COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 31.08 vs Census Tract 31.05
PLACE A
Census Tract 31.08, Buncombe County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 31.05, Harrison County, Mississippi
Census Tract 31.08 is 43% smaller than Census Tract 31.05. Census Tract 31.05 earns more, with a median household income $18,869 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 31.08CENSUS TRACT 31.05DIFFERENCE
Total population2,1683,773−43% vs Census Tract 31.05
Population density128223−94
Median age72.447.6+24.8
Male36.3%53.2%−16.9 pts
Female63.7%46.8%+16.9 pts
Foreign-born0.9%8.2%−7.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.9%89.8%−0.9 pts
Black5.9%3.1%+2.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%3.2%−3.0 pts
Asian0.1%1.7%−1.6 pts
Other4.9%2.3%+2.7 pts
Median household income$51,458$70,327−$18,869
Per capita income$43,351$44,030−$679
Poverty rate4.5%15.9%−11.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.595−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%25.9%+10.7 pts
Graduate degree16.3%7.6%+8.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation24.4%50.9%−26.5 pts
Median home value$358,300$213,600+$144,700
Median gross rent$1,896$1,175+$721
Owner-occupied47.1%70.5%−23.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%6.9%+10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households83.1%56.1%+27.0 pts
Average commute19.627.6−8.0
Worked from home12.6%6.6%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%7.4%−2.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024