%49.0%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born42.5%32.9%+9.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic7.5%11.1%−3.6 pts
Black16.5%16.4%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino67.4%69.8%−2.4 pts
Asian7.7%0.1%+7.6 pts
Other0.9%2.6%−1.8 pts
Median household income$48,372$73,165−$24,793
Per capita income$20,361$25,184−$4,823
Poverty rate38.0%13.6%+24.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.343+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%16.0%+0.3 pts
Graduate degree9.6%3.1%+6.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%1.4%+7.0 pts
Labor force participation75.2%70.0%+5.3 pts
Median home value$164,700$163,900+$800
Median gross rent$1,194$1,234−$40
Owner-occupied33.9%46.6%−12.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%4.3%+0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households56.5%54.2%+2.4 pts
Average commute27.724.8+2.9
Worked from home6.7%16.0%−9.3 pts
Public transit to work2.3%0.8%+1.5 pts
Uninsured37.1%21.2%+15.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024