COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5798 vs Census Tract 5243
PLACE A
Census Tract 5798, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5243, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5798 is 44% smaller than Census Tract 5243. Census Tract 5243 earns more, with a median household income $17,470 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5798CENSUS TRACT 5243DIFFERENCE
Total population1,3692,460−44% vs Census Tract 5243
Population density3,8674,013−146
Median age34.130.1+4.0
Male47.1%58.7%−11.5 pts
Female52.9%41.3%+11.5 pts
Foreign-born2.2%34.6%−32.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.8%14.2%+27.6 pts
Black27.2%1.7%+25.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.8%83.8%−67.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.2%0.3%+13.8 pts
Median household income$27,415$44,885−$17,470
Per capita income$17,988$15,709+$2,279
Poverty rate42.8%27.8%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.387+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.6%6.7%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree0.8%2.9%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%12.1%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation44.4%50.4%−6.0 pts
Median home value$66,600$86,700−$20,100
Median gross rent$966$1,019−$53
Owner-occupied39.1%58.3%−19.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.0%12.3%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%48.5%−4.8 pts
Average commute15.324.0−8.7
Worked from home0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Public transit to work2.9%1.1%+1.9 pts
Uninsured5.0%17.0%−12.0 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024