COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 178 vs Census Tract 103
PLACE A
Census Tract 178, Jackson County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 103, Van Buren County, Michigan
Census Tract 178 is 83% larger than Census Tract 103. Census Tract 103 earns more, with a median household income $33,949 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 178CENSUS TRACT 103DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7422,043+83% vs Census Tract 103
Population density7,9621,492+6,469
Median age28.963.9−35.0
Male50.1%46.8%+3.3 pts
Female49.9%53.2%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born11.9%4.6%+7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.0%89.5%−31.5 pts
Black17.8%3.5%+14.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%0.7%+11.8 pts
Asian8.2%1.2%+7.0 pts
Other3.5%5.2%−1.7 pts
Median household income$51,285$85,234−$33,949
Per capita income$51,000$59,268−$8,268
Poverty rate22.8%13.8%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5890.482+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%48.8%+8.4 pts
Graduate degree26.6%22.5%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%0.5%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation78.6%54.3%+24.4 pts
Median home value$360,300$513,500−$153,200
Median gross rent$1,186$898+$288
Owner-occupied16.3%72.4%−56.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%50.3%−37.0 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%42.4%+1.7 pts
Average commute20.421.0−0.6
Worked from home22.9%20.6%+2.3 pts
Public transit to work6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Uninsured14.5%4.9%+9.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024