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Census Tract 5405, Wayne County, Michigan

Census Tract 5405, GEOID 26163540500, in Wayne County, Michigan, entirely within Detroit. 2,698 residents in the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (±372); the 2020 Census counted 3,466.

Residents, 2020-2024

2,698

±372 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 3,466

Median household income

$45,153

±$23,586 (90% margin)
Wayne County: $60,539

Median home value

$76,000

±$21,999 (90% margin)
Wayne County: $178,500

Median gross rent

$1,268

±$155 (90% margin)
Wayne County: $1,132

Where is Census Tract 5405?

Census Tract 5405 is one of 627 census tracts in Wayne County, Michigan. It covers 0.54 square miles of land, 6,454 residents per square mile in 2020. Its GEOID, 26163540500, names it uniquely (how tract numbers and GEOIDs work).

Places Census Tract 5405 lies in (share of its 2020 census blocks)
PlaceShare of the tract
Detroit100%
Census Tract 5405 (marked with a dot) in Wayne County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.
54035404540654075431 5405 0.5 mi
Census Tract 5405 (shaded) and the tracts that border it, numbered. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file, 1:500,000.

5 census tracts border Census Tract 5405: Tract 5403 ($35,797), Tract 5404 ($27,411), Tract 5406 ($80,407), Tract 5407 ($43,649) and Tract 5431 ($76,806). The figure in brackets is each tract's median household income.

Whether a tract counts as low- or moderate-income for bank lending (the Community Reinvestment Act) is set by the FFIEC against its metro area's family income: look it up in the FFIEC census geocoder.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 block assignment files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Census Tract 5405?

The 2020-2024 American Community Survey puts Census Tract 5405's population at 2,698 (±372) in 1,188 households; the 2020 Census counted 3,466 residents and 1,389 housing units.

Counts, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5405DetroitWayne CountyMichigan
Total population2,698±372638,5301,772,25910,077,761
Households1,188±79257,998700,5914,076,369
Average household size2.27±0.262.432.502.42
Housing units1,289±48329,393801,0834,622,236

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Census Tract 5405?

The median resident of Census Tract 5405 is 38.0 years old; 21.2% are under 18 and 16.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic Black residents at 97.9%, then non-Hispanic white residents at 1.5%.

Age, origin, education, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureTract 5405DetroitWayne CountyMichigan
Median age38.0±8.435.237.940.2
Under 18 years21.2%±8.1 pts24.8%23.6%21.2%
65 years and over16.2%±5.4 pts15.1%16.6%18.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%±1.1 pts8.3%6.9%5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic1.5%±1.5 pts10.8%47.9%72.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic97.9%±1.7 pts75.0%36.6%13.1%
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.5 pts1.7%3.7%3.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.1 pts0.2%0.2%0.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.0%0.0%0.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.4%±0.8 pts3.4%4.3%4.5%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.1 pts0.6%0.5%0.5%
Born outside the United States0.4%±0.6 pts6.6%10.3%7.2%
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)5.6%±4.6 pts12.0%16.4%10.4%
Civilian veterans (age 18+)4.4%±4.2 pts4.1%4.8%5.8%
With a disability21.8%±8.4 pts19.9%15.9%14.3%
No health insurance coverage5.0%±4.3 pts7.4%5.6%4.9%
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)82.8%±12.2 pts83.3%88.0%92.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)14.2%±7.4 pts18.1%27.6%32.4%
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)1.8%±2.1 pts7.3%10.8%12.7%
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.4%±4.2 pts88.4%89.9%88.8%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Census Tract 5405 earn?

Half of the 1,188 households in Census Tract 5405 earn less than $45,153 a year (±$23,586), against $60,539 across Wayne County: 350th highest of the county's 541 tracts with a reliable estimate. 37.2% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5405DetroitWayne CountyMichigan
Median household income$45,153±$23,586$39,938$60,539$72,875
Mean household income$50,692±$12,344$57,223$85,604$98,700
Per capita income$23,848±$6,136$24,594$34,906$40,735
People below the poverty line37.2%±12.5 pts32.7%20.8%13.2%
Children under 18 below the poverty line38.5%±29.4 pts46.5%30.9%17.6%
Households receiving SNAP31.3%±12.9 pts39.0%23.0%13.5%
Households with a computer94.2%±6.6 pts92.4%94.6%95.1%
Households with a broadband subscription88.2%±8.5 pts85.7%89.7%90.5%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Census Tract 5405?

