COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 208 vs Census Tract 5501
PLACE A
Census Tract 208, Polk County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5501, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 208 is 44% smaller than Census Tract 5501. Census Tract 5501 earns more, with a median household income $34,271 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 208CENSUS TRACT 5501DIFFERENCE
Total population2,1123,798−44% vs Census Tract 5501
Population density84,178−4,170
Median age44.143.8+0.3
Male49.7%47.4%+2.3 pts
Female50.3%52.6%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%11.0%−10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.7%81.6%+15.0 pts
Black0.0%7.5%−7.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%4.1%−3.8 pts
Asian0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Other3.0%2.4%+0.6 pts
Median household income$89,792$124,063−$34,271
Per capita income$40,928$90,792−$49,864
Poverty rate8.8%9.1%−0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.498−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%71.4%−44.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%31.7%−25.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%4.2%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation62.3%71.1%−8.8 pts
Median home value$197,900$572,300−$374,400
Median gross rent$808$1,396−$588
Owner-occupied85.1%70.2%+14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.9%7.0%+14.9 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%46.2%−22.2 pts
Average commute23.728.2−4.6
Worked from home9.8%28.1%−18.3 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured8.0%2.2%+5.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024