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Census Tract 105.03, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 105.03, GEOID 17031010503, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 2,757 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±416); the 2020 Census counted 2,565.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,757

±416 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,565

Median household income

$32,443

±$17,027 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$431,800

±$239,527 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$1,273

±$206 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 105.03?

Census Tract 105.03 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.08 square miles of land, 34,200 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031010503, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 105.03 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
Place	Share of the tract
Chicago	100%

Census Tract 105.03 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Census Tract 105.03 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 105.03: Tract 104 ($54,083), Tract 105.02 ($63,125), Tract 106 ($72,500) and Tract 302 ($108,466). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 105.03?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 105.03's population at 2,757 (±416) in 1,455 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,565 residents and 1,606 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 105.03	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Total population	2,757±416	2,711,226	5,182,090	12,694,798
Households	1,455±160	1,160,205	2,100,230	5,036,449
Average household size	1.89±0.25	2.29	2.43	2.46
Housing units	1,572±144	1,277,054	2,276,493	5,457,452

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 105.03?

The median resident of Census Tract 105.03 is 29.2 years old; 8.1% are under 18 and 22.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 58.9%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 19.2%. 19.0% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Tract 105.03	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median age	29.2±7.5	35.8	38.0	39.0
Under 18 years	8.1%±4.2 pts	19.4%	21.1%	21.8%
65 years and over	22.1%±5.2 pts	13.8%	16.0%	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.7%±2.4 pts	29.7%	26.8%	18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic	58.9%±8.3 pts	32.1%	40.1%	58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	19.2%±8.8 pts	27.4%	21.8%	13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic	10.5%±5.0 pts	7.2%	7.9%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.3 pts	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.3 pts	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic	7.7%±5.0 pts	3.0%	3.0%	3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±1.3 pts	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Born outside the United States	19.0%±6.7 pts	20.9%	21.7%	14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	18.4%±7.5 pts	35.4%	35.8%	24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	2.1%±1.2 pts	2.8%	3.2%	4.8%
With a disability	27.0%±5.9 pts	12.1%	11.4%	12.1%
No health insurance coverage	3.2%±2.8 pts	9.8%	8.9%	6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	91.1%±5.1 pts	87.2%	88.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	55.7%±10.9 pts	44.3%	42.7%	37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	23.1%±8.5 pts	19.0%	18.0%	15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier	68.6%±8.0 pts	86.0%	88.4%	88.9%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 105.03 earn?

Half of the 1,455 households in Census Tract 105.03 earn less than $32,443 a year (±$17,027), against $83,498 across Cook County: 1,206th highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate. 41.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 105.03	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median household income	$32,443±$17,027	$77,902	$83,498	$83,390
Mean household income	$53,912±$11,014	$116,016	$120,717	$115,638
Per capita income	$28,555±$6,233	$50,086	$49,329	$46,406
People below the poverty line	41.7%±9.3 pts	16.8%	13.5%	11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line	4.9%±7.7 pts	23.6%	17.9%	15.1%
Households receiving SNAP	28.0%±9.0 pts	18.9%	15.7%	13.8%
Households with a computer	96.4%±3.5 pts	94.9%	95.2%	95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription	79.8%±8.4 pts	89.1%	90.6%	90.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 105.03?

Owners occupy 10.6% of Census Tract 105.03's occupied homes and renters 89.4%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $431,800 by its owner (±$239,527). The median renter pays $1,273 a month including utilities, and 41.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 105.03	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$431,800±$239,527	$334,100	$324,500	$263,300
Median gross rent	$1,273±$206	$1,440	$1,435	$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	41.7%±12.3 pts	39.3%	39.9%	39.0%
Owner-occupied homes	10.6%±6.6 pts	46.0%	57.7%	67.1%
Renter-occupied homes	89.4%±6.6 pts	54.0%	42.3%	32.9%
Housing units	1,572±144	1,277,054	2,276,493	5,457,452
Single-family detached homes	0.0%±2.4 pts	25.6%	39.6%	58.2%
Mobile homes	0.0%±2.4 pts	0.2%	0.8%	2.3%
Built 2020 or later	0.0%±2.4 pts	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Built 2010 to 2019	15.5%±7.0 pts	5.5%	4.4%	5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier	31.5%±9.5 pts	38.8%	27.8%	20.2%
Households with no vehicle	55.1%±10.1 pts	26.6%	18.0%	11.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 105.03 get to work?

33.3% of Census Tract 105.03's workers drive alone and 20.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 105.03	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
In the labor force (age 16+)	59.7%±6.5 pts	67.6%	66.2%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	1.4%±1.5 pts	8.0%	7.0%	5.8%
Drove alone to work	33.3%±9.0 pts	44.7%	54.8%	65.9%
Carpooled	1.3%±1.4 pts	7.3%	7.7%	7.8%
Public transportation	33.6%±9.8 pts	17.7%	11.8%	5.8%
Walked	9.5%±6.2 pts	5.8%	4.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	20.0%±7.7 pts	21.0%	18.9%	15.9%
Mean travel time to work	31.0 min±5.1	33.1 min	31.5 min	27.8 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 105.03 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 105.03 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 105.03's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
Measure	In Cook County	In Chicago
Population	941st of 1,328	458th of 789
Residents per square mile	65th of 1,331	65th of 792
Median household income	1,206th of 1,258	675th of 725
Per capita income	980th of 1,325	525th of 786
Median home value	313th of 1,279	206th of 749
Median gross rent	796th of 1,254	447th of 758
Poverty rate	50th of 905	48th of 587
Bachelor's degree or higher	367th of 1,264	240th of 736
Median age	1,269th of 1,327	734th of 788
Owner-occupied share	1,290th of 1,300	752nd of 762

The tracts next to it on Cook County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Tract	Rank	Median household income	Residents
Tract 2712	1,203rd	$32,905±$11,538 · within the margin of this tract	1,299
Tract 4307	1,204th	$32,786±$13,483 · within the margin of this tract	1,983
Tract 8274	1,205th	$32,485±$8,583 · within the margin of this tract	2,716
Tract 105.03	1,206th	$32,443±$17,027	2,757
Tract 3009	1,207th	$32,378±$13,278 · within the margin of this tract	4,267
Tract 4313.02	1,208th	$32,083±$19,385 · within the margin of this tract	3,463
Tract 4401.01	1,209th	$31,894±$6,990 · within the margin of this tract	3,582

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 105.03?

Every figure for Census Tract 105.03 on this page has a coefficient of variation under 40%, the Census Bureau's threshold for a usable estimate.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

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