COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 540.21 vs Census Tract 542.13
PLACE A
Census Tract 540.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.13, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 540.21 is 35% smaller than Census Tract 542.13. Census Tract 540.21 earns more, with a median household income $31,704 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 540.21CENSUS TRACT 542.13DIFFERENCE
Total population2,7464,216−35% vs Census Tract 542.13
Population density3,6273,098+530
Median age38.937.7+1.2
Male47.8%49.6%−1.8 pts
Female52.2%50.4%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born6.6%9.2%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%69.7%+8.9 pts
Black6.4%5.9%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%13.4%−9.2 pts
Asian5.9%6.0%−0.1 pts
Other4.8%4.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$170,048$138,344+$31,704
Per capita income$75,036$66,750+$8,286
Poverty rate1.8%4.2%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.484−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher76.6%63.2%+13.3 pts
Graduate degree34.0%18.5%+15.5 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%8.4%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation60.1%66.3%−6.3 pts
Median home value$594,300$628,400−$34,100
Median gross rent–$1,634–
Owner-occupied98.9%77.4%+21.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.9%16.4%−15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%69.6%−69.6 pts
Average commute31.329.3+2.0
Worked from home36.7%38.1%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.3%1.8%−0.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024