COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 179 vs Louisiana
PLACE A
Census Tract 179, Jackson County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Louisiana
Census Tract 179 is 100% smaller than Louisiana. Census Tract 179 earns more, with a median household income $6,744 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 179LOUISIANADIFFERENCE
Total population5,2634,611,961−100% vs Louisiana
Population density1,509107+1,403
Population growth–2.7%–
Median age36.338.0−1.7
Male52.7%48.9%+3.8 pts
Female47.3%51.1%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born6.3%4.9%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.2%55.7%+17.5 pts
Black14.5%30.5%−16.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%7.2%−5.2 pts
Asian1.5%1.7%−0.2 pts
Other8.7%4.8%+3.9 pts
Median household income$67,500$60,756+$6,744
Per capita income$40,389$35,038+$5,351
Poverty rate9.8%18.9%−9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%27.0%+18.5 pts
Graduate degree15.3%10.1%+5.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%6.3%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation68.4%59.3%+9.1 pts
Median home value$282,600$216,500+$66,100
Median gross rent$1,299$1,064+$235
Owner-occupied32.2%67.4%−35.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%14.4%−12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households54.5%47.7%+6.8 pts
Average commute21.125.7−4.5
Worked from home15.3%8.1%+7.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured6.9%7.8%−0.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024