COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 538.08 vs Census Tract 538.06
PLACE A
Census Tract 538.08, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 538.06, Somerset County, New Jersey
Census Tract 538.08 is 127% larger than Census Tract 538.06. Census Tract 538.06 earns more, with a median household income $6,134 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 538.08CENSUS TRACT 538.06DIFFERENCE
Total population5,4522,399+127% vs Census Tract 538.06
Population density699527+172
Median age45.549.4−3.9
Male51.7%50.6%+1.0 pts
Female48.3%49.4%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born8.5%24.4%−15.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.8%72.3%+12.5 pts
Black2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%4.8%−3.9 pts
Asian5.2%21.1%−15.9 pts
Other6.3%1.7%+4.6 pts
Median household income$180,897$187,031−$6,134
Per capita income$86,652$74,444+$12,208
Poverty rate1.0%2.2%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3910.372+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher80.7%65.7%+15.0 pts
Graduate degree34.3%28.9%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.5%5.8%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation63.3%59.7%+3.6 pts
Median home value$757,800$592,200+$165,600
Median gross rent$2,825$2,977−$152
Owner-occupied98.2%91.4%+6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.4%1.5%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Average commute20.630.6−9.9
Worked from home43.7%27.1%+16.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.4%2.2%−1.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024