COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 523 vs Maine
PLACE A
Census Tract 523, Somerset County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Census Tract 523 is 100% smaller than Maine. Census Tract 523 earns more, with a median household income $98,939 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 523MAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population6,4851,387,817−100% vs Maine
Population density1,07845+1,033
Population growth–2.6%–
Median age48.144.8+3.3
Male47.0%49.3%−2.3 pts
Female53.0%50.7%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born22.4%4.1%+18.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.9%89.9%−20.0 pts
Black3.2%1.8%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%2.2%+6.6 pts
Asian12.0%1.1%+10.9 pts
Other6.0%5.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$173,672$74,733+$98,939
Per capita income$89,210$43,742+$45,468
Poverty rate1.2%10.7%−9.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher64.0%36.2%+27.8 pts
Graduate degree25.6%13.7%+11.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%3.8%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation66.9%61.7%+5.1 pts
Median home value$882,500$296,600+$585,900
Median gross rent$2,738$1,139+$1,599
Owner-occupied84.1%74.3%+9.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%20.6%−16.0 pts
Rent-burdened households55.2%44.1%+11.1 pts
Average commute33.624.6+9.1
Worked from home27.1%15.9%+11.2 pts
Public transit to work7.8%0.5%+7.3 pts
Uninsured1.4%6.2%−4.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024