COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5254 vs Census Tract 1736
PLACE A
Census Tract 5254, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1736, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5254 is 50% larger than Census Tract 1736. Census Tract 1736 earns more, with a median household income $56,213 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5254CENSUS TRACT 1736DIFFERENCE
Total population2,0941,399+50% vs Census Tract 1736
Population density4,5032,485+2,018
Median age33.633.5+0.1
Male49.0%50.3%−1.2 pts
Female51.0%49.7%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born15.1%0.6%+14.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.3%78.5%−64.2 pts
Black36.1%8.5%+27.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.6%3.6%+38.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other7.1%7.9%−0.8 pts
Median household income$30,350$86,563−$56,213
Per capita income$14,741$54,963−$40,222
Poverty rate33.7%3.4%+30.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.334+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%47.2%−36.9 pts
Graduate degree2.2%13.2%−11.1 pts
Unemployment rate13.5%4.6%+8.8 pts
Labor force participation46.9%80.8%−33.9 pts
Median home value$55,300$186,200−$130,900
Median gross rent$627$1,326−$699
Owner-occupied47.1%61.5%−14.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.9%8.0%+3.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.0%27.3%+10.7 pts
Average commute16.722.1−5.4
Worked from home0.0%14.8%−14.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.2%10.4%−1.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024