COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 1242 vs Census Tract 5023
PLACE A
Census Tract 1242, St. Louis, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5023, St. Clair County, Illinois
Census Tract 1242 is 29% smaller than Census Tract 5023. Census Tract 1242 earns more, with a median household income $8,676 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 1242CENSUS TRACT 5023DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7755,310−29% vs Census Tract 5023
Population density12,256742+11,515
Median age34.624.7+9.9
Male53.5%45.5%+8.0 pts
Female46.5%54.5%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.5%37.9%+3.6 pts
Black44.1%44.5%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.0%0.2%+8.8 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Other4.6%17.4%−12.8 pts
Median household income$41,927$33,251+$8,676
Per capita income$30,060$16,684+$13,376
Poverty rate21.4%37.1%−15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.437−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher46.2%12.5%+33.8 pts
Graduate degree19.2%1.3%+17.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.8%12.1%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation70.6%71.5%−0.9 pts
Median home value$221,800$55,600+$166,200
Median gross rent$1,100$814+$286
Owner-occupied42.1%50.1%−8.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.8%27.0%−11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households55.9%61.8%−5.9 pts
Average commute20.924.6−3.7
Worked from home18.4%3.1%+15.4 pts
Public transit to work4.1%4.5%−0.3 pts
Uninsured11.4%4.0%+7.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024