COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 290 vs Census Tract 103
PLACE A
Census Tract 290, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 103, Van Buren County, Michigan
Census Tract 290 is 27% larger than Census Tract 103. Census Tract 103 earns more, with a median household income $32,759 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 290CENSUS TRACT 103DIFFERENCE
Total population2,5972,043+27% vs Census Tract 103
Population density5,0921,492+3,600
Median age40.963.9−23.0
Male43.0%46.8%−3.8 pts
Female57.0%53.2%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born11.5%4.6%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.0%89.5%−19.4 pts
Black5.0%3.5%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino21.6%0.7%+21.0 pts
Asian1.3%1.2%+0.1 pts
Other2.1%5.2%−3.1 pts
Median household income$52,475$85,234−$32,759
Per capita income$37,069$59,268−$22,199
Poverty rate10.8%13.8%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5050.482+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%48.8%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree9.6%22.5%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%0.5%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation59.1%54.3%+4.9 pts
Median home value$250,900$513,500−$262,600
Median gross rent$1,353$898+$455
Owner-occupied65.9%72.4%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%50.3%−32.8 pts
Rent-burdened households38.8%42.4%−3.5 pts
Average commute17.221.0−3.8
Worked from home2.5%20.6%−18.1 pts
Public transit to work1.6%0.0%+1.6 pts
Uninsured6.9%4.9%+2.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024