COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5279 vs Census Tract 1736
PLACE A
Census Tract 5279, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1736, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5279 is 28% larger than Census Tract 1736. Census Tract 1736 earns more, with a median household income $56,178 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5279CENSUS TRACT 1736DIFFERENCE
Total population1,7941,399+28% vs Census Tract 1736
Population density2,2042,485−281
Median age45.433.5+11.9
Male43.1%50.3%−7.2 pts
Female56.9%49.7%+7.2 pts
Foreign-born6.7%0.6%+6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%78.5%−78.0 pts
Black70.4%8.5%+61.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.5%3.6%+14.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other10.7%7.9%+2.8 pts
Median household income$30,385$86,563−$56,178
Per capita income$19,397$54,963−$35,566
Poverty rate33.9%3.4%+30.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.334+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%47.2%−33.1 pts
Graduate degree1.2%13.2%−12.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%4.6%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation43.5%80.8%−37.3 pts
Median home value$62,200$186,200−$124,000
Median gross rent$1,045$1,326−$281
Owner-occupied71.0%61.5%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate47.8%8.0%+39.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.5%27.3%+7.2 pts
Average commute23.122.1+1.0
Worked from home0.0%14.8%−14.8 pts
Public transit to work3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Uninsured11.3%10.4%+0.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024