COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 103 vs Census Tract 121
PLACE A
Census Tract 103, Van Buren County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 121, Saginaw County, Michigan
Census Tract 103 is 48% smaller than Census Tract 121. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
CENSUS TRACT 103CENSUS TRACT 121DIFFERENCE
Total population2,0433,921−48% vs Census Tract 121
Population density1,492107+1,386
Median age63.944.4+19.5
Male46.8%49.6%−2.8 pts
Female53.2%50.4%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born4.6%1.7%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.5%94.1%−4.6 pts
Black3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%2.4%−1.7 pts
Asian1.2%1.4%−0.3 pts
Other5.2%2.0%+3.1 pts
Median household income$85,234$84,000+$1,234
Per capita income$59,268$43,386+$15,882
Poverty rate13.8%12.5%+1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.450+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%34.7%+14.1 pts
Graduate degree22.5%11.2%+11.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%3.0%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation54.3%65.6%−11.4 pts
Median home value$513,500$215,300+$298,200
Median gross rent$898$1,029−$131
Owner-occupied72.4%94.0%−21.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate50.3%2.1%+48.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%36.6%+5.8 pts
Average commute21.029.3−8.3
Worked from home20.6%4.3%+16.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.9%4.6%+0.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024