COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 523 vs Maryland
PLACE A
Census Tract 523, Somerset County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Maryland
Census Tract 523 is 100% smaller than Maryland. Census Tract 523 earns more, with a median household income $69,994 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 523MARYLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population6,4856,206,011−100% vs Maryland
Population density1,078639+439
Population growth–7.0%–
Median age48.139.4+8.7
Male47.0%48.7%−1.7 pts
Female53.0%51.3%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born22.4%16.6%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.9%46.6%+23.3 pts
Black3.2%28.9%−25.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.8%12.5%−3.7 pts
Asian12.0%6.5%+5.5 pts
Other6.0%5.4%+0.6 pts
Median household income$173,672$103,678+$69,994
Per capita income$89,210$52,979+$36,231
Poverty rate1.2%9.4%−8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.456Even
Bachelor's degree or higher64.0%43.4%+20.6 pts
Graduate degree25.6%20.8%+4.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.1%4.9%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation66.9%67.1%−0.3 pts
Median home value$882,500$419,900+$462,600
Median gross rent$2,738$1,705+$1,033
Owner-occupied84.1%67.6%+16.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%7.7%−3.2 pts
Rent-burdened households55.2%48.7%+6.5 pts
Average commute33.631.1+2.6
Worked from home27.1%19.3%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work7.8%4.2%+3.6 pts
Uninsured1.4%6.3%−4.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024