COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5844 vs Census Tract 5247
PLACE A
Census Tract 5844, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5247, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5844 is 25% smaller than Census Tract 5247. Census Tract 5844 earns more, with a median household income $29,147 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5844CENSUS TRACT 5247DIFFERENCE
Total population2,6143,474−25% vs Census Tract 5247
Population density1,3254,518−3,193
Median age47.532.7+14.8
Male47.8%52.2%−4.4 pts
Female52.2%47.8%+4.4 pts
Foreign-born8.1%3.4%+4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.5%4.9%+58.7 pts
Black11.4%75.4%−64.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%12.4%−1.3 pts
Asian3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Other10.4%7.3%+3.1 pts
Median household income$71,139$41,992+$29,147
Per capita income$45,783$22,604+$23,179
Poverty rate8.9%23.6%−14.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5180.473+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%13.6%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree2.8%1.3%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%7.5%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation61.7%52.6%+9.1 pts
Median home value$206,600$61,300+$145,300
Median gross rent$1,561$769+$792
Owner-occupied64.2%52.5%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%14.5%−7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households49.2%49.8%−0.6 pts
Average commute22.437.3−14.9
Worked from home5.7%1.2%+4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.1%−1.0 pts
Uninsured1.7%12.0%−10.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024