COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5542 vs Census Tract 1617
PLACE A
Census Tract 5542, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1617, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5542 is 9% larger than Census Tract 1617. Census Tract 1617 earns more, with a median household income $34,412 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5542CENSUS TRACT 1617DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1572,889+9% vs Census Tract 1617
Population density5,1671,469+3,698
Median age37.653.4−15.8
Male47.4%53.1%−5.7 pts
Female52.6%46.9%+5.7 pts
Foreign-born8.1%4.7%+3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.1%17.9%+37.1 pts
Black24.9%76.2%−51.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.8%1.1%+10.7 pts
Asian0.4%1.7%−1.4 pts
Other7.9%3.0%+4.9 pts
Median household income$60,804$95,216−$34,412
Per capita income$24,014$46,010−$21,996
Poverty rate20.2%8.2%+12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.392−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%49.5%−30.9 pts
Graduate degree7.3%18.8%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%1.9%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation68.2%52.5%+15.7 pts
Median home value$112,400$259,900−$147,500
Median gross rent$1,329$1,688−$359
Owner-occupied73.7%98.2%−24.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%3.8%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households50.2%0.0%+50.2 pts
Average commute22.226.2−4.0
Worked from home14.1%12.7%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured6.6%0.4%+6.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024