COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1230 vs Census Tract 1242
PLACE A
Census Tract 1230, Oakland County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
Census Tract 1230 is 20% smaller than Census Tract 1242. Census Tract 1230 earns more, with a median household income $58,245 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1230CENSUS TRACT 1242DIFFERENCE
Total population3,0033,775−20% vs Census Tract 1242
Population density17612,256−12,080
Median age47.534.6+12.9
Male50.7%53.5%−2.8 pts
Female49.3%46.5%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born7.6%6.3%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.6%41.5%+45.1 pts
Black0.5%44.1%−43.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%9.0%−7.7 pts
Asian6.6%0.8%+5.8 pts
Other5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Median household income$100,172$41,927+$58,245
Per capita income$58,791$30,060+$28,731
Poverty rate3.9%21.4%−17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.409+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%46.2%−9.0 pts
Graduate degree13.2%19.2%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%10.8%−9.0 pts
Labor force participation65.4%70.6%−5.2 pts
Median home value$345,100$221,800+$123,300
Median gross rent$1,613$1,100+$513
Owner-occupied80.4%42.1%+38.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.3%15.8%−14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households64.8%55.9%+8.9 pts
Average commute35.120.9+14.3
Worked from home10.1%18.4%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Uninsured2.8%11.4%−8.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024