COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cook County vs Colquitt County
PLACE A
Cook County, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Colquitt County, Georgia
Cook County is 10850% larger than Colquitt County. Cook County earns more, with a median household income $34,157 higher.
COOK COUNTYCOLQUITT COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,194,62547,438+10850% vs Colquitt County
Population density5,49787+5,411
Population growth1.6%0.9%+0.7 pts
Median age38.037.2+0.8
Male48.8%50.3%−1.5 pts
Female51.2%49.7%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born21.7%11.1%+10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic40.1%53.5%−13.4 pts
Black21.8%22.8%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino26.8%20.8%+6.0 pts
Asian7.9%0.9%+7.0 pts
Other3.4%2.0%+1.4 pts
Median household income$83,498$49,341+$34,157
Per capita income$49,329$26,964+$22,365
Poverty rate13.5%22.9%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.453+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%15.5%+27.2 pts
Graduate degree18.0%7.4%+10.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.0%4.3%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation66.2%59.6%+6.6 pts
Median home value$324,500$121,400+$203,100
Median gross rent$1,435$818+$617
Owner-occupied57.7%63.7%−6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%13.4%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%38.7%+7.3 pts
Average commute31.521.1+10.3
Worked from home18.9%5.9%+13.0 pts
Public transit to work11.8%2.3%+9.5 pts
Uninsured8.9%20.5%−11.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025