COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5242 vs Census Tract 5119
PLACE A
Census Tract 5242, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5119, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5242 is 484% larger than Census Tract 5119. Census Tract 5242 earns more, with a median household income $91,104 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5242CENSUS TRACT 5119DIFFERENCE
Total population6,7021,148+484% vs Census Tract 5119
Population density1,5002,580−1,080
Median age44.653.0−8.4
Male52.7%56.7%−4.0 pts
Female47.3%43.3%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born23.8%15.4%+8.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.9%24.7%+50.3 pts
Black5.8%64.9%−59.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.3%1.1%+9.2 pts
Asian6.2%2.0%+4.2 pts
Other2.8%7.3%−4.5 pts
Median household income$105,769$14,665+$91,104
Per capita income$51,956$29,134+$22,822
Poverty rate5.6%39.4%−33.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.581−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%21.9%+18.2 pts
Graduate degree16.5%12.5%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%20.0%−17.7 pts
Labor force participation64.4%47.4%+17.0 pts
Median home value$339,300$301,400+$37,900
Median gross rent$2,079$634+$1,445
Owner-occupied76.5%21.6%+54.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%41.0%−37.9 pts
Rent-burdened households41.4%48.4%−7.0 pts
Average commute21.619.8+1.7
Worked from home15.3%15.6%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.1%1.6%+9.5 pts