COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5437 vs Census Tract 1623
PLACE A
Census Tract 5437, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1623, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5437 is 53% smaller than Census Tract 1623. Census Tract 1623 earns more, with a median household income $35,375 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5437CENSUS TRACT 1623DIFFERENCE
Total population1,8403,916−53% vs Census Tract 1623
Population density3,5452,766+780
Median age22.844.5−21.7
Male40.8%34.7%+6.1 pts
Female59.2%65.3%−6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.4%2.3%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%10.0%−5.1 pts
Black92.2%82.4%+9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%1.7%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other2.8%2.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$32,222$67,597−$35,375
Per capita income$14,073$36,495−$22,422
Poverty rate34.9%9.6%+25.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4970.430+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.5%43.3%−42.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%16.4%−16.4 pts
Unemployment rate19.1%4.4%+14.7 pts
Labor force participation49.9%57.7%−7.7 pts
Median home value$56,500$224,000−$167,500
Median gross rent$783$1,379−$596
Owner-occupied44.0%75.5%−31.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%4.0%+15.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%45.4%+4.3 pts
Average commute31.623.5+8.2
Worked from home12.4%18.4%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work13.1%2.0%+11.1 pts
Uninsured3.4%0.0%+3.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024