COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1242 vs Census Tract 1240.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1240.02, Suffolk County, New York
Census Tract 1242 is 9% larger than Census Tract 1240.02. Census Tract 1240.02 earns more, with a median household income $129,323 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1242CENSUS TRACT 1240.02DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7753,451+9% vs Census Tract 1240.02
Population density12,2566,561+5,696
Median age34.636.3−1.7
Male53.5%53.0%+0.6 pts
Female46.5%47.0%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born6.3%13.1%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%79.3%−37.9 pts
Black44.1%1.7%+42.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%16.8%−7.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.1%+0.7 pts
Other4.6%2.0%+2.5 pts
Median household income$41,927$171,250−$129,323
Per capita income$30,060$56,736−$26,676
Poverty rate21.4%2.3%+19.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.380+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%33.0%+13.2 pts
Graduate degree19.2%12.3%+6.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%7.6%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation70.6%75.7%−5.1 pts
Median home value$221,800$517,600−$295,800
Median gross rent$1,100$1,216−$116
Owner-occupied42.1%95.4%−53.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%7.5%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%57.8%−1.9 pts
Average commute20.938.3−17.4
Worked from home18.4%11.2%+7.3 pts
Public transit to work4.1%4.5%−0.4 pts
Uninsured11.4%2.1%+9.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024