COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 209 vs Census Tract 203
PLACE A
Census Tract 209, Polk County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 203, Benton County, Minnesota
Census Tract 209 is 9% smaller than Census Tract 203. Census Tract 203 earns more, with a median household income $27,547 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 209CENSUS TRACT 203DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7834,180−9% vs Census Tract 203
Population density1268−56
Median age40.337.0+3.3
Male56.8%50.7%+6.1 pts
Female43.2%49.3%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born3.2%2.5%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%90.6%−0.6 pts
Black2.8%1.1%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%5.7%−3.5 pts
Asian0.8%1.0%−0.1 pts
Other4.2%1.6%+2.5 pts
Median household income$68,194$95,741−$27,547
Per capita income$34,893$41,824−$6,931
Poverty rate11.0%4.1%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.366+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%31.9%−6.5 pts
Graduate degree6.6%6.8%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%2.0%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation61.3%73.8%−12.5 pts
Median home value$207,900$336,900−$129,000
Median gross rent$699$1,789−$1,090
Owner-occupied76.7%82.0%−5.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.9%0.5%+37.5 pts
Rent-burdened households47.8%25.3%+22.5 pts
Average commute21.923.5−1.6
Worked from home7.1%22.1%−15.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.1%+0.0 pts
Uninsured8.9%2.8%+6.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024