COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5472 vs Census Tract 1623
PLACE A
Census Tract 5472, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1623, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5472 is 11% smaller than Census Tract 1623. Census Tract 1623 earns more, with a median household income $35,832 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5472CENSUS TRACT 1623DIFFERENCE
Total population3,4783,916−11% vs Census Tract 1623
Population density3,4782,766+712
Median age33.244.5−11.3
Male42.5%34.7%+7.8 pts
Female57.5%65.3%−7.8 pts
Foreign-born2.2%2.3%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.4%10.0%−7.5 pts
Black93.4%82.4%+10.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Other4.2%2.9%+1.3 pts
Median household income$31,765$67,597−$35,832
Per capita income$18,958$36,495−$17,537
Poverty rate35.6%9.6%+26.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.430+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%43.3%−34.6 pts
Graduate degree3.5%16.4%−12.8 pts
Unemployment rate16.4%4.4%+12.0 pts
Labor force participation62.8%57.7%+5.2 pts
Median home value$45,600$224,000−$178,400
Median gross rent$994$1,379−$385
Owner-occupied30.8%75.5%−44.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.7%4.0%+6.7 pts
Rent-burdened households60.3%45.4%+14.9 pts
Average commute22.423.5−1.0
Worked from home2.3%18.4%−16.1 pts
Public transit to work4.0%2.0%+2.0 pts
Uninsured4.2%0.0%+4.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024