COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 5844 vs Census Tract 5248
PLACE A
Census Tract 5844, Wayne County, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 5248, Wayne County, Michigan
Census Tract 5844 is 14% smaller than Census Tract 5248. Census Tract 5844 earns more, with a median household income $9,434 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 5844CENSUS TRACT 5248DIFFERENCE
Total population2,6143,055−14% vs Census Tract 5248
Population density1,3256,804−5,479
Median age47.534.3+13.2
Male47.8%47.0%+0.8 pts
Female52.2%53.0%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born8.1%3.4%+4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.5%3.1%+60.4 pts
Black11.4%64.1%−52.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%21.5%−10.4 pts
Asian3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Other10.4%11.2%−0.8 pts
Median household income$71,139$61,705+$9,434
Per capita income$45,783$26,069+$19,714
Poverty rate8.9%16.1%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5180.439+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%10.0%+2.1 pts
Graduate degree2.8%2.7%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%6.8%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation61.7%57.6%+4.0 pts
Median home value$206,600$72,100+$134,500
Median gross rent$1,561$1,297+$264
Owner-occupied64.2%77.9%−13.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%15.1%−7.8 pts
Rent-burdened households49.2%34.3%+15.0 pts
Average commute22.422.4Even
Worked from home5.7%3.8%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured1.7%2.5%−0.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024