COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 255 vs Census Tract 261
PLACE A
Census Tract 255, Ottawa County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 261, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Census Tract 255 is 8% smaller than Census Tract 261. Census Tract 255 earns more, with a median household income $62,542 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 255CENSUS TRACT 261DIFFERENCE
Total population4,3464,719−8% vs Census Tract 261
Population density1,3095,605−4,295
Median age39.934.8+5.1
Male49.6%47.4%+2.2 pts
Female50.4%52.6%−2.2 pts
Foreign-born9.8%29.2%−19.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.3%16.2%+66.1 pts
Black0.5%35.6%−35.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%39.6%−29.3 pts
Asian5.8%6.2%−0.3 pts
Other1.0%2.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$105,250$42,708+$62,542
Per capita income$44,373$25,103+$19,270
Poverty rate1.8%39.6%−37.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3620.565−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher44.0%14.6%+29.4 pts
Graduate degree10.9%9.7%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.3%9.9%−9.6 pts
Labor force participation64.6%56.0%+8.6 pts
Median home value$337,500$171,700+$165,800
Median gross rent$1,240$1,183+$57
Owner-occupied89.1%34.4%+54.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%10.3%−8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households68.9%63.9%+5.0 pts
Average commute17.724.3−6.6
Worked from home6.7%9.2%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%9.3%−9.2 pts
Uninsured0.1%32.6%−32.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024