COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 540.23 vs Census Tract 542.18
PLACE A
Census Tract 540.23, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.18, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 540.23 and Census Tract 542.18 are close in size. Census Tract 542.18 earns more, with a median household income $30,733 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 540.23CENSUS TRACT 542.18DIFFERENCE
Total population9,3089,699−4% vs Census Tract 542.18
Population density4,1392,918+1,221
Median age30.836.4−5.6
Male55.2%47.7%+7.5 pts
Female44.8%52.3%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born18.7%19.3%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.2%39.2%−22.0 pts
Black50.5%31.5%+19.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.1%13.6%+1.5 pts
Asian9.0%10.1%−1.0 pts
Other8.1%5.6%+2.5 pts
Median household income$81,191$111,924−$30,733
Per capita income$35,626$46,946−$11,320
Poverty rate6.2%4.5%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.348+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%56.2%−18.1 pts
Graduate degree15.8%19.4%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%3.0%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation73.6%75.9%−2.4 pts
Median home value$409,200$398,300+$10,900
Median gross rent$1,727$1,249+$478
Owner-occupied49.4%78.1%−28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%4.4%+2.7 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%70.1%−9.9 pts
Average commute26.728.0−1.3
Worked from home21.3%28.0%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Uninsured9.4%6.0%+3.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024