COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5542 vs Census Tract 1674
PLACE A
Census Tract 5542, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1674, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5542 is 39% smaller than Census Tract 1674. Census Tract 1674 earns more, with a median household income $32,321 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5542CENSUS TRACT 1674DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1575,159−39% vs Census Tract 1674
Population density5,1674,610+557
Median age37.633.8+3.8
Male47.4%46.4%+0.9 pts
Female52.6%53.6%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born8.1%7.3%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.1%63.6%−8.6 pts
Black24.9%14.4%+10.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.8%8.5%+3.3 pts
Asian0.4%1.7%−1.4 pts
Other7.9%11.7%−3.8 pts
Median household income$60,804$93,125−$32,321
Per capita income$24,014$43,270−$19,256
Poverty rate20.2%9.7%+10.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.364−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%34.5%−15.9 pts
Graduate degree7.3%14.3%−6.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%6.7%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation68.2%79.2%−11.1 pts
Median home value$112,400$221,900−$109,500
Median gross rent$1,329$1,279+$50
Owner-occupied73.7%64.1%+9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.4%7.6%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households50.2%27.5%+22.7 pts
Average commute22.223.4−1.2
Worked from home14.1%12.3%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured6.6%10.3%−3.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024