COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 255 vs Census Tract 254
PLACE A
Census Tract 255, Ottawa County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 254, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Census Tract 255 is 10% larger than Census Tract 254. Census Tract 255 earns more, with a median household income $73,017 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 255CENSUS TRACT 254DIFFERENCE
Total population4,3463,961+10% vs Census Tract 254
Population density1,3095,239−3,930
Median age39.938.1+1.8
Male49.6%50.8%−1.2 pts
Female50.4%49.2%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born9.8%20.2%−10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%33.0%+49.2 pts
Black0.5%31.0%−30.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%24.1%−13.8 pts
Asian5.8%6.7%−0.9 pts
Other1.0%5.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$105,250$32,233+$73,017
Per capita income$44,373$27,467+$16,906
Poverty rate1.8%26.1%−24.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher44.0%17.0%+27.0 pts
Graduate degree10.9%5.2%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%2.0%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation64.6%56.7%+7.9 pts
Median home value$337,500$165,800+$171,700
Median gross rent$1,240$1,099+$141
Owner-occupied89.1%42.9%+46.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%9.4%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households68.9%69.8%−1.0 pts
Average commute17.722.2−4.5
Worked from home6.7%8.1%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured0.1%19.6%−19.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024