COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 8005 vs Census Tract 201
PLACE A
Census Tract 8005, Hampden County, Massachusetts
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 201, Polk County, Minnesota
Census Tract 8005 is 25% smaller than Census Tract 201. Census Tract 201 earns more, with a median household income $2,377 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 8005CENSUS TRACT 201DIFFERENCE
Total population3,3474,452−25% vs Census Tract 201
Population density5,644831+4,814
Median age36.234.1+2.1
Male48.1%48.3%−0.2 pts
Female51.9%51.7%+0.2 pts
Foreign-born14.6%2.6%+12.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic33.6%73.7%−40.2 pts
Black9.2%1.6%+7.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino54.3%17.9%+36.4 pts
Asian1.8%0.2%+1.6 pts
Other1.1%6.5%−5.4 pts
Median household income$66,944$69,321−$2,377
Per capita income$33,887$34,742−$855
Poverty rate6.8%12.0%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.4%23.8%+11.6 pts
Graduate degree16.3%4.6%+11.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%4.9%+2.7 pts
Labor force participation61.0%70.5%−9.5 pts
Median home value$309,700$253,500+$56,200
Median gross rent$1,585$920+$665
Owner-occupied60.4%56.0%+4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.3%9.8%−7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%61.3%−8.0 pts
Average commute16.816.5+0.3
Worked from home18.0%5.8%+12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured1.8%8.7%−6.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024