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Census Tract 6709, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 6709, GEOID 17031670900, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 1,414 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±584); the 2020 Census counted 1,172.

Residents, 2020-2024

1,414

±584 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,172

Median household income

$30,962

±$13,475 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$162,100

±$7,855 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$974

±$142 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 6709?

Census Tract 6709 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.13 square miles of land, 9,302 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031670900, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 6709 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Chicago100%
Census Tract 6709 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
6701670868068349 6709 0.5 mi
Census Tract 6709 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

4 census tracts border Census Tract 6709: Tract 6701 ($22,697), Tract 6708 ($55,850), Tract 6806 ($55,655) and Tract 8349. 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 6709?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 6709's population at 1,414 (±584) in 542 households; the 2020 Census counted 1,172 residents and 586 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 6709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Total population1,414±5842,711,2265,182,09012,694,798
Households542±1611,160,2052,100,2305,036,449
Average household size2.61±0.822.292.432.46
Housing units674±1551,277,0542,276,4935,457,452

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 6709?

The median resident of Census Tract 6709 is 37.6 years old; 21.4% are under 18 and 21.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 59.1%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 21.3%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 6709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median age37.6±12.235.838.039.0
Under 18 years21.4%±8.2 pts19.4%21.1%21.8%
65 years and over21.1%±13.2 pts13.8%16.0%17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19.6%±19.3 pts29.7%26.8%18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts32.1%40.1%58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic59.1%±26.5 pts27.4%21.8%13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts7.2%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic21.3%±24.4 pts3.0%3.0%3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±2.6 pts0.4%0.4%0.4%
Born outside the United States5.4%±5.2 pts20.9%21.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)19.4%±19.4 pts35.4%35.8%24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)0.4%±0.7 pts2.8%3.2%4.8%
With a disability9.0%±8.3 pts12.1%11.4%12.1%
No health insurance coverage14.3%±15.9 pts9.8%8.9%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)86.2%±11.1 pts87.2%88.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)21.3%±11.1 pts44.3%42.7%37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)11.1%±10.8 pts19.0%18.0%15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier96.6%±3.8 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 6709 earn?

Half of the 542 households in Census Tract 6709 earn less than $30,962 a year (±$13,475), against $83,498 across Cook County: 1,212th highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate. 35.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 6709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median household income$30,962±$13,475$77,902$83,498$83,390
Mean household income$55,490±$23,525$116,016$120,717$115,638
Per capita income$20,936±$5,362$50,086$49,329$46,406
People below the poverty line35.0%±16.3 pts16.8%13.5%11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line45.9%±36.0 pts23.6%17.9%15.1%
Households receiving SNAP44.6%±20.3 pts18.9%15.7%13.8%
Households with a computer92.4%±11.8 pts94.9%95.2%95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription62.5%±19.5 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 6709?

Owners occupy 67.5% of Census Tract 6709's occupied homes and renters 32.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $162,100 by its owner (±$7,855). The median renter pays $974 a month including utilities.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 6709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)$162,100±$7,855$334,100$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent$974±$142$1,440$1,435$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent54.0%±44.6 pts39.3%39.9%39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,216±$246$2,339$2,270$1,987
Owner-occupied homes67.5%±19.1 pts46.0%57.7%67.1%
Renter-occupied homes32.5%±19.1 pts54.0%42.3%32.9%
Housing units674±1551,277,0542,276,4935,457,452
Single-family detached homes56.4%±15.7 pts25.6%39.6%58.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±5.4 pts0.2%0.8%2.3%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±5.4 pts0.8%0.7%0.7%
Built 2010 to 201918.7%±15.4 pts5.5%4.4%5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier39.9%±18.4 pts38.8%27.8%20.2%
Households with no vehicle42.6%±21.4 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 6709 get to work?

56.3% of Census Tract 6709's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 37.6 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 6709ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
In the labor force (age 16+)58.4%±14.4 pts67.6%66.2%65.0%
Unemployment rate11.5%±15.7 pts8.0%7.0%5.8%
Drove alone to work56.3%±15.9 pts44.7%54.8%65.9%
Carpooled13.6%±9.2 pts7.3%7.7%7.8%
Public transportation23.8%±14.6 pts17.7%11.8%5.8%
Walked0.0%±6.3 pts5.8%4.0%2.8%
Worked from home6.2%±10.0 pts21.0%18.9%15.9%
Mean travel time to work37.6 min±6.033.1 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 6709 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 6709 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 6709's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
MeasureIn Cook CountyIn Chicago
Population1,257th of 1,328723rd of 789
Residents per square mile699th of 1,331611th of 792
Median household income1,212th of 1,258681st of 725
Per capita income1,228th of 1,325696th of 786
Median home value1,182nd of 1,279702nd of 749
Median gross rent1,177th of 1,254698th of 758
Poverty rate92nd of 90583rd of 587
Bachelor's degree or higher954th of 1,264532nd of 736
Median age720th of 1,327327th of 788
Owner-occupied share497th of 1,300144th 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 4401.011,209th$31,894±$6,990 · within the margin of this tract3,582
Tract 4301.011,210th$31,875±$15,067 · within the margin of this tract3,776
Tract 4401.021,211th$31,563±$6,938 · within the margin of this tract3,185
Tract 67091,212th$30,962±$13,4751,414
Tract 83681,213th$30,914±$5,678 · within the margin of this tract2,867
Tract 71011,214th$30,795±$7,437 · within the margin of this tract940
Tract 23151,215th$30,637±$8,512 · within the margin of this tract6,045

"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 6709?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 6709 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