COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 542.21 vs Census Tract 542.22
PLACE A
Census Tract 542.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.22, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 542.21 is 9% larger than Census Tract 542.22. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
CENSUS TRACT 542.21CENSUS TRACT 542.22DIFFERENCE
Total population8,4757,763+9% vs Census Tract 542.22
Population density8092,059−1,250
Median age39.242.3−3.1
Male48.7%48.8%−0.1 pts
Female51.3%51.2%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born13.2%14.5%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.1%60.6%+7.5 pts
Black21.6%21.8%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%10.2%−3.9 pts
Asian1.0%2.2%−1.1 pts
Other3.0%5.2%−2.2 pts
Median household income$158,722$158,787−$65
Per capita income$54,515$60,472−$5,957
Poverty rate6.8%1.0%+5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.353+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher58.0%69.2%−11.2 pts
Graduate degree29.4%27.6%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%7.7%−5.6 pts
Labor force participation70.9%68.5%+2.4 pts
Median home value$493,100$578,600−$85,500
Median gross rent$2,646$1,385+$1,261
Owner-occupied92.1%94.2%−2.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%3.7%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households6.9%37.6%−30.7 pts
Average commute31.837.1−5.2
Worked from home26.2%31.7%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%5.6%−2.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024