COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 189 vs Census Tract 311
PLACE A
Census Tract 189, Essex County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 311, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Census Tract 189 and Census Tract 311 are close in size. Census Tract 311 earns more, with a median household income $24,899 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 189CENSUS TRACT 311DIFFERENCE
Total population4,2874,176+3% vs Census Tract 311
Population density20,3187,894+12,423
Median age31.733.9−2.2
Male44.4%48.9%−4.4 pts
Female55.6%51.1%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born40.9%16.6%+24.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.3%41.6%−38.3 pts
Black69.0%15.5%+53.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.8%4.0%+19.8 pts
Asian0.2%30.5%−30.3 pts
Other3.8%8.4%−4.6 pts
Median household income$61,503$86,402−$24,899
Per capita income$26,080$33,650−$7,570
Poverty rate18.3%14.6%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.318+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%33.9%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree8.4%9.6%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate23.2%0.9%+22.3 pts
Labor force participation58.5%75.4%−16.9 pts
Median home value$345,600$252,400+$93,200
Median gross rent$1,584$1,375+$209
Owner-occupied27.2%78.3%−51.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.4%0.0%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households57.6%54.3%+3.3 pts
Average commute35.725.8+9.9
Worked from home14.4%23.4%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work27.2%6.6%+20.7 pts
Uninsured25.0%6.3%+18.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024