COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 9579 vs Census Tract 9627
PLACE A
Census Tract 9579, Alexander County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 9627, LaSalle County, Illinois
Census Tract 9579 is 67% smaller than Census Tract 9627. Census Tract 9627 earns more, with a median household income $28,961 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 9579CENSUS TRACT 9627DIFFERENCE
Total population7292,207−67% vs Census Tract 9627
Population density1853,666−3,481
Median age48.748.6+0.1
Male47.5%50.2%−2.8 pts
Female52.5%49.8%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born2.9%0.8%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.7%77.4%−50.6 pts
Black71.7%4.6%+67.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%8.0%−7.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other1.4%8.7%−7.4 pts
Median household income$27,021$55,982−$28,961
Per capita income$24,257$56,135−$31,878
Poverty rate15.2%20.6%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5410.651−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%16.9%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree3.7%4.4%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%5.8%+11.2 pts
Labor force participation48.2%59.8%−11.6 pts
Median home value$28,800$128,400−$99,600
Median gross rent$652$710−$58
Owner-occupied55.4%39.9%+15.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.4%7.0%+42.4 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%49.5%−25.9 pts
Average commute34.714.3+20.3
Worked from home3.8%3.9%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.9%6.4%+8.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024