COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1242 vs Census Tract 1230
PLACE A
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1230, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 1242 is 26% larger than Census Tract 1230. Census Tract 1230 earns more, with a median household income $58,245 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1242CENSUS TRACT 1230DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7753,003+26% vs Census Tract 1230
Population density12,256176+12,080
Median age34.647.5−12.9
Male53.5%50.7%+2.8 pts
Female46.5%49.3%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born6.3%7.6%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%86.6%−45.1 pts
Black44.1%0.5%+43.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%1.3%+7.7 pts
Asian0.8%6.6%−5.8 pts
Other4.6%5.0%−0.4 pts
Median household income$41,927$100,172−$58,245
Per capita income$30,060$58,791−$28,731
Poverty rate21.4%3.9%+17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%37.3%+9.0 pts
Graduate degree19.2%13.2%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%1.8%+9.0 pts
Labor force participation70.6%65.4%+5.2 pts
Median home value$221,800$345,100−$123,300
Median gross rent$1,100$1,613−$513
Owner-occupied42.1%80.4%−38.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%1.3%+14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%64.8%−8.9 pts
Average commute20.935.1−14.3
Worked from home18.4%10.1%+8.4 pts
Public transit to work4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Uninsured11.4%2.8%+8.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024