COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8838.06 vs Census Tract 426.08
PLACE A
Census Tract 8838.06, Will County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 426.08, Lake County, Indiana
Census Tract 8838.06 is 30% smaller than Census Tract 426.08. Census Tract 426.08 earns more, with a median household income $26,514 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8838.06CENSUS TRACT 426.08DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4334,929−30% vs Census Tract 426.08
Population density3531,627−1,274
Median age48.842.6+6.2
Male45.2%51.1%−5.9 pts
Female54.8%48.9%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born2.9%2.1%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.0%83.6%−48.5 pts
Black50.9%3.9%+47.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.8%10.0%−3.2 pts
Asian0.8%0.3%+0.4 pts
Other6.6%2.2%+4.3 pts
Median household income$100,361$126,875−$26,514
Per capita income$51,524$53,051−$1,527
Poverty rate4.5%4.3%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3710.409−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher39.8%43.1%−3.3 pts
Graduate degree21.9%21.0%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%0.4%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation63.3%63.5%−0.2 pts
Median home value$316,300$398,100−$81,800
Median gross rent$981––
Owner-occupied96.2%97.3%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.8%2.7%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households14.0%43.5%−29.5 pts
Average commute41.830.9+10.9
Worked from home18.6%13.0%+5.6 pts
Public transit to work5.3%0.6%+4.8 pts
Uninsured7.9%1.4%+6.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024