COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5538 vs Census Tract 1736
PLACE A
Census Tract 5538, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1736, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5538 is 47% smaller than Census Tract 1736. Census Tract 1736 earns more, with a median household income $73,527 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5538CENSUS TRACT 1736DIFFERENCE
Total population7371,399−47% vs Census Tract 1736
Population density1,8292,485−656
Median age45.633.5+12.1
Male62.6%50.3%+12.3 pts
Female37.4%49.7%−12.3 pts
Foreign-born2.4%0.6%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.1%78.5%−74.4 pts
Black80.5%8.5%+72.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%3.6%+1.4 pts
Asian1.2%1.5%−0.3 pts
Other9.2%7.9%+1.4 pts
Median household income$13,036$86,563−$73,527
Per capita income$16,862$54,963−$38,101
Poverty rate57.0%3.4%+53.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6090.334+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%47.2%−27.3 pts
Graduate degree1.9%13.2%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate36.3%4.6%+31.7 pts
Labor force participation57.8%80.8%−23.0 pts
Median home value$85,000$186,200−$101,200
Median gross rent$694$1,326−$632
Owner-occupied55.5%61.5%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.5%8.0%+41.5 pts
Rent-burdened households69.2%27.3%+41.8 pts
Average commute21.222.1−0.9
Worked from home7.2%14.8%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%10.4%−2.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024