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Census Tract 315.02, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 315.02, GEOID 17031031502, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 4,463 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±551); the 2020 Census counted 4,712.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,463

±551 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,712

Median household income

$49,684

±$3,308 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$287,900

±$39,456 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$1,331

±$184 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 315.02?

Census Tract 315.02 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.06 square miles of land, 76,000 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031031502, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 315.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Chicago100%
Census Tract 315.02 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
314315.013218307 315.02 0.25 mi
Census Tract 315.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 315.02: Tract 314 ($93,026), Tract 315.01 ($52,250), Tract 321 ($72,515) and Tract 8307 ($72,050). 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 315.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 315.02's population at 4,463 (±551) in 2,533 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,712 residents and 3,021 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 315.02ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Total population4,463±5512,711,2265,182,09012,694,798
Households2,533±3241,160,2052,100,2305,036,449
Average household size1.73±0.152.292.432.46
Housing units2,902±2621,277,0542,276,4935,457,452

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 315.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 315.02 is 31.9 years old; 17.6% are under 18 and 9.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 40.9%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 37.5%. 31.9% 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.
MeasureTract 315.02ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median age31.9±4.935.838.039.0
Under 18 years17.6%±4.5 pts19.4%21.1%21.8%
65 years and over9.8%±2.5 pts13.8%16.0%17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9.9%±4.9 pts29.7%26.8%18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic40.9%±8.6 pts32.1%40.1%58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic37.5%±10.6 pts27.4%21.8%13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic7.6%±2.7 pts7.2%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic4.0%±2.8 pts3.0%3.0%3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.4%0.4%0.4%
Born outside the United States31.9%±6.9 pts20.9%21.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)46.3%±8.3 pts35.4%35.8%24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)0.6%±1.0 pts2.8%3.2%4.8%
With a disability17.4%±4.7 pts12.1%11.4%12.1%
No health insurance coverage14.1%±5.6 pts9.8%8.9%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)86.4%±6.3 pts87.2%88.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)46.0%±9.0 pts44.3%42.7%37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)17.4%±5.8 pts19.0%18.0%15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier79.5%±6.9 pts86.0%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 315.02 earn?

Half of the 2,533 households in Census Tract 315.02 earn less than $49,684 a year (±$3,308), against $83,498 across Cook County: 1,075th highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate. 31.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 315.02ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median household income$49,684±$3,308$77,902$83,498$83,390
Mean household income$65,833±$10,307$116,016$120,717$115,638
Per capita income$38,270±$6,286$50,086$49,329$46,406
People below the poverty line31.0%±10.2 pts16.8%13.5%11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line39.7%±32.6 pts23.6%17.9%15.1%
Households receiving SNAP25.9%±9.1 pts18.9%15.7%13.8%
Households with a computer94.0%±5.3 pts94.9%95.2%95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription78.9%±7.4 pts89.1%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 315.02?

Owners occupy 7.2% of Census Tract 315.02's occupied homes and renters 92.8%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $287,900 by its owner (±$39,456). The median renter pays $1,331 a month including utilities, and 45.2% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 315.02ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)$287,900±$39,456$334,100$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent$1,331±$184$1,440$1,435$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent45.2%±9.7 pts39.3%39.9%39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,705±$240$2,339$2,270$1,987
Owner-occupied homes7.2%±4.1 pts46.0%57.7%67.1%
Renter-occupied homes92.8%±4.1 pts54.0%42.3%32.9%
Housing units2,902±2621,277,0542,276,4935,457,452
Single-family detached homes2.9%±2.8 pts25.6%39.6%58.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±1.3 pts0.2%0.8%2.3%
Built 2020 or later1.9%±2.2 pts0.8%0.7%0.7%
Built 2010 to 201920.2%±6.5 pts5.5%4.4%5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier45.5%±8.7 pts38.8%27.8%20.2%
Households with no vehicle60.3%±7.0 pts26.6%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 315.02 get to work?

25.8% of Census Tract 315.02's workers drive alone and 30.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 33.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.5%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 315.02ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
In the labor force (age 16+)70.2%±5.6 pts67.6%66.2%65.0%
Unemployment rate4.5%±2.7 pts8.0%7.0%5.8%
Drove alone to work25.8%±8.0 pts44.7%54.8%65.9%
Carpooled0.6%±1.1 pts7.3%7.7%7.8%
Public transportation35.3%±10.0 pts17.7%11.8%5.8%
Walked3.4%±4.2 pts5.8%4.0%2.8%
Worked from home30.7%±10.2 pts21.0%18.9%15.9%
Mean travel time to work33.9 min±5.333.1 min31.5 min27.8 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 315.02 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 315.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 315.02's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
MeasureIn Cook CountyIn Chicago
Population469th of 1,328198th of 789
Residents per square mile9th of 1,3319th of 792
Median household income1,075th of 1,258568th of 725
Per capita income707th of 1,325378th of 786
Median home value724th of 1,279436th of 749
Median gross rent725th of 1,254401st of 758
Poverty rate135th of 905121st of 587
Bachelor's degree or higher507th of 1,264305th of 736
Median age1,149th of 1,327635th of 788
Owner-occupied share1,298th of 1,300760th of 762

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

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 82761,072nd$50,038±$9,623 · within the margin of this tract2,804
Tract 81751,073rd$49,985±$30,170 · within the margin of this tract3,872
Tract 83951,074th$49,769±$28,073 · within the margin of this tract1,827
Tract 315.021,075th$49,684±$3,3084,463
Tract 306.031,076th$49,674±$14,186 · within the margin of this tract1,996
Tract 83711,077th$49,667±$15,762 · within the margin of this tract1,584
Tract 82431,078th$49,632±$30,040 · within the margin of this tract4,123

"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 315.02?

Every figure for Census Tract 315.02 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

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections