COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 542.21 vs Census Tract 542.24
PLACE A
Census Tract 542.21, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.24, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 542.21 is 57% larger than Census Tract 542.24. Census Tract 542.21 earns more, with a median household income $89,736 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 542.21CENSUS TRACT 542.24DIFFERENCE
Total population8,4755,413+57% vs Census Tract 542.24
Population density8093,422−2,613
Median age39.239.5−0.3
Male48.7%47.2%+1.5 pts
Female51.3%52.8%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born13.2%5.6%+7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.1%50.8%+17.4 pts
Black21.6%24.2%−2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%16.7%−10.4 pts
Asian1.0%2.6%−1.6 pts
Other3.0%5.7%−2.7 pts
Median household income$158,722$68,986+$89,736
Per capita income$54,515$41,901+$12,614
Poverty rate6.8%8.2%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3790.472−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher58.0%42.0%+16.0 pts
Graduate degree29.4%15.9%+13.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%4.4%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation70.9%62.0%+8.9 pts
Median home value$493,100$438,300+$54,800
Median gross rent$2,646$1,427+$1,219
Owner-occupied92.1%72.8%+19.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.7%7.6%−5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households6.9%74.6%−67.7 pts
Average commute31.831.4+0.5
Worked from home26.2%31.6%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%6.3%−2.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024