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Census Tract 8342, Cook County, Illinois

Census Tract 8342, GEOID 17031834200, in Cook County, Illinois, entirely within Chicago. 4,687 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±1,088); the 2020 Census counted 4,693.

Residents, 2020-2024

4,687

±1,088 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 4,693

Median household income

$60,966

±$27,991 (90% margin)
Cook County: $83,498

Median home value

$201,800

±$120,409 (90% margin)
Cook County: $324,500

Median gross rent

$1,164

±$64 (90% margin)
Cook County: $1,435

Where is Census Tract 8342?

Census Tract 8342 is one of 1,332 census tracts in Cook County, Illinois. It covers 0.38 square miles of land, 12,448 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 17031834200, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 8342 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Chicago100%
Census Tract 8342 (marked with a dot) in Cook County, Illinois. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
4304431245034605691583438418 8342 0.5 mi
Census Tract 8342 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

8 census tracts border Census Tract 8342: Tract 4304, Tract 4309 ($38,824), Tract 4312 ($58,661), Tract 4503 ($45,869), Tract 4605 ($52,768), Tract 6915 ($22,846), Tract 8343 ($68,527) and Tract 8418 ($60,179). 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 8342?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 8342's population at 4,687 (±1,088) in 2,125 households; the 2020 Census counted 4,693 residents and 2,522 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8342ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Total population4,687±1,0882,711,2265,182,09012,694,798
Households2,125±3871,160,2052,100,2305,036,449
Average household size2.20±0.362.292.432.46
Housing units2,519±3701,277,0542,276,4935,457,452

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 8342?

The median resident of Census Tract 8342 is 43.7 years old; 16.3% are under 18 and 24.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 95.6%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 2.7%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 8342ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median age43.7±13.435.838.039.0
Under 18 years16.3%±8.1 pts19.4%21.1%21.8%
65 years and over24.2%±8.5 pts13.8%16.0%17.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.5%±1.4 pts29.7%26.8%18.8%
White alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.2 pts32.1%40.1%58.1%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic95.6%±8.7 pts27.4%21.8%13.3%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.1 pts7.2%7.9%5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.1%0.1%0.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.7%±8.7 pts3.0%3.0%3.4%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.8 pts0.4%0.4%0.4%
Born outside the United States0.0%±0.1 pts20.9%21.7%14.7%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.0%±1.6 pts35.4%35.8%24.0%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.8%±3.0 pts2.8%3.2%4.8%
With a disability17.4%±6.8 pts12.1%11.4%12.1%
No health insurance coverage5.0%±4.3 pts9.8%8.9%6.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.6%±4.5 pts87.2%88.6%90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)16.9%±7.4 pts44.3%42.7%37.8%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)10.1%±6.0 pts19.0%18.0%15.3%
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.6%±3.7 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 8342 earn?

Half of the 2,125 households in Census Tract 8342 earn less than $60,966 a year (±$27,991), against $83,498 across Cook County: 942nd highest of the county's 1,258 tracts with a reliable estimate. 16.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8342ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median household income$60,966±$27,991$77,902$83,498$83,390
Mean household income$63,694±$11,361$116,016$120,717$115,638
Per capita income$30,272±$5,436$50,086$49,329$46,406
People below the poverty line16.1%±8.1 pts16.8%13.5%11.8%
Children under 18 below the poverty line15.9%±16.6 pts23.6%17.9%15.1%
Households receiving SNAP23.9%±12.3 pts18.9%15.7%13.8%
Households with a computer93.8%±5.5 pts94.9%95.2%95.2%
Households with a broadband subscription92.1%±6.6 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 8342?

Owners occupy 32.4% of Census Tract 8342's occupied homes and renters 67.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,800 by its owner (±$120,409). The median renter pays $1,164 a month including utilities, and 40.9% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8342ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
Median home value (owner-occupied)$201,800±$120,409$334,100$324,500$263,300
Median gross rent$1,164±$64$1,440$1,435$1,274
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent40.9%±20.0 pts39.3%39.9%39.0%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,086±$1,145$2,339$2,270$1,987
Owner-occupied homes32.4%±13.0 pts46.0%57.7%67.1%
Renter-occupied homes67.6%±13.0 pts54.0%42.3%32.9%
Housing units2,519±3701,277,0542,276,4935,457,452
Single-family detached homes19.5%±9.5 pts25.6%39.6%58.2%
Mobile homes0.0%±1.5 pts0.2%0.8%2.3%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±1.5 pts0.8%0.7%0.7%
Built 2010 to 20190.0%±1.5 pts5.5%4.4%5.0%
Built 1939 or earlier48.4%±12.7 pts38.8%27.8%20.2%
Households with no vehicle17.4%±10.9 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 8342 get to work?

56.4% of Census Tract 8342's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 34.1 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 8342ChicagoCook CountyIllinois
In the labor force (age 16+)56.0%±10.4 pts67.6%66.2%65.0%
Unemployment rate9.5%±7.9 pts8.0%7.0%5.8%
Drove alone to work56.4%±13.3 pts44.7%54.8%65.9%
Carpooled14.8%±14.0 pts7.3%7.7%7.8%
Public transportation12.2%±16.2 pts17.7%11.8%5.8%
Walked0.0%±1.8 pts5.8%4.0%2.8%
Worked from home11.8%±10.6 pts21.0%18.9%15.9%
Mean travel time to work34.1 min±7.133.1 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 8342 compare with the other tracts in Cook County?

Among Cook County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 8342 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 8342's rank among the tracts of Cook County and of Chicago
MeasureIn Cook CountyIn Chicago
Population406th of 1,328171st of 789
Residents per square mile552nd of 1,331504th of 792
Median household income942nd of 1,258478th of 725
Per capita income930th of 1,325498th of 786
Median home value1,071st of 1,279627th of 749
Median gross rent972nd of 1,254550th of 758
Poverty rate413th of 905333rd of 587
Bachelor's degree or higher1,063rd of 1,264603rd of 736
Median age277th of 1,327114th of 788
Owner-occupied share1,095th of 1,300575th 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 8220940th$61,101±$9,619 · within the margin of this tract4,215
Tract 8268941st$61,062±$12,414 · within the margin of this tract4,554
Tract 8342942nd$60,966±$27,9914,687
Tract 8231.02943rd$60,938±$23,783 · within the margin of this tract3,751
Tract 2311944th$60,859±$26,421 · within the margin of this tract1,248
Tract 4902945th$60,741±$15,359 · within the margin of this tract2,879

"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 8342?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 8342 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