COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 256 vs Census Tract 257
PLACE A
Census Tract 256, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 257, Ottawa County, Michigan
Census Tract 256 is 68% smaller than Census Tract 257. Census Tract 256 earns more, with a median household income $4,338 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 256CENSUS TRACT 257DIFFERENCE
Total population1,5354,817−68% vs Census Tract 257
Population density3,9262,434+1,492
Median age38.547.0−8.5
Male43.8%47.3%−3.5 pts
Female56.2%52.7%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born16.8%5.7%+11.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic48.8%70.6%−21.8 pts
Black13.6%8.7%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.5%11.8%+18.7 pts
Asian1.8%2.6%−0.9 pts
Other5.3%6.3%−0.9 pts
Median household income$64,914$60,576+$4,338
Per capita income$33,574$32,715+$859
Poverty rate17.2%12.0%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.381+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.9%33.7%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree5.6%13.4%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%2.8%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation64.5%59.2%+5.3 pts
Median home value$286,500$242,600+$43,900
Median gross rent$1,145$1,538−$393
Owner-occupied49.1%70.4%−21.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%10.2%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households44.3%85.0%−40.8 pts
Average commute19.318.7+0.6
Worked from home8.9%7.8%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured15.5%4.2%+11.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024