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

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 • Dec. 30, 2025

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

A census tract in the Crossroads area is labeled “disadvantaged” by the federal government’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool due in part to “linguistic isolation” of over 90%.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 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