COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5342 vs Census Tract 1715
PLACE A
Census Tract 5342, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1715, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5342 is 45% smaller than Census Tract 1715. Census Tract 1715 earns more, with a median household income $31,101 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5342CENSUS TRACT 1715DIFFERENCE
Total population2,8665,228−45% vs Census Tract 1715
Population density4,1725,346−1,174
Median age33.743.9−10.2
Male47.7%47.8%−0.1 pts
Female52.3%52.2%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.0%5.1%−4.1 pts
Black98.3%89.7%+8.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%1.0%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.7%4.2%−3.6 pts
Median household income$34,279$65,380−$31,101
Per capita income$17,007$33,409−$16,402
Poverty rate45.6%15.6%+30.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4870.412+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%25.8%−20.4 pts
Graduate degree1.9%7.6%−5.7 pts
Unemployment rate23.9%9.7%+14.2 pts
Labor force participation45.9%62.0%−16.1 pts
Median home value$52,300$191,100−$138,800
Median gross rent$1,084$1,456−$372
Owner-occupied74.9%76.8%−2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.1%2.5%+39.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.3%41.2%+7.1 pts
Average commute31.826.7+5.1
Worked from home36.9%13.5%+23.4 pts
Public transit to work2.8%0.0%+2.8 pts
Uninsured1.7%3.4%−1.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024