COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 541.21 vs Census Tract 540.22
PLACE A
Census Tract 541.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 540.22, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 541.21 is 95% larger than Census Tract 540.22. Census Tract 541.21 earns more, with a median household income $38,522 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 541.21CENSUS TRACT 540.22DIFFERENCE
Total population10,1705,219+95% vs Census Tract 540.22
Population density3,2432,815+428
Median age37.431.9+5.5
Male47.2%38.4%+8.7 pts
Female52.8%61.6%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born18.1%23.3%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.1%28.0%+14.1 pts
Black30.6%29.4%+1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%34.5%−22.0 pts
Asian9.7%1.9%+7.8 pts
Other5.1%6.2%−1.1 pts
Median household income$108,765$70,243+$38,522
Per capita income$42,136$28,520+$13,616
Poverty rate6.1%21.0%−15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%33.0%+21.0 pts
Graduate degree16.6%10.3%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%8.5%−3.7 pts
Labor force participation74.8%71.3%+3.5 pts
Median home value$360,800$328,600+$32,200
Median gross rent$1,970$1,638+$332
Owner-occupied76.7%45.1%+31.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%14.4%−12.3 pts
Rent-burdened households73.0%42.8%+30.2 pts
Average commute30.025.0+5.0
Worked from home24.1%26.2%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.8%15.0%−7.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024