COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 541.21 vs Census Tract 541.16
PLACE A
Census Tract 541.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 541.16, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 541.21 is 14% larger than Census Tract 541.16. Census Tract 541.21 earns more, with a median household income $26,421 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 541.21CENSUS TRACT 541.16DIFFERENCE
Total population10,1708,919+14% vs Census Tract 541.16
Population density3,2432,744+499
Median age37.431.9+5.5
Male47.2%48.0%−0.8 pts
Female52.8%52.0%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born18.1%15.9%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.1%33.9%+8.2 pts
Black30.6%37.7%−7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%18.4%−5.9 pts
Asian9.7%5.7%+4.0 pts
Other5.1%4.3%+0.8 pts
Median household income$108,765$82,344+$26,421
Per capita income$42,136$44,689−$2,553
Poverty rate6.1%8.9%−2.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.381−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%52.2%+1.8 pts
Graduate degree16.6%15.4%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%2.9%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation74.8%81.7%−6.9 pts
Median home value$360,800$347,600+$13,200
Median gross rent$1,970$1,779+$191
Owner-occupied76.7%54.4%+22.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%2.8%−0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households73.0%65.7%+7.3 pts
Average commute30.030.3−0.3
Worked from home24.1%25.9%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.8%12.5%−4.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024