COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5796 vs Census Tract 5243
PLACE A
Census Tract 5796, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5243, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5796 is 45% larger than Census Tract 5243. Census Tract 5796 earns more, with a median household income $5,973 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5796CENSUS TRACT 5243DIFFERENCE
Total population3,5612,460+45% vs Census Tract 5243
Population density6,7324,013+2,719
Median age29.930.1−0.2
Male44.2%58.7%−14.5 pts
Female55.8%41.3%+14.5 pts
Foreign-born2.0%34.6%−32.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%14.2%−13.7 pts
Black81.9%1.7%+80.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.5%83.8%−75.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other9.1%0.3%+8.7 pts
Median household income$50,858$44,885+$5,973
Per capita income$24,557$15,709+$8,848
Poverty rate19.5%27.8%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.387+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.0%6.7%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree6.6%2.9%+3.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%12.1%−10.6 pts
Labor force participation62.1%50.4%+11.7 pts
Median home value$65,900$86,700−$20,800
Median gross rent$731$1,019−$288
Owner-occupied67.0%58.3%+8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%12.3%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households53.2%48.5%+4.7 pts
Average commute26.524.0+2.5
Worked from home22.1%1.3%+20.8 pts
Public transit to work1.1%1.1%+0.0 pts
Uninsured4.6%17.0%−12.4 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024