COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5518 vs Census Tract 2521
PLACE A
Census Tract 5518, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2521, Macomb County, Michigan
Census Tract 5518 is 65% larger than Census Tract 2521. Census Tract 5518 earns more, with a median household income $15,526 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5518CENSUS TRACT 2521DIFFERENCE
Total population3,6422,205+65% vs Census Tract 2521
Population density7,2126,410+802
Median age45.341.3+4.0
Male52.6%45.0%+7.5 pts
Female47.4%55.0%−7.5 pts
Foreign-born4.3%2.4%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.8%84.8%+5.0 pts
Black3.1%9.7%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%2.3%−1.7 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other5.7%3.2%+2.5 pts
Median household income$93,026$77,500+$15,526
Per capita income$46,921$45,015+$1,906
Poverty rate9.5%3.1%+6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.321+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%36.8%+17.6 pts
Graduate degree24.5%10.5%+14.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%3.8%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation61.5%70.8%−9.3 pts
Median home value$272,500$187,700+$84,800
Median gross rent$1,578$1,810−$232
Owner-occupied80.8%88.9%−8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households10.3%35.1%−24.8 pts
Average commute21.222.1−1.0
Worked from home26.1%14.3%+11.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.3%4.2%−1.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024