COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1242 vs Census Tract 1244.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1244.01, Suffolk County, New York
Census Tract 1242 is 10% smaller than Census Tract 1244.01. Census Tract 1244.01 earns more, with a median household income $67,573 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1242CENSUS TRACT 1244.01DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7754,215−10% vs Census Tract 1244.01
Population density12,2563,991+8,265
Median age34.635.8−1.2
Male53.5%50.9%+2.6 pts
Female46.5%49.1%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born6.3%2.7%+3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%80.1%−38.6 pts
Black44.1%1.4%+42.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%17.5%−8.5 pts
Asian0.8%0.4%+0.4 pts
Other4.6%0.6%+3.9 pts
Median household income$41,927$109,500−$67,573
Per capita income$30,060$44,829−$14,769
Poverty rate21.4%9.8%+11.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.377+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%45.4%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree19.2%21.5%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%5.9%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation70.6%59.7%+10.9 pts
Median home value$221,800$599,700−$377,900
Median gross rent$1,100$2,430−$1,330
Owner-occupied42.1%51.5%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%11.6%+4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%55.7%+0.1 pts
Average commute20.930.5−9.6
Worked from home18.4%10.0%+8.5 pts
Public transit to work4.1%5.3%−1.1 pts
Uninsured11.4%4.7%+6.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024