COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 209 vs Census Tract 5502
PLACE A
Census Tract 209, Polk County, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5502, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 209 is 15% smaller than Census Tract 5502. Census Tract 5502 earns more, with a median household income $39,959 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 209CENSUS TRACT 5502DIFFERENCE
Total population3,7834,449−15% vs Census Tract 5502
Population density127,711−7,698
Median age40.334.4+5.9
Male56.8%41.3%+15.5 pts
Female43.2%58.7%−15.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%7.3%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.0%75.3%+14.8 pts
Black2.8%5.2%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%1.5%+0.6 pts
Asian0.8%6.2%−5.3 pts
Other4.2%11.9%−7.7 pts
Median household income$68,194$108,153−$39,959
Per capita income$34,893$58,526−$23,633
Poverty rate11.0%4.3%+6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%71.4%−46.0 pts
Graduate degree6.6%34.5%−27.9 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%2.2%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation61.3%76.7%−15.4 pts
Median home value$207,900$383,600−$175,700
Median gross rent$699$1,375−$676
Owner-occupied76.7%63.2%+13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.9%6.4%+31.5 pts
Rent-burdened households47.8%32.4%+15.4 pts
Average commute21.920.7+1.2
Worked from home7.1%23.1%−16.1 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.4%−0.2 pts
Uninsured8.9%4.7%+4.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024