COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 178 vs Census Tract 179
PLACE A
Census Tract 178, Jackson County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 179, Jackson County, Missouri
Census Tract 178 is 29% smaller than Census Tract 179. Census Tract 179 earns more, with a median household income $16,215 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 178CENSUS TRACT 179DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7425,263−29% vs Census Tract 179
Population density7,9621,509+6,452
Median age28.936.3−7.4
Male50.1%52.7%−2.6 pts
Female49.9%47.3%+2.6 pts
Foreign-born11.9%6.3%+5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.0%73.2%−15.2 pts
Black17.8%14.5%+3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%2.1%+10.5 pts
Asian8.2%1.5%+6.7 pts
Other3.5%8.7%−5.2 pts
Median household income$51,285$67,500−$16,215
Per capita income$51,000$40,389+$10,611
Poverty rate22.8%9.8%+13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5890.379+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%45.5%+11.7 pts
Graduate degree26.6%15.3%+11.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%4.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation78.6%68.4%+10.2 pts
Median home value$360,300$282,600+$77,700
Median gross rent$1,186$1,299−$113
Owner-occupied16.3%32.2%−16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%2.4%+10.9 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%54.5%−10.5 pts
Average commute20.421.1−0.8
Worked from home22.9%15.3%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work6.3%0.0%+6.3 pts
Uninsured14.5%6.9%+7.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024