COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 972.05 vs Census Tract 8121
PLACE A
Census Tract 972.05, Queens County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 8121, Cook County, Illinois
Census Tract 972.05 is 28% smaller than Census Tract 8121. Census Tract 8121 earns more, with a median household income $119,816 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 972.05CENSUS TRACT 8121DIFFERENCE
Total population3,3184,614−28% vs Census Tract 8121
Population density48,79411,478+37,317
Median age28.740.4−11.7
Male35.9%46.1%−10.2 pts
Female64.1%53.9%+10.2 pts
Foreign-born24.5%3.4%+21.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.2%53.7%−52.4 pts
Black53.4%29.7%+23.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino37.1%11.3%+25.8 pts
Asian8.2%1.1%+7.2 pts
Other0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Median household income$21,295$141,111−$119,816
Per capita income$13,834$66,682−$52,848
Poverty rate58.0%3.7%+54.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5290.439+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%64.3%−55.1 pts
Graduate degree5.9%37.8%−31.9 pts
Unemployment rate10.6%6.7%+3.9 pts
Labor force participation52.2%77.8%−25.6 pts
Median home value–$446,200–
Median gross rent$662$1,199−$537
Owner-occupied0.0%88.9%−88.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.8%2.7%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.2%81.3%−37.1 pts
Average commute55.830.5+25.3
Worked from home4.4%42.2%−37.8 pts
Public transit to work65.2%7.0%+58.2 pts
Uninsured9.2%1.6%+7.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024