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

“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

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

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