COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5538 vs Census Tract 1752
PLACE A
Census Tract 5538, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1752, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5538 is 81% smaller than Census Tract 1752. Census Tract 1752 earns more, with a median household income $52,423 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5538CENSUS TRACT 1752DIFFERENCE
Total population7373,857−81% vs Census Tract 1752
Population density1,8295,410−3,581
Median age45.637.5+8.1
Male62.6%48.0%+14.5 pts
Female37.4%52.0%−14.5 pts
Foreign-born2.4%6.9%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.1%63.3%−59.2 pts
Black80.5%17.8%+62.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%5.7%−0.7 pts
Asian1.2%1.5%−0.2 pts
Other9.2%11.8%−2.6 pts
Median household income$13,036$65,459−$52,423
Per capita income$16,862$33,367−$16,505
Poverty rate57.0%16.2%+40.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6090.397+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%28.3%−8.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%5.4%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate36.3%7.0%+29.3 pts
Labor force participation57.8%71.3%−13.5 pts
Median home value$85,000$141,600−$56,600
Median gross rent$694$1,375−$681
Owner-occupied55.5%71.7%−16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.5%3.9%+45.6 pts
Rent-burdened households69.2%39.3%+29.9 pts
Average commute21.226.2−5.0
Worked from home7.2%17.8%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Uninsured8.1%8.1%Even
Population, 2020 – 2024