COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 542.20 vs Census Tract 540.21
PLACE A
Census Tract 542.20, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 540.21, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 542.20 is 130% larger than Census Tract 540.21. Census Tract 540.21 earns more, with a median household income $72,192 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 542.20CENSUS TRACT 540.21DIFFERENCE
Total population6,3242,746+130% vs Census Tract 540.21
Population density1,1943,627−2,434
Median age36.838.9−2.1
Male49.4%47.8%+1.6 pts
Female50.6%52.2%−1.6 pts
Foreign-born8.6%6.6%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.1%78.6%−20.5 pts
Black27.9%6.4%+21.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.0%4.3%+5.7 pts
Asian1.5%5.9%−4.4 pts
Other2.5%4.8%−2.4 pts
Median household income$97,856$170,048−$72,192
Per capita income$40,392$75,036−$34,644
Poverty rate13.4%1.8%+11.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.407+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher43.6%76.6%−32.9 pts
Graduate degree18.8%34.0%−15.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%9.0%−5.7 pts
Labor force participation64.3%60.1%+4.3 pts
Median home value$420,900$594,300−$173,400
Median gross rent$1,148––
Owner-occupied45.0%98.9%−53.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%0.9%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households43.2%0.0%+43.2 pts
Average commute24.531.3−6.8
Worked from home38.4%36.7%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured4.3%1.3%+3.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024