COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 119 vs Census Tract 304
PLACE A
Census Tract 119, Van Buren County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 304, Shiawassee County, Michigan
Census Tract 119 is 80% larger than Census Tract 304. Census Tract 119 earns more, with a median household income $7,872 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 119CENSUS TRACT 304DIFFERENCE
Total population5,8413,249+80% vs Census Tract 304
Population density5793,148−2,569
Median age39.242.7−3.5
Male49.7%47.6%+2.1 pts
Female50.3%52.4%−2.1 pts
Foreign-born3.0%0.1%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.1%94.3%−9.2 pts
Black3.0%0.1%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.7%0.6%+5.1 pts
Asian0.1%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other6.1%4.9%+1.2 pts
Median household income$83,656$75,784+$7,872
Per capita income$38,683$38,236+$447
Poverty rate8.7%15.1%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.424−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%37.0%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree10.8%13.4%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%3.9%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation70.9%59.6%+11.2 pts
Median home value$250,200$172,100+$78,100
Median gross rent$897$833+$64
Owner-occupied88.8%81.2%+7.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%4.1%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households29.5%48.3%−18.8 pts
Average commute19.921.1−1.2
Worked from home15.5%7.1%+8.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%3.2%+1.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024