COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 540.21 vs Census Tract 542.20
PLACE A
Census Tract 540.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.20, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 540.21 is 57% smaller than Census Tract 542.20. Census Tract 540.21 earns more, with a median household income $72,192 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 540.21CENSUS TRACT 542.20DIFFERENCE
Total population2,7466,324−57% vs Census Tract 542.20
Population density3,6271,194+2,434
Median age38.936.8+2.1
Male47.8%49.4%−1.6 pts
Female52.2%50.6%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born6.6%8.6%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.6%58.1%+20.5 pts
Black6.4%27.9%−21.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.3%10.0%−5.7 pts
Asian5.9%1.5%+4.4 pts
Other4.8%2.5%+2.4 pts
Median household income$170,048$97,856+$72,192
Per capita income$75,036$40,392+$34,644
Poverty rate1.8%13.4%−11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher76.6%43.6%+32.9 pts
Graduate degree34.0%18.8%+15.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.0%3.3%+5.7 pts
Labor force participation60.1%64.3%−4.3 pts
Median home value$594,300$420,900+$173,400
Median gross rent–$1,148–
Owner-occupied98.9%45.0%+53.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.9%7.8%−6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%43.2%−43.2 pts
Average commute31.324.5+6.8
Worked from home36.7%38.4%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured1.3%4.3%−3.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024