census tract
Population counting zone
A census tract is a small, relatively stable geographic area used for collecting and reporting demographic data.
Drawn by the U.S.
Census Bureau, tracts typically contain between 1,200 and 8,000 people and are designed to be fairly homogeneous in population characteristics.
Researchers, planners, and policymakers use tract-level data to analyze neighborhoods: The census tract showed rising median incomes over the decade.
- demographic dataInformation about population characteristics
- districtBounded administrative area
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- boundaryLine marking a limit
- population densityInhabitants per unit area
household size · median income · county · map · region · income levels · ethnicity · racial makeup · polygon · block · legislative districts · local government · enumeration · door to door · education levels · data aggregation · employment rates · age distribution
- demographybirth rate, death rate, demographics, fertility rate, population growth
- Censusenumeration, enumerator, headcount, population, questionnaire
- census dataenumeration, enumerator, head count, headcount, population count
- census listspopulation, headcount, households, ages, birthplace
- thematic mapspopulation map, heat map, cartogram, climate map, election map
- census areasmetropolitan area, PUMA
census tractelectoral district
Defined voting region
congressional district · legislative district · constituency · precinct · ward
census tractnation
Sovereign political entity
country · national territory · state · continent · hemisphere
census tractneighborhood
Residential area nearby
community · village · natural area · ethnic enclave · historic district