COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 522.04 vs Census Tract 524.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 522.04, Somerset County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 524.02, Rensselaer County, New York
Census Tract 522.04 is 109% larger than Census Tract 524.02. Census Tract 522.04 earns more, with a median household income $84,549 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 522.04CENSUS TRACT 524.02DIFFERENCE
Total population5,2472,516+109% vs Census Tract 524.02
Population density809224+585
Median age44.152.3−8.2
Male56.3%53.9%+2.5 pts
Female43.7%46.1%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born13.8%9.9%+4.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.5%85.3%−11.8 pts
Black0.9%2.4%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.8%2.0%+8.8 pts
Asian11.9%9.6%+2.3 pts
Other2.9%0.7%+2.1 pts
Median household income$194,028$109,479+$84,549
Per capita income$113,659$62,471+$51,188
Poverty rate3.3%4.7%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.470+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher67.2%53.0%+14.2 pts
Graduate degree35.3%27.0%+8.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%7.1%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation71.5%60.6%+11.0 pts
Median home value$1,010,600$484,100+$526,500
Median gross rent$2,225$655+$1,570
Owner-occupied82.3%86.5%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%2.7%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%41.3%−16.2 pts
Average commute33.624.2+9.4
Worked from home43.3%12.6%+30.8 pts
Public transit to work4.8%0.2%+4.7 pts
Uninsured1.9%0.5%+1.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024