Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_171236_1 ( status VARCHAR, census_ranking VARCHAR )

### Question ###
If the census ranking is 693 of 5,008, what is the status?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT status FROM table_171236_1 WHERE census_ranking = "693 of 5,008"