COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5544 vs Census Tract 1618
PLACE A
Census Tract 5544, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1618, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5544 is 25% smaller than Census Tract 1618. Census Tract 1618 earns more, with a median household income $17,786 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5544CENSUS TRACT 1618DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1974,276−25% vs Census Tract 1618
Population density6,4982,200+4,298
Median age40.141.7−1.6
Male41.0%43.2%−2.2 pts
Female59.0%56.8%+2.2 pts
Foreign-born4.5%4.7%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.2%19.7%+9.5 pts
Black42.7%77.1%−34.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.4%0.7%+6.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other20.7%1.5%+19.3 pts
Median household income$55,983$73,769−$17,786
Per capita income$25,983$41,521−$15,538
Poverty rate7.0%8.7%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3010.398−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%35.2%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree7.3%12.2%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%6.5%−4.4 pts
Labor force participation51.8%67.1%−15.3 pts
Median home value$144,200$178,100−$33,900
Median gross rent$1,422$1,415+$7
Owner-occupied73.0%36.8%+36.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%6.0%−0.2 pts
Rent-burdened households68.4%52.8%+15.6 pts
Average commute23.625.1−1.5
Worked from home11.0%17.1%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.2%−0.6 pts
Uninsured4.7%4.0%+0.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024