Table 2. Sociodemographic Characteristics of General Population in Study Areas, Wake County, and North Carolina.
| Census Variable | Central Spot* | Northern Spot* | Wake County¥ | North Carolina£ |
| Total population | 45,180 | 11,576 | 900,993 | 9,535,483 |
| % Male | 52.1% | 48.3% | 48.7% | 48.7 |
| Median Age (years) | 28 | 28.7 | 34.4 | 37.4 |
| % African American | 48.2% | 47.5% | 20.7% | 21.5% |
| % Hispanic or Latino | 9.9% | 31.2% | 9.8% | 8.4% |
| Average household size | 2.21 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.48 |
| % Vacant housing units | 13.1% | 7.7% | 7% | 13.5% |
| % Renters | 68.7% | 74.6% | 34.9% | 33.3% |
*
Source for Density Areas: ESRI Business Analyst, Census 2010 Summary Profile.
¥
Source for Wake County: http://www.wakegov.com/NR/rdonlyres/A51B919D-A7BC-48AC-92AC-2EF6FCEE60DD/0/2010CensusWakeCountyGeneralProfile.pdf.
£
Source for North Carolina: http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table.