COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 45.01 vs Census Tract 126.11
PLACE A
Census Tract 45.01, Polk County, Iowa
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 126.11, Kent County, Michigan
Census Tract 45.01 is 118% larger than Census Tract 126.11. Census Tract 45.01 earns more, with a median household income $8,912 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 45.01CENSUS TRACT 126.11DIFFERENCE
Total population3,6741,683+118% vs Census Tract 126.11
Population density4,8991,783+3,116
Median age34.135.7−1.6
Male42.5%48.7%−6.3 pts
Female57.5%51.3%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born13.4%19.0%−5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.4%55.6%+3.9 pts
Black7.6%14.0%−6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino25.6%23.5%+2.1 pts
Asian3.2%3.3%−0.0 pts
Other4.1%3.6%+0.5 pts
Median household income$61,393$52,481+$8,912
Per capita income$29,940$43,901−$13,961
Poverty rate22.6%13.4%+9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4000.433−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%27.3%−8.7 pts
Graduate degree9.2%5.7%+3.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%1.3%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation69.0%83.7%−14.7 pts
Median home value$178,300$260,100−$81,800
Median gross rent$1,051$1,136−$85
Owner-occupied58.3%36.6%+21.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%6.9%+0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households50.0%49.4%+0.6 pts
Average commute21.817.3+4.5
Worked from home10.1%9.9%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work3.6%0.4%+3.2 pts
Uninsured3.3%7.3%−4.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024