COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5261 vs Census Tract 1734
PLACE A
Census Tract 5261, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1734, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5261 is 48% smaller than Census Tract 1734. Census Tract 1734 earns more, with a median household income $73,746 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5261CENSUS TRACT 1734DIFFERENCE
Total population2,7385,249−48% vs Census Tract 1734
Population density10,2935,826+4,467
Median age27.740.0−12.3
Male49.9%51.6%−1.8 pts
Female50.1%48.4%+1.8 pts
Foreign-born43.2%6.9%+36.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.1%80.8%−20.7 pts
Black1.6%6.0%−4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino35.1%2.4%+32.7 pts
Asian0.1%5.7%−5.6 pts
Other3.1%5.1%−2.0 pts
Median household income$40,729$114,475−$73,746
Per capita income$16,044$65,347−$49,303
Poverty rate30.4%9.1%+21.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%60.0%−50.4 pts
Graduate degree1.5%22.7%−21.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.5%1.7%+5.8 pts
Labor force participation52.1%80.2%−28.1 pts
Median home value$75,300$248,700−$173,400
Median gross rent$966$1,459−$493
Owner-occupied56.3%72.3%−16.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%4.5%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households53.2%38.9%+14.3 pts
Average commute21.521.6−0.1
Worked from home3.6%32.6%−28.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.1%3.6%+17.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024