COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1242 vs Census Tract 1024
PLACE A
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1024, Wabash County, Indiana
Census Tract 1242 is 18% larger than Census Tract 1024. Census Tract 1024 earns more, with a median household income $44,115 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1242CENSUS TRACT 1024DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7753,207+18% vs Census Tract 1024
Population density12,25641+12,215
Median age34.646.8−12.2
Male53.5%49.2%+4.4 pts
Female46.5%50.8%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born6.3%1.3%+5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%93.2%−51.7 pts
Black44.1%0.7%+43.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%5.2%+3.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Other4.6%0.9%+3.7 pts
Median household income$41,927$86,042−$44,115
Per capita income$30,060$47,361−$17,301
Poverty rate21.4%9.0%+12.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.426−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%22.1%+24.1 pts
Graduate degree19.2%6.4%+12.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%1.1%+9.7 pts
Labor force participation70.6%56.7%+13.9 pts
Median home value$221,800$180,200+$41,600
Median gross rent$1,100$916+$184
Owner-occupied42.1%93.1%−51.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%12.2%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%20.8%+35.0 pts
Average commute20.925.6−4.7
Worked from home18.4%11.6%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Uninsured11.4%11.5%−0.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024