COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 257 vs Census Tract 311
PLACE A
Census Tract 257, Ottawa County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 311, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Census Tract 257 is 15% larger than Census Tract 311. Census Tract 311 earns more, with a median household income $25,826 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 257CENSUS TRACT 311DIFFERENCE
Total population4,8174,176+15% vs Census Tract 311
Population density2,4347,894−5,460
Median age47.033.9+13.1
Male47.3%48.9%−1.5 pts
Female52.7%51.1%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born5.7%16.6%−10.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.6%41.6%+29.0 pts
Black8.7%15.5%−6.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.8%4.0%+7.8 pts
Asian2.6%30.5%−27.9 pts
Other6.3%8.4%−2.1 pts
Median household income$60,576$86,402−$25,826
Per capita income$32,715$33,650−$935
Poverty rate12.0%14.6%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.318+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%33.9%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree13.4%9.6%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%0.9%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation59.2%75.4%−16.2 pts
Median home value$242,600$252,400−$9,800
Median gross rent$1,538$1,375+$163
Owner-occupied70.4%78.3%−7.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%0.0%+10.2 pts
Rent-burdened households85.0%54.3%+30.7 pts
Average commute18.725.8−7.1
Worked from home7.8%23.4%−15.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Uninsured4.2%6.3%−2.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024