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Census Tract 8028.02, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 8028.02, GEOID 17031802802, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Mount Prospect and Wheeling Township. 6,375 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±813); the 2020 Census counted 6,991.

Residents, 2020-2024

6,375

±813 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 6,991

Median household income

$118,068

±$31,523 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$364,600

±$21,436 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$2,217

±$143 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 8028.02?

Census Tract 8028.02 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 1.38 square miles of land, 5,070 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031802802, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 8028.02 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Mount Prospect100%
Wheeling Township100%
Census Tract 8028.02 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
8027.028028.0180348049.018050.018061.03 8028.02 1 mi
Census Tract 8028.02 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

7 census tracts border Census Tract 8028.02: Tract 8027.02 ($94,656), Tract 8028.01 ($138,750), Tract 8034 ($134,260), Tract 8049.01 ($115,909), Tract 8050.01 ($142,609), Tract 8051.10 ($107,253) and Tract 8061.03 ($111,450). 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 8028.02?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 8028.02's population at 6,375 (±813) in 2,274 households; the 2020 Census counted 6,991 residents and 2,555 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8028.02Mount ProspectCook CountyIllinois
Total population6,375±81355,4725,182,09012,694,798
Households2,274±24521,6002,100,2305,036,449
Average household size2.79±0.172.562.432.46
Housing units2,417±21822,5262,276,4935,457,452

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 8028.02?

The median resident of Census Tract 8028.02 is 40.3 years old; 30.5% are under 18 and 15.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 75.3%, then non-Hispanic Asian residents at 11.1%. 13.7% 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 8028.02Mount ProspectCook CountyIllinois
Median age40.3±7.641.138.039.0
Under 18 years30.5%±6.0 pts22.9%21.1%21.8%
65 years and over15.5%±3.6 pts18.7%16.0%17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)10.2%±3.6 pts18.1%26.8%18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic75.3%±7.6 pts61.0%40.1%58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.4%±0.8 pts2.5%21.8%13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic11.1%±5.8 pts15.4%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.6 pts0.0%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.6 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3.0%±1.6 pts2.5%3.0%3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.6 pts0.5%0.4%0.4%
Born outside the United States13.7%±4.5 pts29.6%21.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)21.1%±5.8 pts43.1%35.8%24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)2.2%±1.4 pts4.0%3.2%4.8%
With a disability5.7%±2.7 pts9.4%11.4%12.1%
No health insurance coverage3.6%±2.0 pts9.1%8.9%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)95.0%±3.2 pts91.5%88.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)55.5%±6.4 pts48.6%42.7%37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)14.9%±4.2 pts17.4%18.0%15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier86.4%±10.2 pts90.6%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 8028.02 earn?

Half of the 2,274 households in Census Tract 8028.02 earn less than $118,068 a year (±$31,523), against $83,498 across Cook County: 247th 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 8028.02Mount ProspectCook CountyIllinois
Median household income$118,068±$31,523$101,720$83,498$83,390
Mean household income$140,549±$22,064$124,538$120,717$115,638
Per capita income$51,102±$8,212$48,661$49,329$46,406
People below the poverty line1.2%±1.1 pts6.6%13.5%11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line0.0%±1.9 pts6.1%17.9%15.1%
Households receiving SNAP3.3%±2.8 pts6.9%15.7%13.8%
Households with a computer94.9%±3.8 pts95.8%95.2%95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription91.0%±4.6 pts93.9%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 8028.02?

Owners occupy 79.9% of Census Tract 8028.02's occupied homes and renters 20.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $364,600 by its owner (±$21,436). The median renter pays $2,217 a month including utilities, and 56.4% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8028.02Mount ProspectCook CountyIllinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)$364,600±$21,436$397,400$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent$2,217±$143$1,502$1,435$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent56.4%±33.3 pts40.0%39.9%39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,563±$169$2,619$2,270$1,987
Owner-occupied homes79.9%±8.7 pts68.7%57.7%67.1%
Renter-occupied homes20.1%±8.7 pts31.3%42.3%32.9%
Housing units2,417±21822,5262,276,4935,457,452
Single-family detached homes82.8%±5.0 pts56.9%39.6%58.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±1.5 pts0.1%0.8%2.3%
Built 2020 or later0.3%±0.5 pts0.4%0.7%0.7%
Built 2010 to 20190.0%±1.5 pts3.0%4.4%5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier7.4%±4.2 pts3.3%27.8%20.2%
Households with no vehicle0.9%±1.1 pts5.9%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 8028.02 get to work?

77.8% of Census Tract 8028.02's workers drive alone and 15.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 25.4 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8028.02Mount ProspectCook CountyIllinois
In the labor force (age 16+)73.9%±5.7 pts65.9%66.2%65.0%
Unemployment rate2.6%±1.9 pts3.8%7.0%5.8%
Drove alone to work77.8%±7.1 pts68.1%54.8%65.9%
Carpooled3.2%±3.1 pts7.1%7.7%7.8%
Public transportation1.7%±1.7 pts3.6%11.8%5.8%
Walked0.9%±1.1 pts1.1%4.0%2.8%
Worked from home15.7%±5.2 pts19.2%18.9%15.9%
Mean travel time to work25.4 min±3.825.9 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 8028.02 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 8028.02 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 8028.02's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Mount Prospect
MeasureIn Cook CountyIn Mount Prospect
Population117th of 1,3284th of 9
Residents per square mile1,006th of 1,3315th of 9
Median household income247th of 1,2585th of 9
Per capita income446th of 1,3255th of 9
Median home value485th of 1,2797th of 9
Median gross rent120th of 1,2541st of 7
Bachelor's degree or higher370th of 1,2643rd of 9
Median age517th of 1,3277th of 9
Owner-occupied share294th of 1,3006th of 9

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

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 3206244th$118,670±$18,090 · within the margin of this tract6,262
Tract 8046.08245th$118,281±$23,383 · within the margin of this tract3,756
Tract 8048.09246th$118,194±$26,402 · within the margin of this tract4,629
Tract 8028.02247th$118,068±$31,5236,375
Tract 8046.07248th$118,025±$10,209 · within the margin of this tract6,774
Tract 4111249th$117,500±$33,583 · within the margin of this tract2,359
Tract 611250th$117,330±$50,774 · within the margin of this tract1,368

"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 8028.02?

2 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 8028.02 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