COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5439 vs Census Tract 1618
PLACE A
Census Tract 5439, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1618, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5439 is 80% smaller than Census Tract 1618. Census Tract 1618 earns more, with a median household income $48,602 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5439CENSUS TRACT 1618DIFFERENCE
Total population8394,276−80% vs Census Tract 1618
Population density1,7552,200−444
Median age34.641.7−7.1
Male49.1%43.2%+5.9 pts
Female50.9%56.8%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%4.7%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.3%19.7%−16.4 pts
Black88.6%77.1%+11.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%0.7%+2.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other4.5%1.5%+3.1 pts
Median household income$25,167$73,769−$48,602
Per capita income$14,328$41,521−$27,193
Poverty rate42.9%8.7%+34.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.398−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%35.2%−35.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.2%−12.2 pts
Unemployment rate22.5%6.5%+16.0 pts
Labor force participation50.0%67.1%−17.1 pts
Median home value$38,800$178,100−$139,300
Median gross rent$865$1,415−$550
Owner-occupied39.7%36.8%+2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.2%6.0%+18.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.0%52.8%+9.2 pts
Average commute45.925.1+20.8
Worked from home7.8%17.1%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work19.2%1.2%+18.0 pts
Uninsured2.3%4.0%−1.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024