census tract

noun

1. a standard area in certain large American cities used by the U.S. Bureau of the Census for purposes of population enumeration.

Example Sentences

Times journalists worked with the Los Angeles County Internal Services Department to access both the decennial Census and the American Community Survey for the most detailed data possible on Census tract level for Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From Seattle Times

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

Census tract data shows in nine of Seattle’s 177 tracts, born-and-bred Washingtonians made up at least 50% of the residents in 2022.

From Seattle Times

In this census tract, two-thirds of homes were owner-occupied, and nearly 90% were single-family homes.

From Seattle Times