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census tract

American  

noun

  1. a standard area in certain large American cities used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for purposes of population enumeration.


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She had a census tract to cover on foot before 9 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

In the densely populated South L.A. census tract that includes Watts, just 7% of residents have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared with about 35% statewide.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2023

In 2015, the census tract that includes most of this stretch of Rainier Avenue and much of North Beacon Hill was 34% white and the annual median income was $48,000, per census estimates.

From Seattle Times Oct. 5, 2023

Each component of the index is derived from census data, and scores are available for each census tract and county in the United States.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

Of the 30,000 people who live in the Links’ census tract, 75 percent were born outside Georgia.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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