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

The analysis showed that women who lived in the same census tract as at least one Superfund site were about 30% more likely to be diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer.

From Science Daily

The solar and lithium-ion battery project will be built within a census tract where more than a third of residents live in poverty — double the rate in Fresno County as a whole.

From Los Angeles Times

“If the country continues on this path, the SVI for every single county and census tract is going to be maxed out,” climatologist Becky Bollinger wrote on Bluesky.

From Los Angeles Times

West of Lake, Black and Latino residents made up a majority of the population in every Altadena census tract.

From Los Angeles Times