Table 4 Selected census tract characteristics, California tracts (N = 7049) and GROW tracts, (N = 1906), American Community Survey, 2005–2009
From: Survey methodology of the geographic research on wellbeing (GROW) study
California mean (SD) | GROW mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Population density, people per square kilometer | 3130 (3435) | 3739 (3262) |
Median family income, $ | 74,142 (36,718) | 75,469 (36,902) |
Median housing value, $ | 504,288 (222,210) | 527,036 (197,062) |
Percent poor persons | 13.1 (10.5) | 13.0 (10.3) |
Percent unemployed | 8.1 (4.8) | 7.8 (3.9) |
Percent who did not graduate from high school | 20.6 (16.9) | 21.9 (18.0) |
Percent crowded housing, >1 person per room | 8.9 (10.3) | 10.7 (11.5) |
Percent under age 18 | 25.1 (8.0) | 26.5 (6.9) |
Percent of children in single parent household | 27.1 (15.8) | 27.2 (15.2) |
Racial/ethnic concentration | ||
Percent African American/Black | 6.0 (10.3) | 7.5 (12.3) |
Percent Asian | 12.3 (14.5) | 13.9 (14.3) |
Percent Hispanic/Latino | 34.9 (26.6) | 38.2 (27.7) |
Percent White | 43.9 (27.8) | 37.7 (27.5) |
Percent foreign-born | 26.5 (15.2) | 29.8 (14.5) |