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Census Tract 1709, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 1709, GEOID 17031170900, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 1,854 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±475); the 2020 Census counted 1,662.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,854

±475 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,662

Median household income

$64,202

±$18,308 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$299,400

±$38,204 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$1,552

±$293 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 1709?

Census Tract 1709 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.12 square miles of land, 13,403 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031170900, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 1709 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Chicago100%
Census Tract 1709 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
170818018107.018108 1709 0.5 mi
Census Tract 1709 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 1709: Tract 1708 ($80,446), Tract 1801 ($86,632), Tract 8107.01 and Tract 8108 ($98,000). 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 1709?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 1709's population at 1,854 (±475) in 646 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,662 residents and 656 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Total population1,854±4752,711,2265,182,09012,694,798
Households646±1131,160,2052,100,2305,036,449
Average household size2.87±0.462.292.432.46
Housing units661±1241,277,0542,276,4935,457,452

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 1709?

The median resident of Census Tract 1709 is 38.4 years old; 13.6% are under 18 and 17.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 60.5%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 34.1%. 36.9% 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 1709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median age38.4±12.435.838.039.0
Under 18 years13.6%±3.9 pts19.4%21.1%21.8%
65 years and over17.3%±8.3 pts13.8%16.0%17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)60.5%±14.1 pts29.7%26.8%18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic34.1%±13.1 pts32.1%40.1%58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic3.3%±4.4 pts27.4%21.8%13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.9%±1.3 pts7.2%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.0 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.0 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1.2%±1.0 pts3.0%3.0%3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.0 pts0.4%0.4%0.4%
Born outside the United States36.9%±16.1 pts20.9%21.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)63.1%±12.2 pts35.4%35.8%24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)5.2%±4.0 pts2.8%3.2%4.8%
With a disability10.0%±4.5 pts12.1%11.4%12.1%
No health insurance coverage20.8%±20.1 pts9.8%8.9%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)92.0%±4.5 pts87.2%88.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)23.9%±7.4 pts44.3%42.7%37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)9.3%±6.7 pts19.0%18.0%15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier91.3%±4.6 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 1709 earn?

Half of the 646 households in Census Tract 1709 earn less than $64,202 a year (±$18,308), against $83,498 across Cook County: 885th highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median household income$64,202±$18,308$77,902$83,498$83,390
Mean household income$112,408±$48,913$116,016$120,717$115,638
Per capita income$41,054±$18,517$50,086$49,329$46,406
People below the poverty line25.2%±19.2 pts16.8%13.5%11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line9.5%±9.3 pts23.6%17.9%15.1%
Households receiving SNAP10.5%±5.7 pts18.9%15.7%13.8%
Households with a computer92.9%±5.4 pts94.9%95.2%95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription89.0%±7.7 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 1709?

Owners occupy 63.9% of Census Tract 1709's occupied homes and renters 36.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $299,400 by its owner (±$38,204). The median renter pays $1,552 a month including utilities, and 84.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)$299,400±$38,204$334,100$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent$1,552±$293$1,440$1,435$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent84.0%±17.3 pts39.3%39.9%39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,275±$348$2,339$2,270$1,987
Owner-occupied homes63.9%±12.8 pts46.0%57.7%67.1%
Renter-occupied homes36.1%±12.8 pts54.0%42.3%32.9%
Housing units661±1241,277,0542,276,4935,457,452
Single-family detached homes51.7%±10.8 pts25.6%39.6%58.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±5.5 pts0.2%0.8%2.3%
Built 2020 or later0.8%±1.3 pts0.8%0.7%0.7%
Built 2010 to 20196.4%±5.4 pts5.5%4.4%5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier10.6%±6.0 pts38.8%27.8%20.2%
Households with no vehicle8.7%±6.6 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 1709 get to work?

63.7% of Census Tract 1709's workers drive alone and 7.9% work from home. The average trip to work takes 38.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 1709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
In the labor force (age 16+)75.4%±7.5 pts67.6%66.2%65.0%
Unemployment rate16.7%±11.0 pts8.0%7.0%5.8%
Drove alone to work63.7%±12.4 pts44.7%54.8%65.9%
Carpooled12.5%±8.1 pts7.3%7.7%7.8%
Public transportation9.4%±7.6 pts17.7%11.8%5.8%
Walked1.9%±1.6 pts5.8%4.0%2.8%
Worked from home7.9%±3.9 pts21.0%18.9%15.9%
Mean travel time to work38.3 min±4.733.1 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 1709 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 1709 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 1709's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
MeasureIn Cook CountyIn Chicago
Population1,149th of 1,328621st of 789
Residents per square mile516th of 1,331477th of 792
Median household income885th of 1,258446th of 725
Per capita income648th of 1,325352nd of 786
Median home value687th of 1,279415th of 749
Median gross rent455th of 1,254245th of 758
Bachelor's degree or higher897th of 1,264500th of 736
Median age658th of 1,327294th of 788
Owner-occupied share570th of 1,300180th 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 7114882nd$64,615±$16,536 · within the margin of this tract2,672
Tract 8279.02883rd$64,507±$17,945 · within the margin of this tract4,415
Tract 8060.02884th$64,450±$19,739 · within the margin of this tract7,800
Tract 1709885th$64,202±$18,3081,854
Tract 206.01886th$64,127±$9,285 · within the margin of this tract6,275
Tract 8036.13887th$64,055±$14,506 · within the margin of this tract3,167
Tract 4101888th$63,931±$14,693 · within the margin of this tract2,287

"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 1709?

3 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 1709 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