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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Example Sentences

To understand who faces the greatest risks, the researchers combined their pollution estimates with U.S. census data and mortality statistics at the census tract level.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

The annual three-night Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count is underway with volunteers fanning out to tally the number of unsheltered individuals, tents, vehicles and makeshift shelters they see in their assigned census tract.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2024

In this census tract, two-thirds of homes were owner-occupied, and nearly 90% were single-family homes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

This map shows how common elevated blood lead levels are in children by census tract or ZIP code in 34 states.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 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