COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 2547 vs Census Tract 2542
PLACE A
Census Tract 2547, Harris County, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2542, Essex County, Massachusetts
Census Tract 2547 is 50% smaller than Census Tract 2542. Census Tract 2542 earns more, with a median household income $59,524 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 2547CENSUS TRACT 2542DIFFERENCE
Total population2,6655,379−50% vs Census Tract 2542
Population density4734,402−3,929
Median age37.034.5+2.5
Male50.1%44.7%+5.4 pts
Female49.9%55.3%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born22.7%10.8%+11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.0%77.2%−48.2 pts
Black8.8%2.4%+6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino52.5%7.7%+44.7 pts
Asian3.5%8.2%−4.7 pts
Other6.2%4.5%+1.7 pts
Median household income$61,250$120,774−$59,524
Per capita income$34,534$69,570−$35,036
Poverty rate7.1%6.8%+0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.527−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%70.7%−50.3 pts
Graduate degree6.9%40.1%−33.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.2%12.1%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation63.3%66.7%−3.4 pts
Median home value$275,200$697,400−$422,200
Median gross rent$1,100$1,754−$654
Owner-occupied58.0%56.6%+1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.5%10.4%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.6%40.1%+9.5 pts
Average commute32.425.5+6.8
Worked from home3.8%23.2%−19.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Uninsured28.3%0.9%+27.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024