COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 543.03 vs Census Tract 542.15
PLACE A
Census Tract 543.03, Wake County, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 542.15, Wake County, North Carolina
Census Tract 543.03 is 18% smaller than Census Tract 542.15. Census Tract 542.15 earns more, with a median household income $71,616 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 543.03CENSUS TRACT 542.15DIFFERENCE
Total population3,9564,814−18% vs Census Tract 542.15
Population density187619−432
Median age37.540.7−3.2
Male49.3%50.4%−1.1 pts
Female50.7%49.6%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born9.1%4.9%+4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.3%54.2%−16.9 pts
Black27.9%31.5%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.2%9.1%+15.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other10.6%4.5%+6.1 pts
Median household income$43,729$115,345−$71,616
Per capita income$28,497$41,789−$13,292
Poverty rate25.3%6.0%+19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5560.356+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%51.4%−23.7 pts
Graduate degree4.4%19.1%−14.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%1.1%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation53.6%68.3%−14.7 pts
Median home value$244,000$448,600−$204,600
Median gross rent$1,156$1,380−$224
Owner-occupied70.5%86.9%−16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.3%4.7%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households71.6%49.5%+22.1 pts
Average commute27.926.0+1.9
Worked from home22.5%29.9%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%6.4%+10.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024