COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 522.04 vs Census Tract 526.01
PLACE A
Census Tract 522.04, Somerset County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 526.01, Rensselaer County, New York
Census Tract 522.04 is 50% larger than Census Tract 526.01. Census Tract 522.04 earns more, with a median household income $100,590 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 522.04CENSUS TRACT 526.01DIFFERENCE
Total population5,2473,493+50% vs Census Tract 526.01
Population density80980+729
Median age44.141.4+2.7
Male56.3%53.8%+2.5 pts
Female43.7%46.2%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born13.8%2.9%+11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.5%88.8%−15.3 pts
Black0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.8%2.6%+8.2 pts
Asian11.9%2.6%+9.4 pts
Other2.9%5.5%−2.7 pts
Median household income$194,028$93,438+$100,590
Per capita income$113,659$49,178+$64,481
Poverty rate3.3%7.8%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5040.434+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher67.2%30.3%+36.9 pts
Graduate degree35.3%12.5%+22.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%0.5%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation71.5%65.5%+6.0 pts
Median home value$1,010,600$275,000+$735,600
Median gross rent$2,225$1,311+$914
Owner-occupied82.3%80.2%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.5%13.3%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.1%36.0%−10.9 pts
Average commute33.628.1+5.5
Worked from home43.3%17.5%+25.9 pts
Public transit to work4.8%0.2%+4.7 pts
Uninsured1.9%2.3%−0.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024