COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pierce County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Pierce County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Pierce County is 99% smaller than Wayne County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Pierce County has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
PIERCE COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population20,7641,769,038−99% vs Wayne County
Population density612,891−2,830
Population growth5.1%-1.5%+6.6 pts
Median age40.237.9+2.3
Male51.2%48.4%+2.8 pts
Female48.8%51.6%−2.8 pts
Foreign-born1.7%10.3%−8.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.0%47.9%+34.1 pts
Black9.9%36.6%−26.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%6.9%−1.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other2.7%5.0%−2.2 pts
Median household income$60,517$60,539−$22
Per capita income$33,633$34,906−$1,273
Poverty rate13.8%20.8%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4740.493−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%27.6%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree11.2%10.8%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%8.7%−6.1 pts
Labor force participation60.1%59.2%+1.0 pts
Median home value$153,300$178,500−$25,200
Median gross rent$799$1,132−$333
Owner-occupied76.5%64.8%+11.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%12.5%−1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households31.6%49.1%−17.5 pts
Average commute26.424.7+1.7
Worked from home2.8%14.1%−11.2 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.8%−1.6 pts
Uninsured12.5%5.6%+6.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025