COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5842 vs Census Tract 5248
PLACE A
Census Tract 5842, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5248, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5842 is 30% larger than Census Tract 5248. Census Tract 5248 earns more, with a median household income $10,485 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5842CENSUS TRACT 5248DIFFERENCE
Total population3,9713,055+30% vs Census Tract 5248
Population density5,3166,804−1,488
Median age39.234.3+4.9
Male49.9%47.0%+2.9 pts
Female50.1%53.0%−2.9 pts
Foreign-born5.2%3.4%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.7%3.1%+54.6 pts
Black28.7%64.1%−35.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%21.5%−17.1 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other8.0%11.2%−3.2 pts
Median household income$51,220$61,705−$10,485
Per capita income$26,739$26,069+$670
Poverty rate22.2%16.1%+6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.439+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%10.0%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree6.7%2.7%+4.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%6.8%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation55.6%57.6%−2.0 pts
Median home value$173,900$72,100+$101,800
Median gross rent$1,156$1,297−$141
Owner-occupied59.0%77.9%−18.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%15.1%−12.5 pts
Rent-burdened households47.4%34.3%+13.1 pts
Average commute20.722.4−1.7
Worked from home12.8%3.8%+9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.8%2.5%+2.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024