COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 540 vs Census Tract 530
PLACE A
Census Tract 540, Queens County, New York
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 530, Somerset County, New Jersey
Census Tract 540 is 11% smaller than Census Tract 530. Census Tract 530 earns more, with a median household income $10,787 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 540CENSUS TRACT 530DIFFERENCE
Total population4,3254,867−11% vs Census Tract 530
Population density21,4117,546+13,865
Median age50.736.0+14.7
Male50.5%48.0%+2.5 pts
Female49.5%52.0%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born57.4%22.6%+34.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.2%38.1%−37.9 pts
Black63.0%16.1%+46.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.2%35.3%−20.1 pts
Asian10.4%4.4%+6.0 pts
Other11.3%6.1%+5.2 pts
Median household income$102,174$112,961−$10,787
Per capita income$37,638$38,622−$984
Poverty rate12.4%13.1%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.342+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%23.9%−0.4 pts
Graduate degree5.4%6.0%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.6%7.2%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation60.5%77.6%−17.0 pts
Median home value$738,800$359,000+$379,800
Median gross rent$1,872$1,778+$94
Owner-occupied62.5%57.9%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.2%3.8%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households34.1%66.1%−32.0 pts
Average commute43.125.5+17.6
Worked from home30.1%10.4%+19.7 pts
Public transit to work25.8%6.8%+19.0 pts
Uninsured9.4%12.7%−3.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024