COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 302.21 vs Census Tract 302.12
PLACE A
Census Tract 302.21, Shelby County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 302.12, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Census Tract 302.21 is 33% smaller than Census Tract 302.12. Census Tract 302.21 earns more, with a median household income $26,858 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 302.21CENSUS TRACT 302.12DIFFERENCE
Total population5,4828,230−33% vs Census Tract 302.12
Population density1,7132,410−697
Median age45.437.3+8.1
Male47.7%45.3%+2.4 pts
Female52.3%54.7%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born4.6%8.9%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.4%55.7%+17.7 pts
Black18.5%20.4%−1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%10.2%−8.1 pts
Asian4.7%2.3%+2.4 pts
Other1.4%11.5%−10.1 pts
Median household income$145,279$118,421+$26,858
Per capita income$65,986$46,823+$19,163
Poverty rate3.5%5.2%−1.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.408+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%36.5%+20.0 pts
Graduate degree23.6%17.3%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.4%1.5%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation66.7%65.7%+1.0 pts
Median home value$477,000$330,800+$146,200
Median gross rent$1,441$2,075−$634
Owner-occupied62.8%83.1%−20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%7.1%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%55.2%+1.9 pts
Average commute26.031.3−5.3
Worked from home16.0%11.3%+4.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%5.5%−2.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024