COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 9579 vs Census Tract 9631
PLACE A
Census Tract 9579, Alexander County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 9631, LaSalle County, Illinois
Census Tract 9579 is 79% smaller than Census Tract 9631. Census Tract 9631 earns more, with a median household income $57,967 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 9579CENSUS TRACT 9631DIFFERENCE
Total population7293,450−79% vs Census Tract 9631
Population density185737−552
Median age48.747.6+1.1
Male47.5%57.0%−9.6 pts
Female52.5%43.0%+9.6 pts
Foreign-born2.9%4.1%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.7%85.9%−59.2 pts
Black71.7%0.0%+71.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%11.7%−11.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other1.4%1.7%−0.3 pts
Median household income$27,021$84,988−$57,967
Per capita income$24,257$47,367−$23,110
Poverty rate15.2%3.8%+11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5410.388+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%18.9%−9.6 pts
Graduate degree3.7%6.8%−3.1 pts
Unemployment rate17.0%2.3%+14.6 pts
Labor force participation48.2%68.9%−20.7 pts
Median home value$28,800$160,500−$131,700
Median gross rent$652$929−$277
Owner-occupied55.4%86.4%−31.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.4%7.7%+41.7 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%10.3%+13.2 pts
Average commute34.721.1+13.5
Worked from home3.8%7.8%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.9%2.0%+12.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024