COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 7251 vs Census Tract 7240
PLACE A
Census Tract 7251, Worcester County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 7240, Ocean County, New Jersey
Census Tract 7251 is 28% larger than Census Tract 7240. Census Tract 7240 earns more, with a median household income $24,218 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 7251CENSUS TRACT 7240DIFFERENCE
Total population4,7603,716+28% vs Census Tract 7240
Population density2243,212−2,988
Median age45.236.1+9.1
Male53.6%46.8%+6.9 pts
Female46.4%53.2%−6.9 pts
Foreign-born1.8%19.6%−17.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%38.0%+56.0 pts
Black0.2%10.9%−10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%42.0%−40.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other4.4%7.0%−2.6 pts
Median household income$79,285$103,503−$24,218
Per capita income$43,980$31,795+$12,185
Poverty rate12.9%7.3%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.293+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%15.6%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree9.6%1.7%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%8.0%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation70.1%69.7%+0.3 pts
Median home value$359,100$299,700+$59,400
Median gross rent$981$2,063−$1,082
Owner-occupied69.3%77.7%−8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%2.4%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households52.4%48.1%+4.3 pts
Average commute37.228.0+9.2
Worked from home13.1%4.3%+8.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%15.0%−12.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024