COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 256 vs Census Tract 254.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 256, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 254.02, Queens County, New York
Census Tract 256 is 74% smaller than Census Tract 254.02. Census Tract 256 earns more, with a median household income $23,092 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 256CENSUS TRACT 254.02DIFFERENCE
Total population1,5356,013−74% vs Census Tract 254.02
Population density3,92640,905−36,979
Median age38.534.6+3.9
Male43.8%42.7%+1.2 pts
Female56.2%57.3%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born16.8%44.7%−27.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.8%0.8%+48.0 pts
Black13.6%32.0%−18.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.5%21.7%+8.8 pts
Asian1.8%30.6%−28.8 pts
Other5.3%14.9%−9.6 pts
Median household income$64,914$41,822+$23,092
Per capita income$33,574$21,176+$12,398
Poverty rate17.2%21.9%−4.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%12.2%+18.6 pts
Graduate degree5.6%1.6%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%12.2%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation64.5%54.7%+9.8 pts
Median home value$286,500$798,000−$511,500
Median gross rent$1,145$949+$196
Owner-occupied49.1%23.1%+26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%4.5%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%64.3%−20.0 pts
Average commute19.350.6−31.3
Worked from home8.9%3.8%+5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%59.7%−59.4 pts
Uninsured15.5%3.4%+12.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024