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Census tract

Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000266

A small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county delineated by a local committee of census data users for the purpose of presenting data. Census tracts nest within counties, and their boundaries normally follow visible features, but may follow legal geography boundaries and other non-visible features in some instances, Census tracts ideally contain about 4,000 people and 1,600 housing units.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ECS-000266
FieldEconomic statistics
ReferencesU.S. Census Bureau Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000266",
  "term": "Census tract",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "A small, relatively permanent statistical subdivision of a county delineated by a local committee of census data users for the purpose of presenting data. Census tracts nest within counties, and their boundaries normally follow visible features, but may follow legal geography boundaries and other non-visible features in some instances, Census tracts ideally contain about 4,000 people and 1,600 housing units.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/census-tract/"
}

Record 261 of 2,141 in Economic statistics terminology (MLC-0116). Request the full dataset.