COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5543 vs Census Tract 1617
PLACE A
Census Tract 5543, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1617, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5543 is 81% larger than Census Tract 1617. Census Tract 1617 earns more, with a median household income $29,531 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5543CENSUS TRACT 1617DIFFERENCE
Total population5,2232,889+81% vs Census Tract 1617
Population density5,3461,469+3,877
Median age38.653.4−14.8
Male48.9%53.1%−4.2 pts
Female51.1%46.9%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born3.5%4.7%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.8%17.9%+36.9 pts
Black33.4%76.2%−42.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.6%1.1%+3.5 pts
Asian3.1%1.7%+1.4 pts
Other4.1%3.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$65,685$95,216−$29,531
Per capita income$33,010$46,010−$13,000
Poverty rate11.6%8.2%+3.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%49.5%−23.9 pts
Graduate degree7.0%18.8%−11.9 pts
Unemployment rate16.5%1.9%+14.5 pts
Labor force participation67.5%52.5%+15.0 pts
Median home value$142,800$259,900−$117,100
Median gross rent$1,495$1,688−$193
Owner-occupied79.6%98.2%−18.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%3.8%+0.7 pts
Rent-burdened households58.4%0.0%+58.4 pts
Average commute19.826.2−6.4
Worked from home8.2%12.7%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%0.4%+4.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024