COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 542.21 vs Census Tract 542.23
PLACE A
Census Tract 542.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.23, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 542.21 is 114% larger than Census Tract 542.23. Census Tract 542.21 earns more, with a median household income $65,909 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 542.21CENSUS TRACT 542.23DIFFERENCE
Total population8,4753,968+114% vs Census Tract 542.23
Population density8092,731−1,922
Median age39.235.5+3.7
Male48.7%50.2%−1.4 pts
Female51.3%49.8%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born13.2%7.1%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.1%75.1%−6.9 pts
Black21.6%11.6%+10.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%8.7%−2.5 pts
Asian1.0%2.1%−1.1 pts
Other3.0%2.5%+0.5 pts
Median household income$158,722$92,813+$65,909
Per capita income$54,515$47,363+$7,152
Poverty rate6.8%1.6%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.374Even
Bachelor's degree or higher58.0%69.6%−11.6 pts
Graduate degree29.4%20.5%+8.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%2.1%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation70.9%68.2%+2.7 pts
Median home value$493,100$472,400+$20,700
Median gross rent$2,646$1,117+$1,529
Owner-occupied92.1%75.9%+16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%11.0%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households6.9%23.7%−16.7 pts
Average commute31.825.6+6.2
Worked from home26.2%16.8%+9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured3.6%4.0%−0.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024