COMPARING TWO PLACES
Monroe County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Monroe County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Monroe County is 99% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $18,247 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -14%).
MONROE COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population18,9651,769,038−99% vs Wayne County
Population density182,891−2,873
Population growth-14.3%-1.5%−12.8 pts
Median age44.237.9+6.3
Male47.9%48.4%−0.5 pts
Female52.1%51.6%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%10.3%−9.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.6%47.9%+5.7 pts
Black41.9%36.6%+5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%6.9%−6.6 pts
Asian0.4%3.7%−3.3 pts
Other3.9%5.0%−1.1 pts
Median household income$42,292$60,539−$18,247
Per capita income$23,812$34,906−$11,094
Poverty rate20.1%20.8%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.493−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%27.6%−15.9 pts
Graduate degree5.4%10.8%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%8.7%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation45.5%59.2%−13.6 pts
Median home value$120,600$178,500−$57,900
Median gross rent$666$1,132−$466
Owner-occupied71.7%64.8%+7.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.9%12.5%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households30.6%49.1%−18.5 pts
Average commute25.524.7+0.7
Worked from home3.4%14.1%−10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.5%1.8%−1.3 pts
Uninsured9.1%5.6%+3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025