COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5397 vs Census Tract 1715
PLACE A
Census Tract 5397, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1715, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5397 is 55% smaller than Census Tract 1715. Census Tract 1715 earns more, with a median household income $38,223 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5397CENSUS TRACT 1715DIFFERENCE
Total population2,3605,228−55% vs Census Tract 1715
Population density8,2235,346+2,877
Median age44.943.9+1.0
Male42.3%47.8%−5.5 pts
Female57.7%52.2%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.4%3.1%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.5%5.1%−3.6 pts
Black97.9%89.7%+8.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%1.0%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.2%4.2%−4.0 pts
Median household income$27,157$65,380−$38,223
Per capita income$19,187$33,409−$14,222
Poverty rate37.2%15.6%+21.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.412+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%25.8%−14.4 pts
Graduate degree2.3%7.6%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate11.5%9.7%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation38.8%62.0%−23.2 pts
Median home value$100,000$191,100−$91,100
Median gross rent$1,048$1,456−$408
Owner-occupied34.4%76.8%−42.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%2.5%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households65.4%41.2%+24.2 pts
Average commute26.426.7−0.2
Worked from home16.7%13.5%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.8%3.4%+2.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024