Owners occupy 62.7% of Census Tract 5405's occupied homes and renters 37.3%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $76,000 by its owner (±$21,999). The median renter pays $1,268 a month including utilities, and 63.7% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5405DetroitWayne CountyMichigan
Median home value (owner-occupied)$76,000±$21,999$83,900$178,500$231,600
Median gross rent$1,268±$155$1,074$1,132$1,129
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent63.7%±28.5 pts51.2%45.3%41.4%
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,218±$194$1,238$1,556$1,569
Owner-occupied homes62.7%±13.9 pts50.3%64.8%73.2%
Renter-occupied homes37.3%±13.9 pts49.7%35.2%26.8%
Housing units1,289±48329,393801,0834,622,236
Single-family detached homes95.3%±4.2 pts64.3%69.6%72.0%
Mobile homes0.0%±2.3 pts0.4%1.8%5.0%
Built 2020 or later0.0%±2.3 pts0.2%0.4%1.0%
Built 2010 to 20192.8%±4.2 pts1.7%2.4%4.9%
Built 1939 or earlier5.1%±4.5 pts36.3%21.2%14.6%
Households with no vehicle13.7%±10.9 pts20.1%11.6%7.0%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Census Tract 5405 get to work?

70.1% of Census Tract 5405's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 23.9 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 32.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
MeasureTract 5405DetroitWayne CountyMichigan
In the labor force (age 16+)64.7%±9.0 pts54.1%59.2%61.3%
Unemployment rate32.8%±19.9 pts14.0%8.7%5.7%
Drove alone to work70.1%±18.5 pts65.5%71.9%74.3%
Carpooled5.1%±6.5 pts10.6%8.5%7.9%
Public transportation4.4%±5.4 pts4.9%1.8%0.9%
Walked0.0%±3.1 pts2.8%1.6%2.0%
Worked from home17.6%±14.0 pts12.0%14.1%13.5%
Mean travel time to work23.9 min±2.924.8 min24.7 min24.2 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

How does Census Tract 5405 compare with the other tracts in Wayne County?

Among Wayne County's tracts with a reliable estimate, Census Tract 5405 ranks as shown below (1 = highest).

Census Tract 5405's rank among the tracts of Wayne County and of Detroit
MeasureIn Wayne CountyIn Detroit
Population321st of 58399th of 265
Residents per square mile149th of 62598th of 274
Median household income350th of 54174th of 233
Per capita income383rd of 581100th of 263
Median home value410th of 540115th of 234
Median gross rent174th of 52948th of 250
Poverty rate125th of 454100th of 239
Bachelor's degree or higher365th of 479104th of 180
Median age281st of 58190th of 263
Owner-occupied share302nd of 56567th of 252

The tracts next to it on Wayne County's income ladder

Median household income, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractRankMedian household incomeResidents
Tract 5376347th$45,464±$27,980 · within the margin of this tract3,303
Tract 5019348th$45,333±$26,367 · within the margin of this tract2,674
Tract 5432349th$45,192±$6,559 · within the margin of this tract3,730
Tract 5405350th$45,153±$23,5862,698
Tract 5232351st$44,971±$11,491 · within the margin of this tract3,334
Tract 5785352nd$44,952±$14,328 · within the margin of this tract6,974
Tract 5243353rd$44,885±$8,844 · within the margin of this tract2,460

"Within the margin": the two incomes differ by less than their combined 90% margins, so the survey cannot say which is higher and the ranks between them are not firm.

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Census Tract 5405?

4 of the 18 figures for Census Tract 5405 on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

A census tract's figures rest on a few hundred sampled households over five years, so its margins are wider than a city's. Two tracts differ only when the gap between them is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins). How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · Check it at data.census.gov

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections