COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5279 vs Census Tract 1734
PLACE A
Census Tract 5279, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1734, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5279 is 66% smaller than Census Tract 1734. Census Tract 1734 earns more, with a median household income $84,090 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5279CENSUS TRACT 1734DIFFERENCE
Total population1,7945,249−66% vs Census Tract 1734
Population density2,2045,826−3,622
Median age45.440.0+5.4
Male43.1%51.6%−8.5 pts
Female56.9%48.4%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born6.7%6.9%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%80.8%−80.4 pts
Black70.4%6.0%+64.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.5%2.4%+16.0 pts
Asian0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Other10.7%5.1%+5.6 pts
Median household income$30,385$114,475−$84,090
Per capita income$19,397$65,347−$45,950
Poverty rate33.9%9.1%+24.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.361+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%60.0%−45.9 pts
Graduate degree1.2%22.7%−21.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%1.7%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation43.5%80.2%−36.7 pts
Median home value$62,200$248,700−$186,500
Median gross rent$1,045$1,459−$414
Owner-occupied71.0%72.3%−1.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate47.8%4.5%+43.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.5%38.9%−4.4 pts
Average commute23.121.6+1.5
Worked from home0.0%32.6%−32.6 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Uninsured11.3%3.6%+7.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024