COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 526.01 vs Census Tract 537.16
PLACE A
Census Tract 526.01, Rensselaer County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 537.16, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 526.01 is 22% smaller than Census Tract 537.16. Census Tract 526.01 earns more, with a median household income $22,509 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 526.01CENSUS TRACT 537.16DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4934,494−22% vs Census Tract 537.16
Population density803,648−3,568
Median age41.434.3+7.1
Male53.8%43.6%+10.2 pts
Female46.2%56.4%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born2.9%11.7%−8.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%63.0%+25.8 pts
Black0.5%14.0%−13.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%14.2%−11.6 pts
Asian2.6%0.8%+1.8 pts
Other5.5%8.0%−2.5 pts
Median household income$93,438$70,929+$22,509
Per capita income$49,178$40,446+$8,732
Poverty rate7.8%5.2%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4340.407+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%58.4%−28.1 pts
Graduate degree12.5%17.0%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%4.9%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation65.5%66.9%−1.4 pts
Median home value$275,000$389,900−$114,900
Median gross rent$1,311$1,602−$291
Owner-occupied80.2%43.7%+36.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%7.3%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households36.0%56.9%−20.9 pts
Average commute28.119.5+8.6
Worked from home17.5%27.7%−10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.9%−0.7 pts
Uninsured2.3%13.2%−10.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024