COMPARING TWO PLACES
Neuse Forest vs Piney Green
PLACE A
Neuse Forest, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Piney Green, North Carolina
Neuse Forest is 81% smaller than Piney Green. Neuse Forest earns more, with a median household income $12,323 higher.
NEUSE FORESTPINEY GREENDIFFERENCE
Total population2,67114,078−81% vs Piney Green
Population density8451,033−188
Population growth5.2%8.2%−3.0 pts
Median age36.230.1+6.1
Male60.2%48.8%+11.4 pts
Female39.8%51.2%−11.4 pts
Foreign-born2.8%3.9%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%48.9%+40.4 pts
Black8.0%18.9%−10.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%18.7%−18.0 pts
Asian1.0%1.2%−0.1 pts
Other1.0%12.4%−11.4 pts
Median household income$84,500$72,177+$12,323
Per capita income$33,568$32,641+$927
Poverty rate4.6%10.8%−6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.424−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%24.2%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree8.4%5.7%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.5%5.9%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation59.4%68.1%−8.6 pts
Median home value$228,000$227,600+$400
Median gross rent$986$1,202−$216
Owner-occupied80.0%66.4%+13.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%10.0%−10.0 pts
Rent-burdened households61.2%40.4%+20.8 pts
Average commute20.524.8−4.3
Worked from home9.8%12.5%−2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.5%8.2%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024