COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 302.12 vs Census Tract 302.21
PLACE A
Census Tract 302.12, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 302.21, Shelby County, Alabama
Census Tract 302.12 is 50% larger than Census Tract 302.21. Census Tract 302.21 earns more, with a median household income $26,858 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 302.12CENSUS TRACT 302.21DIFFERENCE
Total population8,2305,482+50% vs Census Tract 302.21
Population density2,4101,713+697
Median age37.345.4−8.1
Male45.3%47.7%−2.4 pts
Female54.7%52.3%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born8.9%4.6%+4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.7%73.4%−17.7 pts
Black20.4%18.5%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.2%2.0%+8.1 pts
Asian2.3%4.7%−2.4 pts
Other11.5%1.4%+10.1 pts
Median household income$118,421$145,279−$26,858
Per capita income$46,823$65,986−$19,163
Poverty rate5.2%3.5%+1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4080.424−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%56.5%−20.0 pts
Graduate degree17.3%23.6%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%0.4%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation65.7%66.7%−1.0 pts
Median home value$330,800$477,000−$146,200
Median gross rent$2,075$1,441+$634
Owner-occupied83.1%62.8%+20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.1%11.8%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.2%57.1%−1.9 pts
Average commute31.326.0+5.3
Worked from home11.3%16.0%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.5%2.9%+2.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024