COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 281 vs Census Tract 551
PLACE A
Census Tract 281, Bronx County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 551, Bergen County, New Jersey
Census Tract 281 is 48% smaller than Census Tract 551. Census Tract 551 earns more, with a median household income $181,310 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 281CENSUS TRACT 551DIFFERENCE
Total population3,5656,884−48% vs Census Tract 551
Population density71,3002,157+69,143
Median age60.643.8+16.8
Male37.8%49.5%−11.8 pts
Female62.2%50.5%+11.8 pts
Foreign-born28.5%34.8%−6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.7%58.6%−27.8 pts
Black16.7%0.9%+15.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino47.1%4.3%+42.8 pts
Asian3.9%30.2%−26.3 pts
Other1.5%6.0%−4.5 pts
Median household income$65,982$247,292−$181,310
Per capita income$39,414$134,799−$95,385
Poverty rate5.5%2.8%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.496−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%80.3%−42.1 pts
Graduate degree17.9%50.1%−32.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%10.1%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation48.9%66.5%−17.5 pts
Median home value$37,400$1,474,400−$1,437,000
Median gross rent$1,409$3,143−$1,734
Owner-occupied45.1%68.8%−23.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%6.0%+0.4 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%22.5%+24.1 pts
Average commute49.333.6+15.7
Worked from home8.9%34.2%−25.3 pts
Public transit to work55.9%6.6%+49.3 pts
Uninsured3.9%3.7%+0.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024