Dormitory Districts
A neighborhood type in the Campus Communities group, typically urban periphery.
407
Census tracts
1,687,659
People
$32,471
Median household income
20.8
Median age
7.9%
Owner-occupied
5.3%
College-educated
Where these neighborhoods are
Dispersed: found in 46 states, with no single state holding more than 8.1%.
- CA — 8.1%
- TX — 6.6%
- PA — 6.1%
- OH — 5.9%
- MI — 5.7%
What this type looks like
Age-21, 93%-renter, near-zero-ownership tracts built almost entirely of students.
These figures describe neighborhoods, not individuals. Census tracts hold roughly 1,200 to 8,000 residents, and every number here is an area average.
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