COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 118.01 vs Census Tract 3
PLACE A
Census Tract 118.01, Van Buren County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 3, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Census Tract 118.01 is 23% smaller than Census Tract 3. Census Tract 118.01 earns more, with a median household income $31,031 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 118.01CENSUS TRACT 3DIFFERENCE
Total population2,3523,064−23% vs Census Tract 3
Population density87403−316
Median age39.050.3−11.3
Male51.7%46.7%+5.0 pts
Female48.3%53.3%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born2.1%1.0%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.3%77.3%+8.1 pts
Black5.2%1.1%+4.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%1.9%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.4%19.8%−12.5 pts
Median household income$69,886$38,855+$31,031
Per capita income$35,257$32,563+$2,694
Poverty rate6.6%17.9%−11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.481−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%17.7%+16.1 pts
Graduate degree13.8%3.3%+10.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%4.0%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation58.8%53.1%+5.7 pts
Median home value$227,900$96,900+$131,000
Median gross rent$739$666+$73
Owner-occupied86.8%79.0%+7.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.8%7.2%+20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%44.4%−2.3 pts
Average commute29.814.4+15.4
Worked from home6.0%3.6%+2.4 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Uninsured0.7%5.0%−4.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024