COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5538 vs Census Tract 2636
PLACE A
Census Tract 5538, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 2636, Macomb County, Michigan
Census Tract 5538 is 83% smaller than Census Tract 2636. Census Tract 2636 earns more, with a median household income $28,214 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5538CENSUS TRACT 2636DIFFERENCE
Total population7374,279−83% vs Census Tract 2636
Population density1,8294,183−2,354
Median age45.641.0+4.6
Male62.6%42.2%+20.4 pts
Female37.4%57.8%−20.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%5.8%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.1%57.1%−53.0 pts
Black80.5%26.8%+53.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%3.7%+1.4 pts
Asian1.2%8.8%−7.6 pts
Other9.2%3.6%+5.6 pts
Median household income$13,036$41,250−$28,214
Per capita income$16,862$22,279−$5,417
Poverty rate57.0%31.5%+25.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6090.420+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%13.6%+6.3 pts
Graduate degree1.9%3.7%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate36.3%14.6%+21.7 pts
Labor force participation57.8%51.6%+6.2 pts
Median home value$85,000$100,700−$15,700
Median gross rent$694$1,234−$540
Owner-occupied55.5%61.6%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate49.5%21.4%+28.1 pts
Rent-burdened households69.2%50.2%+19.0 pts
Average commute21.228.5−7.3
Worked from home7.2%16.6%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.1%8.3%−0.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024