density.website

How close to each other should people live? How close to each other do people live?

Density is often distilled to simplistic statistics, like units per acres, or people per square mile. These simplifications the diverse ways that patterns in housing, open space, family structure and transportation interact. This site presents data, maps and text for each of the nation's 70,000 census tracts as a tool for urban planners and others to explore patterns in density.

This is census tract ▮▮ in ▮▮, ▮▮ County, ▮▮ State in the ▮▮ metro area.

A few fascinating things in these parts:

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  • Population density

    â–® per square mile - â–® residents in â–® square miles

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US live in lower-density tracts

  • Housing density

    â–® per square mile - â–® housing units - â–® people per household

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of US housing units are in lower-density tracts

  • Population change

    ▮ (2010-16) – ▮ residents (2010)

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US live in a tract with a lower rate of change

  • Housing change

    ▮ (2010-16) – ▮ housing units (2010)

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US live in a tract with a lower rate of change

  • Income

    $â–® per year

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US lives in a tract with a lower median income

  • Housing cost

    $â–® per month

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US lives in a tract with lower housing costs

  • Jobs nearby

    â–® jobs within 30 miles

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US lives in a tract with a fewer jobs nearby

  • Building age

    â–® is the median year built for residential buildings

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of US housing units are in a tract with an earlier median year built

  • Vacancy

    â–® of units vacant

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US lives in a tract with a lower vacancy rate

  • Home ownership

    â–® of occupied units are inhabited by their owners

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US lives in a tract with a lower rate of home ownership

  • Trip to work

    â–® drive to work alone (â–® commuters )

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of the US lives in a tract with a lower rate of driving alone

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  • Units in structure

    â–® of houses are single-family detached

    ⬋▮ ⬈ of US housing units are in a tract with a lower proportion of single-family detached

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