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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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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

“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 ● Jan. 31, 2025

The top census tract for kids is in Sammamish and includes the Lawson Park neighborhood.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

The census tract where we began was 16% white, according to 2020 figures, with median household income of a little more than $60,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 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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