COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 541.21 vs Census Tract 542.18
PLACE A
Census Tract 541.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.18, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 541.21 and Census Tract 542.18 are close in size. Census Tract 542.18 earns more, with a median household income $3,159 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 541.21CENSUS TRACT 542.18DIFFERENCE
Total population10,1709,699+5% vs Census Tract 542.18
Population density3,2432,918+325
Median age37.436.4+1.0
Male47.2%47.7%−0.5 pts
Female52.8%52.3%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born18.1%19.3%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.1%39.2%+2.9 pts
Black30.6%31.5%−0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.5%13.6%−1.1 pts
Asian9.7%10.1%−0.4 pts
Other5.1%5.6%−0.5 pts
Median household income$108,765$111,924−$3,159
Per capita income$42,136$46,946−$4,810
Poverty rate6.1%4.5%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.348+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%56.2%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree16.6%19.4%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.0%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation74.8%75.9%−1.1 pts
Median home value$360,800$398,300−$37,500
Median gross rent$1,970$1,249+$721
Owner-occupied76.7%78.1%−1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%4.4%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households73.0%70.1%+2.9 pts
Average commute30.028.0+2.0
Worked from home24.1%28.0%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.8%6.0%+1.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024