COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5797 vs Census Tract 5247
PLACE A
Census Tract 5797, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5247, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5797 is 28% smaller than Census Tract 5247. Census Tract 5247 earns more, with a median household income $9,872 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5797CENSUS TRACT 5247DIFFERENCE
Total population2,5093,474−28% vs Census Tract 5247
Population density4,1274,518−391
Median age51.832.7+19.1
Male57.7%52.2%+5.5 pts
Female42.3%47.8%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born6.4%3.4%+3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.9%4.9%+38.1 pts
Black30.2%75.4%−45.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.4%12.4%+4.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.4%7.3%+3.1 pts
Median household income$32,120$41,992−$9,872
Per capita income$21,814$22,604−$790
Poverty rate29.9%23.6%+6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.473−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%13.6%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree0.2%1.3%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%7.5%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation46.4%52.6%−6.2 pts
Median home value$69,200$61,300+$7,900
Median gross rent$790$769+$21
Owner-occupied74.6%52.5%+22.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%14.5%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households63.6%49.8%+13.8 pts
Average commute21.437.3−15.9
Worked from home2.3%1.2%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured9.7%12.0%−2.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024