COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5472 vs Census Tract 1622
PLACE A
Census Tract 5472, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1622, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5472 is 151% larger than Census Tract 1622. Census Tract 1622 earns more, with a median household income $30,860 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5472CENSUS TRACT 1622DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4781,388+151% vs Census Tract 1622
Population density3,4782,431+1,047
Median age33.236.8−3.6
Male42.5%41.0%+1.5 pts
Female57.5%59.0%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born2.2%11.2%−9.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.4%7.3%−4.9 pts
Black93.4%91.3%+2.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.0%Even
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.2%1.4%+2.8 pts
Median household income$31,765$62,625−$30,860
Per capita income$18,958$30,272−$11,314
Poverty rate35.6%18.0%+17.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.470Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%23.5%−14.7 pts
Graduate degree3.5%11.2%−7.6 pts
Unemployment rate16.4%3.2%+13.2 pts
Labor force participation62.8%62.2%+0.6 pts
Median home value$45,600$185,700−$140,100
Median gross rent$994$1,415−$421
Owner-occupied30.8%16.6%+14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%29.4%−18.8 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%52.4%+7.9 pts
Average commute22.423.9−1.5
Worked from home2.3%6.6%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work4.0%9.5%−5.5 pts
Uninsured4.2%13.7%−9.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024