COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 527.01 vs Census Tract 526.02
PLACE A
Census Tract 527.01, Somerset County, New Jersey
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 526.02, Rensselaer County, New York
Census Tract 527.01 is 337% larger than Census Tract 526.02. Census Tract 527.01 earns more, with a median household income $160,660 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 527.01CENSUS TRACT 526.02DIFFERENCE
Total population4,6281,058+337% vs Census Tract 526.02
Population density5031,514−1,011
Median age38.842.7−3.9
Male49.5%55.0%−5.5 pts
Female50.5%45.0%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born17.2%2.2%+15.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.4%87.4%−6.0 pts
Black1.1%2.7%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%2.0%+11.6 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other3.4%7.8%−4.5 pts
Median household income$245,441$84,781+$160,660
Per capita income$128,693$43,898+$84,795
Poverty rate0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4790.359+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher69.2%33.5%+35.7 pts
Graduate degree25.9%14.8%+11.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%7.8%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation68.9%69.7%−0.8 pts
Median home value$839,800$239,200+$600,600
Median gross rent$2,227$1,073+$1,154
Owner-occupied92.7%62.0%+30.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%13.6%−9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%33.5%+3.9 pts
Average commute33.526.8+6.7
Worked from home30.0%18.5%+11.5 pts
Public transit to work6.7%0.4%+6.4 pts
Uninsured3.5%2.1%+1.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024