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Census Tract 4912, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 4912, GEOID 17031491200, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 1,848 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±406); the 2020 Census counted 2,019.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,848

±406 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 2,019

Median household income

$57,407

±$20,456 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$177,000

±$28,069 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$1,444

±$297 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 4912?

Census Tract 4912 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.25 square miles of land, 8,044 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031491200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 4912 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
Place	Share of the tract
Chicago	100%

Census Tract 4912 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Census Tract 4912 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 4912: Tract 4911 ($79,444), Tract 4913 ($37,745), Tract 5302 ($43,800) and Tract 7506 ($45,682). 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 4912?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 4912's population at 1,848 (±406) in 664 households; the 2020 Census counted 2,019 residents and 808 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 4912	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Total population	1,848±406	2,711,226	5,182,090	12,694,798
Households	664±113	1,160,205	2,100,230	5,036,449
Average household size	2.77±0.32	2.29	2.43	2.46
Housing units	824±100	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 4912?

The median resident of Census Tract 4912 is 46.9 years old; 12.3% are under 18 and 31.3% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 90.3%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 7.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure	Tract 4912	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median age	46.9±9.4	35.8	38.0	39.0
Under 18 years	12.3%±4.5 pts	19.4%	21.1%	21.8%
65 years and over	31.3%±12.4 pts	13.8%	16.0%	17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7.5%±8.3 pts	29.7%	26.8%	18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic	0.1%±0.3 pts	32.1%	40.1%	58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic	90.3%±8.6 pts	27.4%	21.8%	13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.0 pts	7.2%	7.9%	5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.0 pts	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.0 pts	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2.1%±2.7 pts	3.0%	3.0%	3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0.0%±2.0 pts	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
Born outside the United States	0.6%±0.8 pts	20.9%	21.7%	14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)	8.2%±6.5 pts	35.4%	35.8%	24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)	4.4%±3.4 pts	2.8%	3.2%	4.8%
With a disability	26.6%±8.6 pts	12.1%	11.4%	12.1%
No health insurance coverage	11.5%±7.3 pts	9.8%	8.9%	6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)	82.2%±7.8 pts	87.2%	88.6%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)	15.2%±7.6 pts	44.3%	42.7%	37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)	6.7%±3.7 pts	19.0%	18.0%	15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier	94.7%±3.9 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 4912 earn?

Half of the 664 households in Census Tract 4912 earn less than $57,407 a year (±$20,456), against $83,498 across Cook County: 981st highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate. 18.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 4912	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median household income	$57,407±$20,456	$77,902	$83,498	$83,390
Mean household income	$70,645±$14,208	$116,016	$120,717	$115,638
Per capita income	$26,130±$4,588	$50,086	$49,329	$46,406
People below the poverty line	18.3%±10.1 pts	16.8%	13.5%	11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line	35.7%±30.6 pts	23.6%	17.9%	15.1%
Households receiving SNAP	25.3%±10.8 pts	18.9%	15.7%	13.8%
Households with a computer	92.2%±10.0 pts	94.9%	95.2%	95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription	83.1%±11.8 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 4912?

Owners occupy 73.9% of Census Tract 4912's occupied homes and renters 26.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $177,000 by its owner (±$28,069). The median renter pays $1,444 a month including utilities, and 56.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 4912	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)	$177,000±$28,069	$334,100	$324,500	$263,300
Median gross rent	$1,444±$297	$1,440	$1,435	$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent	56.6%±30.6 pts	39.3%	39.9%	39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage	$1,837±$208	$2,339	$2,270	$1,987
Owner-occupied homes	73.9%±11.6 pts	46.0%	57.7%	67.1%
Renter-occupied homes	26.1%±11.6 pts	54.0%	42.3%	32.9%
Housing units	824±100	1,277,054	2,276,493	5,457,452
Single-family detached homes	75.7%±8.3 pts	25.6%	39.6%	58.2%
Mobile homes	0.0%±4.4 pts	0.2%	0.8%	2.3%
Built 2020 or later	0.0%±4.4 pts	0.8%	0.7%	0.7%
Built 2010 to 2019	1.7%±2.9 pts	5.5%	4.4%	5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier	50.6%±10.6 pts	38.8%	27.8%	20.2%
Households with no vehicle	25.3%±11.3 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 4912 get to work?

51.3% of Census Tract 4912's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 37.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Measure	Tract 4912	Chicago	Cook County	Illinois
In the labor force (age 16+)	44.0%±11.3 pts	67.6%	66.2%	65.0%
Unemployment rate	13.8%±11.0 pts	8.0%	7.0%	5.8%
Drove alone to work	51.3%±17.2 pts	44.7%	54.8%	65.9%
Carpooled	2.8%±3.0 pts	7.3%	7.7%	7.8%
Public transportation	27.5%±13.5 pts	17.7%	11.8%	5.8%
Walked	0.5%±0.8 pts	5.8%	4.0%	2.8%
Worked from home	15.3%±14.3 pts	21.0%	18.9%	15.9%
Mean travel time to work	37.2 min±11.4	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 4912 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 4912 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 4912's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
Measure	In Cook County	In Chicago
Population	1,152nd of 1,328	624th of 789
Residents per square mile	778th of 1,331	667th of 792
Median household income	981st of 1,258	505th of 725
Per capita income	1,063rd of 1,325	578th of 786
Median home value	1,143rd of 1,279	674th of 749
Median gross rent	566th of 1,254	306th of 758
Poverty rate	364th of 905	297th of 587
Bachelor's degree or higher	1,109th of 1,264	634th of 736
Median age	143rd of 1,327	63rd of 788
Owner-occupied share	381st of 1,300	94th 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 2909	978th	$57,753±$10,841 · within the margin of this tract	4,870
Tract 8294.02	979th	$57,560±$18,679 · within the margin of this tract	3,031
Tract 6401	980th	$57,411±$24,294 · within the margin of this tract	1,464
Tract 4912	981st	$57,407±$20,456	1,848
Tract 8294.01	982nd	$57,386±$13,111 · within the margin of this tract	983
Tract 8282.02	983rd	$57,353±$19,036 · within the margin of this tract	5,111
Tract 5703	984th	$57,303±$16,109 · within the margin of this tract	5,801

"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 4912?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 4912 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

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