COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 9606.01 vs Census Tract 9509
PLACE A
Census Tract 9606.01, Highlands County, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 9509, Putnam County, Florida
Census Tract 9606.01 is 50% smaller than Census Tract 9509. Census Tract 9606.01 earns more, with a median household income $17,454 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 9606.01CENSUS TRACT 9509DIFFERENCE
Total population3,0516,142−50% vs Census Tract 9509
Population density2,258470+1,788
Median age40.435.4+5.0
Male50.6%50.4%+0.2 pts
Female49.4%49.6%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born11.7%1.1%+10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.3%55.6%−3.2 pts
Black6.4%39.1%−32.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.2%2.7%+36.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.1%2.3%−0.2 pts
Median household income$67,958$50,504+$17,454
Per capita income$29,064$25,169+$3,895
Poverty rate18.5%21.0%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3590.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%14.5%+9.3 pts
Graduate degree2.8%6.4%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%10.9%−7.0 pts
Labor force participation55.3%55.1%+0.2 pts
Median home value$174,600$171,500+$3,100
Median gross rent$1,680$1,049+$631
Owner-occupied82.9%67.7%+15.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.1%6.5%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%70.4%−22.3 pts
Average commute24.328.2−3.9
Worked from home9.1%9.9%−0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%12.9%−2.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024