COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5797 vs Census Tract 5243
PLACE A
Census Tract 5797, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5243, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5797 and Census Tract 5243 are close in size. Census Tract 5243 earns more, with a median household income $12,765 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5797CENSUS TRACT 5243DIFFERENCE
Total population2,5092,460+2% vs Census Tract 5243
Population density4,1274,013+114
Median age51.830.1+21.7
Male57.7%58.7%−1.0 pts
Female42.3%41.3%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born6.4%34.6%−28.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.9%14.2%+28.7 pts
Black30.2%1.7%+28.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.4%83.8%−67.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.4%0.3%+10.1 pts
Median household income$32,120$44,885−$12,765
Per capita income$21,814$15,709+$6,105
Poverty rate29.9%27.8%+2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.387+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%6.7%+1.5 pts
Graduate degree0.2%2.9%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%12.1%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation46.4%50.4%−4.0 pts
Median home value$69,200$86,700−$17,500
Median gross rent$790$1,019−$229
Owner-occupied74.6%58.3%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%12.3%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households63.6%48.5%+15.1 pts
Average commute21.424.0−2.6
Worked from home2.3%1.3%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured9.7%17.0%−7.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024