COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 540.15 vs Census Tract 540.08
PLACE A
Census Tract 540.15, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 540.08, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 540.15 is 25% smaller than Census Tract 540.08. Census Tract 540.08 earns more, with a median household income $6,411 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 540.15CENSUS TRACT 540.08DIFFERENCE
Total population5,0946,748−25% vs Census Tract 540.08
Population density2,7557,819−5,064
Median age33.435.1−1.7
Male46.6%50.9%−4.3 pts
Female53.4%49.1%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born26.6%21.6%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic35.4%19.8%+15.6 pts
Black39.3%44.4%−5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.5%28.0%−11.5 pts
Asian7.8%4.2%+3.5 pts
Other1.0%3.6%−2.6 pts
Median household income$58,021$64,432−$6,411
Per capita income$34,716$31,729+$2,987
Poverty rate24.7%10.2%+14.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.353+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%27.7%+20.7 pts
Graduate degree16.8%9.2%+7.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.7%9.6%−2.8 pts
Labor force participation77.8%79.7%−1.9 pts
Median home value$320,300$250,500+$69,800
Median gross rent$1,729$1,450+$279
Owner-occupied35.8%24.3%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%13.7%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households69.5%49.6%+20.0 pts
Average commute29.225.2+4.0
Worked from home17.5%18.8%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Uninsured11.1%25.1%−14.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024