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Census Tract 502, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 502, GEOID 17031050200, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 5,862 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±1,014); the 2020 Census counted 5,309.

Residents, 2020-2024

5,862

±1,014 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 5,309

Median household income

$133,708

±$10,395 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$731,500

±$103,337 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$1,706

±$157 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 502?

Census Tract 502 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.25 square miles of land, 21,067 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031050200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 502 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
Place	Share of the tract
Chicago	100%

Census Tract 502 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Census Tract 502 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 502: Tract 409 ($86,359), Tract 501 ($116,438), Tract 503 ($151,630) and Tract 505 ($141,563). 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 502?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 502's population at 5,862 (±1,014) in 2,183 households; the 2020 Census counted 5,309 residents and 2,403 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 502	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Total population	5,862±1,014	2,711,226	5,182,090	12,694,798
Households	2,183±245	1,160,205	2,100,230	5,036,449
Average household size	2.69±0.30	2.29	2.43	2.46
Housing units	2,447±209	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 502?

The median resident of Census Tract 502 is 40.4 years old; 29.5% are under 18 and 11.6% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 74.9%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 11.7%. 11.2% 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 502	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median age	40.4±3.6	35.8	38.0	39.0
Under 18 years	29.5%±4.9 pts	19.4%	21.1%	21.8%
65 years and over	11.6%±4.3 pts	13.8%	16.0%	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.7%±7.9 pts	29.7%	26.8%	18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic	74.9%±9.3 pts	32.1%	40.1%	58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	3.3%±4.9 pts	27.4%	21.8%	13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5.6%±2.9 pts	7.2%	7.9%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.6 pts	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±0.6 pts	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3.0%±2.3 pts	3.0%	3.0%	3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1.5%±2.2 pts	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Born outside the United States	11.2%±3.7 pts	20.9%	21.7%	14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	13.0%±5.7 pts	35.4%	35.8%	24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	2.0%±1.1 pts	2.8%	3.2%	4.8%
With a disability	8.8%±3.6 pts	12.1%	11.4%	12.1%
No health insurance coverage	3.3%±2.6 pts	9.8%	8.9%	6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	94.9%±3.1 pts	87.2%	88.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	81.0%±4.9 pts	44.3%	42.7%	37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	39.2%±6.6 pts	19.0%	18.0%	15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier	91.5%±4.9 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 502 earn?

Half of the 2,183 households in Census Tract 502 earn less than $133,708 a year (±$10,395), against $83,498 across Cook County: 173rd highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 502	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median household income	$133,708±$10,395	$77,902	$83,498	$83,390
Mean household income	$211,746±$36,427	$116,016	$120,717	$115,638
Per capita income	$79,799±$15,032	$50,086	$49,329	$46,406
People below the poverty line	7.4%±6.7 pts	16.8%	13.5%	11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line	6.0%±10.6 pts	23.6%	17.9%	15.1%
Households receiving SNAP	6.3%±4.0 pts	18.9%	15.7%	13.8%
Households with a computer	97.8%±2.0 pts	94.9%	95.2%	95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription	96.4%±2.5 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 502?

Owners occupy 61.9% of Census Tract 502's occupied homes and renters 38.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $731,500 by its owner (±$103,337). The median renter pays $1,706 a month including utilities, and 27.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 502	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$731,500±$103,337	$334,100	$324,500	$263,300
Median gross rent	$1,706±$157	$1,440	$1,435	$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	27.6%±13.0 pts	39.3%	39.9%	39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$4,000 or more	$2,339	$2,270	$1,987
Owner-occupied homes	61.9%±8.9 pts	46.0%	57.7%	67.1%
Renter-occupied homes	38.1%±8.9 pts	54.0%	42.3%	32.9%
Housing units	2,447±209	1,277,054	2,276,493	5,457,452
Single-family detached homes	31.7%±7.7 pts	25.6%	39.6%	58.2%
Mobile homes	0.0%±1.5 pts	0.2%	0.8%	2.3%
Built 2020 or later	4.7%±3.4 pts	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Built 2010 to 2019	11.4%±5.6 pts	5.5%	4.4%	5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier	44.6%±7.9 pts	38.8%	27.8%	20.2%
Households with no vehicle	16.8%±8.2 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 502 get to work?

33.4% of Census Tract 502's workers drive alone and 29.4% work from home. The average trip to work takes 31.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 502	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
In the labor force (age 16+)	70.1%±7.3 pts	67.6%	66.2%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	3.4%±2.4 pts	8.0%	7.0%	5.8%
Drove alone to work	33.4%±8.9 pts	44.7%	54.8%	65.9%
Carpooled	7.0%±5.2 pts	7.3%	7.7%	7.8%
Public transportation	22.6%±5.5 pts	17.7%	11.8%	5.8%
Walked	3.3%±1.7 pts	5.8%	4.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	29.4%±7.6 pts	21.0%	18.9%	15.9%
Mean travel time to work	31.3 min±3.0	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 502 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 502 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 502's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
Measure	In Cook County	In Chicago
Population	189th of 1,328	86th of 789
Residents per square mile	281st of 1,331	273rd of 792
Median household income	173rd of 1,258	87th of 725
Per capita income	184th of 1,325	133rd of 786
Median home value	65th of 1,279	41st of 749
Median gross rent	329th of 1,254	173rd of 758
Bachelor's degree or higher	124th of 1,264	99th of 736
Median age	510th of 1,327	214th of 788
Owner-occupied share	601st of 1,300	196th 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 8034	170th	$134,260±$19,406 · within the margin of this tract	6,398
Tract 2206.01	171st	$134,000±$8,663 · within the margin of this tract	1,680
Tract 8103.02	172nd	$133,906±$41,833 · within the margin of this tract	3,401
Tract 502	173rd	$133,708±$10,395	5,862
Tract 8054.01	174th	$133,616±$35,400 · within the margin of this tract	4,330
Tract 8038	175th	$133,380±$15,408 · within the margin of this tract	4,145
Tract 8020.02	176th	$133,152±$29,537 · within the margin of this tract	4,720

"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 502?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 502 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

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