COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5437 vs Census Tract 1618
PLACE A
Census Tract 5437, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1618, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5437 is 57% smaller than Census Tract 1618. Census Tract 1618 earns more, with a median household income $41,547 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5437CENSUS TRACT 1618DIFFERENCE
Total population1,8404,276−57% vs Census Tract 1618
Population density3,5452,200+1,346
Median age22.841.7−18.9
Male40.8%43.2%−2.4 pts
Female59.2%56.8%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.4%4.7%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%19.7%−14.8 pts
Black92.2%77.1%+15.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%0.7%−0.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other2.8%1.5%+1.3 pts
Median household income$32,222$73,769−$41,547
Per capita income$14,073$41,521−$27,448
Poverty rate34.9%8.7%+26.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4970.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.5%35.2%−34.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate19.1%6.5%+12.6 pts
Labor force participation49.9%67.1%−17.1 pts
Median home value$56,500$178,100−$121,600
Median gross rent$783$1,415−$632
Owner-occupied44.0%36.8%+7.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%6.0%+13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%52.8%−3.1 pts
Average commute31.625.1+6.6
Worked from home12.4%17.1%−4.8 pts
Public transit to work13.1%1.2%+11.9 pts
Uninsured3.4%4.0%−0.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024