COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cook County vs Berrien County
PLACE A
Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Berrien County, Michigan
Cook County is 3308% larger than Berrien County. Cook County earns more, with a median household income $18,073 higher.
COOK COUNTYBERRIEN COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,194,625152,444+3308% vs Berrien County
Population density5,497268+5,229
Population growth1.6%-1.6%+3.1 pts
Median age38.042.7−4.7
Male48.8%49.2%−0.4 pts
Female51.2%50.8%+0.4 pts
Foreign-born21.7%5.5%+16.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.1%72.7%−32.6 pts
Black21.8%13.1%+8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.8%6.3%+20.4 pts
Asian7.9%1.8%+6.1 pts
Other3.4%6.1%−2.7 pts
Median household income$83,498$65,425+$18,073
Per capita income$49,329$38,351+$10,978
Poverty rate13.5%15.1%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.475+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%30.9%+11.8 pts
Graduate degree18.0%12.4%+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%6.2%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation66.2%59.9%+6.2 pts
Median home value$324,500$224,300+$100,200
Median gross rent$1,435$942+$493
Owner-occupied57.7%72.8%−15.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%17.2%−9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%46.0%−0.1 pts
Average commute31.521.2+10.3
Worked from home18.9%11.2%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work11.8%0.3%+11.6 pts
Uninsured8.9%6.4%+2.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025