COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5279 vs Census Tract 1735
PLACE A
Census Tract 5279, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1735, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5279 is 20% smaller than Census Tract 1735. Census Tract 1735 earns more, with a median household income $48,703 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5279CENSUS TRACT 1735DIFFERENCE
Total population1,7942,246−20% vs Census Tract 1735
Population density2,2045,373−3,169
Median age45.436.7+8.7
Male43.1%52.4%−9.3 pts
Female56.9%47.6%+9.3 pts
Foreign-born6.7%3.9%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%80.8%−80.3 pts
Black70.4%6.8%+63.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.5%6.5%+11.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Other10.7%4.9%+5.8 pts
Median household income$30,385$79,088−$48,703
Per capita income$19,397$65,541−$46,144
Poverty rate33.9%12.6%+21.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.457+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%60.5%−46.4 pts
Graduate degree1.2%19.9%−18.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%5.4%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation43.5%82.7%−39.2 pts
Median home value$62,200$258,200−$196,000
Median gross rent$1,045$1,106−$61
Owner-occupied71.0%56.9%+14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate47.8%6.2%+41.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.5%27.4%+7.1 pts
Average commute23.126.8−3.7
Worked from home0.0%22.7%−22.7 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Uninsured11.3%6.9%+4.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024