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Census Tract 4205, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 4205, GEOID 17031420500, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 1,751 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±531); the 2020 Census counted 2,053.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,751

±531 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,053

Median household income

$22,309

±$5,571 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$169,200

±$56,849 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$754

±$55 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 4205?

Census Tract 4205 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.10 square miles of land, 21,611 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031420500, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 4205 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Chicago100%
Census Tract 4205 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
4003420442064207 4205 0.25 mi
Census Tract 4205 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 4205: Tract 4003 ($90,716), Tract 4204 ($37,946), Tract 4206 and Tract 4207 ($38,076). 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 4205?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 4205's population at 1,751 (±531) in 879 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,053 residents and 1,250 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4205ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Total population1,751±5312,711,2265,182,09012,694,798
Households879±1581,160,2052,100,2305,036,449
Average household size1.99±0.492.292.432.46
Housing units1,318±1681,277,0542,276,4935,457,452

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 4205?

The median resident of Census Tract 4205 is 41.8 years old; 27.8% are under 18 and 22.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 70.8%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 15.1%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 4205ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median age41.8±14.835.838.039.0
Under 18 years27.8%±17.4 pts19.4%21.1%21.8%
65 years and over22.1%±9.8 pts13.8%16.0%17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4.9%±3.5 pts29.7%26.8%18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic9.3%±6.6 pts32.1%40.1%58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic70.8%±16.7 pts27.4%21.8%13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts7.2%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic15.1%±14.0 pts3.0%3.0%3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.1 pts0.4%0.4%0.4%
Born outside the United States9.7%±9.6 pts20.9%21.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)9.8%±4.3 pts35.4%35.8%24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)8.1%±7.1 pts2.8%3.2%4.8%
With a disability18.5%±7.7 pts12.1%11.4%12.1%
No health insurance coverage5.0%±5.9 pts9.8%8.9%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)82.3%±9.8 pts87.2%88.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)32.9%±9.6 pts44.3%42.7%37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)17.4%±9.0 pts19.0%18.0%15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier86.0%±8.3 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 4205 earn?

Half of the 879 households in Census Tract 4205 earn less than $22,309 a year (±$5,571), against $83,498 across Cook County: 1,248th highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate. 53.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4205ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median household income$22,309±$5,571$77,902$83,498$83,390
Mean household income$46,029±$12,736$116,016$120,717$115,638
Per capita income$23,347±$7,747$50,086$49,329$46,406
People below the poverty line53.1%±14.6 pts16.8%13.5%11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line90.3%±14.7 pts23.6%17.9%15.1%
Households receiving SNAP57.7%±14.6 pts18.9%15.7%13.8%
Households with a computer85.9%±8.7 pts94.9%95.2%95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription73.7%±12.1 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 4205?

The median owner-occupied home is valued at $169,200 by its owner (±$56,849). The median renter pays $754 a month including utilities, and 50.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4205ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)$169,200±$56,849$334,100$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent$754±$55$1,440$1,435$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent50.9%±11.7 pts39.3%39.9%39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,075±$1,391$2,339$2,270$1,987
Owner-occupied homes21.3%±14.4 pts46.0%57.7%67.1%
Renter-occupied homes78.7%±14.4 pts54.0%42.3%32.9%
Housing units1,318±1681,277,0542,276,4935,457,452
Single-family detached homes6.8%±6.0 pts25.6%39.6%58.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.8 pts0.2%0.8%2.3%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±2.8 pts0.8%0.7%0.7%
Built 2010 to 20198.8%±6.7 pts5.5%4.4%5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier25.5%±9.5 pts38.8%27.8%20.2%
Households with no vehicle41.6%±13.7 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 4205 get to work?

26.1% of Census Tract 4205's workers drive alone and 31.0% work from home. The average trip to work takes 29.0 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 4205ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
In the labor force (age 16+)56.0%±14.4 pts67.6%66.2%65.0%
Unemployment rate20.6%±13.6 pts8.0%7.0%5.8%
Drove alone to work26.1%±16.3 pts44.7%54.8%65.9%
Carpooled3.8%±5.9 pts7.3%7.7%7.8%
Public transportation24.4%±18.9 pts17.7%11.8%5.8%
Walked8.7%±6.5 pts5.8%4.0%2.8%
Worked from home31.0%±18.2 pts21.0%18.9%15.9%
Mean travel time to work29.0 min±9.233.1 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 4205 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 4205 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 4205's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
MeasureIn Cook CountyIn Chicago
Population1,174th of 1,328644th of 789
Residents per square mile275th of 1,331268th of 792
Median household income1,248th of 1,258715th of 725
Per capita income1,161st of 1,325650th of 786
Median home value1,161st of 1,279684th of 749
Median gross rent1,225th of 1,254737th of 758
Poverty rate16th of 90515th of 587
Bachelor's degree or higher726th of 1,264413th of 736
Median age392nd of 1,327166th of 788

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

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 69151,245th$22,846±$1,781 · within the margin of this tract1,667
Tract 67011,246th$22,697±$13,755 · within the margin of this tract1,031
Tract 83551,247th$22,639±$4,291 · within the margin of this tract1,545
Tract 42051,248th$22,309±$5,5711,751
Tract 83881,249th$21,576±$8,462 · within the margin of this tract2,396
Tract 34061,250th$21,279±$7,313 · within the margin of this tract1,430
Tract 5401.021,251st$21,107±$10,668 · within the margin of this tract3,403

"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 4205?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 4205 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