COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5555 vs Census Tract 1624
PLACE A
Census Tract 5555, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1624, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5555 is 46% larger than Census Tract 1624. Census Tract 1624 earns more, with a median household income $16,048 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5555CENSUS TRACT 1624DIFFERENCE
Total population3,1582,156+46% vs Census Tract 1624
Population density6,3672,122+4,245
Median age38.236.3+1.9
Male42.7%56.9%−14.2 pts
Female57.3%43.1%+14.2 pts
Foreign-born3.1%2.5%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.9%19.8%+7.0 pts
Black66.4%53.5%+12.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%1.7%+2.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other2.9%24.2%−21.2 pts
Median household income$61,150$77,198−$16,048
Per capita income$32,099$36,281−$4,182
Poverty rate12.8%3.8%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4830.339+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%29.4%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree4.6%11.0%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%14.5%−6.2 pts
Labor force participation65.8%68.4%−2.6 pts
Median home value$167,700$167,900−$200
Median gross rent$1,073$1,566−$493
Owner-occupied71.1%77.2%−6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.3%5.1%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households46.6%40.4%+6.1 pts
Average commute25.422.4+3.0
Worked from home14.0%12.5%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured3.0%6.8%−3.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024