COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 9540 vs Census Tract 9553
PLACE A
Census Tract 9540, Hancock County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 9553, Wayne County, Illinois
Census Tract 9540 is 21% smaller than Census Tract 9553. Census Tract 9553 earns more, with a median household income $4,583 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 9540CENSUS TRACT 9553DIFFERENCE
Total population2,0782,630−21% vs Census Tract 9553
Population density2016+4
Median age55.049.7+5.3
Male50.3%48.5%+1.8 pts
Female49.7%51.5%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born1.2%1.6%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.4%96.8%−2.4 pts
Black0.9%0.1%+0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%0.3%+1.9 pts
Asian1.2%0.4%+0.8 pts
Other1.3%2.4%−1.0 pts
Median household income$52,750$57,333−$4,583
Per capita income$29,156$31,486−$2,330
Poverty rate20.0%10.4%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.380+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%16.1%+14.8 pts
Graduate degree9.0%4.4%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%1.9%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation44.0%62.0%−18.0 pts
Median home value$156,000$115,400+$40,600
Median gross rent$792$807−$15
Owner-occupied86.6%77.9%+8.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.6%6.0%+26.6 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%14.4%+49.9 pts
Average commute21.226.7−5.5
Worked from home9.6%7.7%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.1%9.4%−5.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024