COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 261 vs Census Tract 490.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 261, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 490.02, Bergen County, New Jersey
Census Tract 261 is 13% smaller than Census Tract 490.02. Census Tract 490.02 earns more, with a median household income $145,709 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 261CENSUS TRACT 490.02DIFFERENCE
Total population4,7195,434−13% vs Census Tract 490.02
Population density5,6052,958+2,646
Median age34.845.7−10.9
Male47.4%50.7%−3.4 pts
Female52.6%49.3%+3.4 pts
Foreign-born29.2%17.3%+11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.2%68.1%−51.8 pts
Black35.6%2.5%+33.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.6%8.4%+31.2 pts
Asian6.2%17.1%−10.9 pts
Other2.3%3.8%−1.5 pts
Median household income$42,708$188,417−$145,709
Per capita income$25,103$83,181−$58,078
Poverty rate39.6%1.1%+38.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5650.396+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%65.6%−51.0 pts
Graduate degree9.7%32.0%−22.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.9%0.6%+9.2 pts
Labor force participation56.0%67.2%−11.2 pts
Median home value$171,700$694,900−$523,200
Median gross rent$1,183$1,232−$49
Owner-occupied34.4%87.0%−52.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%1.3%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households63.9%33.5%+30.4 pts
Average commute24.342.4−18.1
Worked from home9.2%26.8%−17.6 pts
Public transit to work9.3%16.6%−7.3 pts
Uninsured32.6%4.1%+28.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024