COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5437 vs Census Tract 1624
PLACE A
Census Tract 5437, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1624, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5437 is 15% smaller than Census Tract 1624. Census Tract 1624 earns more, with a median household income $44,976 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5437CENSUS TRACT 1624DIFFERENCE
Total population1,8402,156−15% vs Census Tract 1624
Population density3,5452,122+1,423
Median age22.836.3−13.5
Male40.8%56.9%−16.0 pts
Female59.2%43.1%+16.0 pts
Foreign-born0.4%2.5%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.9%19.8%−14.9 pts
Black92.2%53.5%+38.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%1.7%−1.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.8%24.2%−21.4 pts
Median household income$32,222$77,198−$44,976
Per capita income$14,073$36,281−$22,208
Poverty rate34.9%3.8%+31.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4970.339+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.5%29.4%−28.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate19.1%14.5%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation49.9%68.4%−18.5 pts
Median home value$56,500$167,900−$111,400
Median gross rent$783$1,566−$783
Owner-occupied44.0%77.2%−33.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%5.1%+14.1 pts
Rent-burdened households49.7%40.4%+9.3 pts
Average commute31.622.4+9.2
Worked from home12.4%12.5%−0.1 pts
Public transit to work13.1%0.1%+13.0 pts
Uninsured3.4%6.8%−3.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024