COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5439 vs Census Tract 1624
PLACE A
Census Tract 5439, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1624, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5439 is 61% smaller than Census Tract 1624. Census Tract 1624 earns more, with a median household income $52,031 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5439CENSUS TRACT 1624DIFFERENCE
Total population8392,156−61% vs Census Tract 1624
Population density1,7552,122−367
Median age34.636.3−1.7
Male49.1%56.9%−7.8 pts
Female50.9%43.1%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.5%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic3.3%19.8%−16.5 pts
Black88.6%53.5%+35.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%1.7%+1.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other4.5%24.2%−19.6 pts
Median household income$25,167$77,198−$52,031
Per capita income$14,328$36,281−$21,953
Poverty rate42.9%3.8%+39.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.339+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.4%−29.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate22.5%14.5%+8.0 pts
Labor force participation50.0%68.4%−18.4 pts
Median home value$38,800$167,900−$129,100
Median gross rent$865$1,566−$701
Owner-occupied39.7%77.2%−37.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.2%5.1%+19.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.0%40.4%+21.6 pts
Average commute45.922.4+23.4
Worked from home7.8%12.5%−4.7 pts
Public transit to work19.2%0.1%+19.1 pts
Uninsured2.3%6.8%−4.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024