COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5542 vs Census Tract 1625
PLACE A
Census Tract 5542, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1625, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5542 and Census Tract 1625 are close in size. Census Tract 5542 earns more, with a median household income $12,084 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5542CENSUS TRACT 1625DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1573,262−3% vs Census Tract 1625
Population density5,1671,643+3,524
Median age37.645.8−8.2
Male47.4%47.0%+0.3 pts
Female52.6%53.0%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born8.1%2.5%+5.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.1%19.2%+35.9 pts
Black24.9%68.1%−43.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.8%2.1%+9.6 pts
Asian0.4%2.2%−1.8 pts
Other7.9%8.3%−0.4 pts
Median household income$60,804$48,720+$12,084
Per capita income$24,014$37,361−$13,347
Poverty rate20.2%19.2%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%19.8%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree7.3%4.6%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%6.5%−3.4 pts
Labor force participation68.2%66.5%+1.7 pts
Median home value$112,400$162,300−$49,900
Median gross rent$1,329$1,205+$124
Owner-occupied73.7%50.7%+23.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%7.8%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households50.2%59.2%−9.1 pts
Average commute22.228.0−5.8
Worked from home14.1%7.5%+6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.9%−1.5 pts
Uninsured6.6%4.0%+2.6 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024