COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5538 vs Census Tract 1753
PLACE A
Census Tract 5538, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1753, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5538 is 83% smaller than Census Tract 1753. Census Tract 1753 earns more, with a median household income $62,111 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5538CENSUS TRACT 1753DIFFERENCE
Total population7374,213−83% vs Census Tract 1753
Population density1,8296,552−4,723
Median age45.634.7+10.9
Male62.6%51.4%+11.2 pts
Female37.4%48.6%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born2.4%3.0%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.1%78.0%−74.0 pts
Black80.5%10.4%+70.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%3.6%+1.4 pts
Asian1.2%0.4%+0.9 pts
Other9.2%7.6%+1.6 pts
Median household income$13,036$75,147−$62,111
Per capita income$16,862$38,057−$21,195
Poverty rate57.0%16.1%+40.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6090.354+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%39.4%−19.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%8.2%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate36.3%7.4%+28.8 pts
Labor force participation57.8%71.9%−14.1 pts
Median home value$85,000$178,400−$93,400
Median gross rent$694$1,421−$727
Owner-occupied55.5%75.6%−20.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.5%4.2%+45.4 pts
Rent-burdened households69.2%46.7%+22.5 pts
Average commute21.229.1−7.9
Worked from home7.2%12.4%−5.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%4.4%+3.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024