COMPARING TWO PLACES

Census Tract 2501 vs Census Tract 2532

PLACE A

Census Tract 2501, Essex County, Massachusetts

PLACE B

Census Tract 2532, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Census Tract 2501 is 26% smaller than Census Tract 2532. Census Tract 2532 earns more, with a median household income $84,714 higher.

CENSUS TRACT 2501CENSUS TRACT 2532DIFFERENCE

Total population5,2957,162−26% vs Census Tract 2532

Population density16,094600+15,494

Median age31.740.0−8.3

Male40.1%44.4%−4.3 pts

Female59.9%55.6%+4.3 pts

Foreign-born43.0%12.6%+30.4 pts

White, non-Hispanic8.3%74.9%−66.6 pts

Black3.4%4.0%−0.6 pts

Hispanic / Latino85.6%13.3%+72.3 pts

Asian0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts

Other2.7%3.6%−0.9 pts

Median household income$44,310$129,024−$84,714

Per capita income$26,894$55,235−$28,341

Poverty rate23.8%2.0%+21.8 pts

Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.382+0.1

Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%54.4%−28.1 pts

Graduate degree4.3%19.6%−15.2 pts

Unemployment rate6.7%5.5%+1.2 pts

Labor force participation68.6%68.3%+0.4 pts

Median home value–$389,700–

Median gross rent$1,609$1,634−$25

Owner-occupied0.0%87.4%−87.4 pts

Housing vacancy rate1.2%7.2%−6.0 pts

Rent-burdened households54.4%55.0%−0.5 pts

Average commute25.526.8−1.3

Worked from home7.3%9.7%−2.4 pts

Public transit to work3.6%1.0%+2.6 pts

Uninsured5.8%1.7%+4.1 pts