COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5262 vs Census Tract 1734
PLACE A
Census Tract 5262, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1734, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5262 is 48% smaller than Census Tract 1734. Census Tract 1734 earns more, with a median household income $73,471 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5262CENSUS TRACT 1734DIFFERENCE
Total population2,7055,249−48% vs Census Tract 1734
Population density9,7305,826+3,904
Median age28.840.0−11.2
Male48.1%51.6%−3.5 pts
Female51.9%48.4%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born26.7%6.9%+19.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic21.6%80.8%−59.2 pts
Black9.8%6.0%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino62.6%2.4%+60.2 pts
Asian0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Other6.0%5.1%+0.9 pts
Median household income$41,004$114,475−$73,471
Per capita income$11,808$65,347−$53,539
Poverty rate42.7%9.1%+33.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%60.0%−53.0 pts
Graduate degree1.0%22.7%−21.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.1%1.7%+8.4 pts
Labor force participation49.1%80.2%−31.1 pts
Median home value$67,600$248,700−$181,100
Median gross rent$1,078$1,459−$381
Owner-occupied61.1%72.3%−11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%4.5%+5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%38.9%−7.2 pts
Average commute22.621.6+1.0
Worked from home2.0%32.6%−30.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.2%3.6%+12.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024