COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5545 vs Census Tract 1618
PLACE A
Census Tract 5545, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1618, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5545 is 34% smaller than Census Tract 1618. Census Tract 1618 earns more, with a median household income $28,246 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5545CENSUS TRACT 1618DIFFERENCE
Total population2,8394,276−34% vs Census Tract 1618
Population density3,7112,200+1,512
Median age34.341.7−7.4
Male54.3%43.2%+11.1 pts
Female45.7%56.8%−11.1 pts
Foreign-born1.8%4.7%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic36.7%19.7%+17.0 pts
Black53.5%77.1%−23.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%0.7%+2.4 pts
Asian1.7%1.1%+0.7 pts
Other4.9%1.5%+3.4 pts
Median household income$45,523$73,769−$28,246
Per capita income$27,994$41,521−$13,527
Poverty rate28.9%8.7%+20.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%35.2%−12.6 pts
Graduate degree10.4%12.2%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%6.5%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation59.1%67.1%−7.9 pts
Median home value$136,000$178,100−$42,100
Median gross rent$1,146$1,415−$269
Owner-occupied71.0%36.8%+34.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.6%6.0%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households67.9%52.8%+15.0 pts
Average commute25.525.1+0.4
Worked from home6.6%17.1%−10.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured2.9%4.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024