COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5842 vs Census Tract 5247
PLACE A
Census Tract 5842, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5247, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5842 is 14% larger than Census Tract 5247. Census Tract 5842 earns more, with a median household income $9,228 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5842CENSUS TRACT 5247DIFFERENCE
Total population3,9713,474+14% vs Census Tract 5247
Population density5,3164,518+798
Median age39.232.7+6.5
Male49.9%52.2%−2.3 pts
Female50.1%47.8%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born5.2%3.4%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.7%4.9%+52.9 pts
Black28.7%75.4%−46.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%12.4%−8.0 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other8.0%7.3%+0.7 pts
Median household income$51,220$41,992+$9,228
Per capita income$26,739$22,604+$4,135
Poverty rate22.2%23.6%−1.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.473−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%13.6%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree6.7%1.3%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%7.5%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation55.6%52.6%+3.0 pts
Median home value$173,900$61,300+$112,600
Median gross rent$1,156$769+$387
Owner-occupied59.0%52.5%+6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%14.5%−11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%49.8%−2.4 pts
Average commute20.737.3−16.6
Worked from home12.8%1.2%+11.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured4.8%12.0%−7.2 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024