COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1242 vs Census Tract 1241.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1241.01, Suffolk County, New York
Census Tract 1242 is 19% smaller than Census Tract 1241.01. Census Tract 1241.01 earns more, with a median household income $93,169 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1242CENSUS TRACT 1241.01DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7754,640−19% vs Census Tract 1241.01
Population density12,2568,436+3,820
Median age34.641.5−6.9
Male53.5%49.5%+4.1 pts
Female46.5%50.5%−4.1 pts
Foreign-born6.3%18.1%−11.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%67.8%−26.3 pts
Black44.1%2.5%+41.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%24.8%−15.8 pts
Asian0.8%2.0%−1.2 pts
Other4.6%2.8%+1.7 pts
Median household income$41,927$135,096−$93,169
Per capita income$30,060$47,222−$17,162
Poverty rate21.4%7.4%+13.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.411Even
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%23.7%+22.5 pts
Graduate degree19.2%7.6%+11.6 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%8.4%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation70.6%68.9%+1.7 pts
Median home value$221,800$521,300−$299,500
Median gross rent$1,100$2,427−$1,327
Owner-occupied42.1%83.9%−41.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%2.3%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%42.1%+13.8 pts
Average commute20.930.3−9.4
Worked from home18.4%5.6%+12.9 pts
Public transit to work4.1%8.0%−3.9 pts
Uninsured11.4%3.0%+8.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024