COMPARING TWO PLACES
Putnam County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Putnam County, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Putnam County is 95% smaller than Wayne County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Putnam County has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -1%).
PUTNAM COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population86,6121,769,038−95% vs Wayne County
Population density2162,891−2,675
Population growth10.4%-1.5%+11.9 pts
Median age36.037.9−1.9
Male49.9%48.4%+1.5 pts
Female50.1%51.6%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born5.7%10.3%−4.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.0%47.9%+37.1 pts
Black2.4%36.6%−34.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.4%6.9%+1.5 pts
Asian1.1%3.7%−2.5 pts
Other3.1%5.0%−1.9 pts
Median household income$58,912$60,539−$1,627
Per capita income$31,985$34,906−$2,921
Poverty rate18.4%20.8%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.493−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.8%27.6%+2.2 pts
Graduate degree11.6%10.8%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%8.7%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation61.3%59.2%+2.1 pts
Median home value$282,500$178,500+$104,000
Median gross rent$908$1,132−$224
Owner-occupied61.2%64.8%−3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%12.5%−4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households45.2%49.1%−3.9 pts
Average commute21.124.7−3.6
Worked from home10.1%14.1%−4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.2%1.8%−1.5 pts
Uninsured10.6%5.6%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025