COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5598 vs Census Tract 1736
PLACE A
Census Tract 5598, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 1736, Oakland County, Michigan
Census Tract 5598 is 116% larger than Census Tract 1736. Census Tract 1736 earns more, with a median household income $71,244 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5598CENSUS TRACT 1736DIFFERENCE
Total population3,0201,399+116% vs Census Tract 1736
Population density4,8242,485+2,339
Median age54.333.5+20.8
Male47.3%50.3%−3.0 pts
Female52.7%49.7%+3.0 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.6%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic6.1%78.5%−72.4 pts
Black92.4%8.5%+83.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%3.6%−2.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other0.6%7.9%−7.3 pts
Median household income$15,319$86,563−$71,244
Per capita income$30,248$54,963−$24,715
Poverty rate60.1%3.4%+56.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.7840.334+0.4
Bachelor's degree or higher6.0%47.2%−41.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
Unemployment rate18.2%4.6%+13.6 pts
Labor force participation39.5%80.8%−41.2 pts
Median home value$61,000$186,200−$125,200
Median gross rent$623$1,326−$703
Owner-occupied8.5%61.5%−53.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%8.0%+18.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.4%27.3%+27.0 pts
Average commute28.922.1+6.8
Worked from home15.5%14.8%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work40.0%0.0%+40.0 pts
Uninsured7.3%10.4%−3.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024