COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 179 vs New Mexico
PLACE A
Census Tract 179, Jackson County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
Census Tract 179 is 100% smaller than New Mexico. Census Tract 179 earns more, with a median household income $3,441 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 179NEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population5,2632,120,246−100% vs New Mexico
Population density1,50917+1,492
Population growth–2.8%–
Median age36.339.4−3.1
Male52.7%49.7%+3.1 pts
Female47.3%50.3%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born6.3%9.4%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.2%36.0%+37.3 pts
Black14.5%1.8%+12.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%48.4%−46.4 pts
Asian1.5%1.6%−0.1 pts
Other8.7%12.2%−3.5 pts
Median household income$67,500$64,059+$3,441
Per capita income$40,389$36,218+$4,171
Poverty rate9.8%17.8%−8.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.5%31.0%+14.5 pts
Graduate degree15.3%13.9%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%6.0%−2.0 pts
Labor force participation68.4%57.8%+10.7 pts
Median home value$282,600$248,100+$34,500
Median gross rent$1,299$1,067+$232
Owner-occupied32.2%70.0%−37.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%12.5%−10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.5%45.0%+9.6 pts
Average commute21.123.5−2.3
Worked from home15.3%12.2%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured6.9%9.6%−2.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024