COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2546 vs Census Tract 2542
PLACE A
Census Tract 2546, Harris County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2542, Essex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 2546 is 36% smaller than Census Tract 2542. Census Tract 2542 earns more, with a median household income $66,468 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2546CENSUS TRACT 2542DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4195,379−36% vs Census Tract 2542
Population density2,0894,402−2,313
Median age40.334.5+5.8
Male49.4%44.7%+4.7 pts
Female50.6%55.3%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born21.6%10.8%+10.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.5%77.2%−48.7 pts
Black15.9%2.4%+13.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.6%7.7%+45.8 pts
Asian0.5%8.2%−7.7 pts
Other1.5%4.5%−3.0 pts
Median household income$54,306$120,774−$66,468
Per capita income$28,585$69,570−$40,985
Poverty rate12.3%6.8%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.527−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%70.7%−57.0 pts
Graduate degree11.2%40.1%−28.9 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%12.1%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation59.9%66.7%−6.7 pts
Median home value$125,400$697,400−$572,000
Median gross rent$1,259$1,754−$495
Owner-occupied53.6%56.6%−3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%10.4%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households54.4%40.1%+14.3 pts
Average commute29.625.5+4.1
Worked from home1.7%23.2%−21.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Uninsured27.8%0.9%+26.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024