Detroit city, Wayne County, MI

672,829 Population
138.8 square miles 4,849.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2016 1-year unless noted

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Youth & family demographics

172,761 ±5,082.4 Number of children under 18
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Wayne County: 419,444 ±5,211.1
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Michigan: 2,191,183 ±13,322

86,847 ±3,590.6 Number of male children under 18
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Wayne County: 213,608 ±3,803.4
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Michigan: 1,119,667 ±9,023.9

259,295 ±4,821 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 677,208 ±5,301
  • Michigan: 3,884,153 ±13,696
2.5 ±0.1 (659,003  ±2,845) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Wayne County: 2.6 1,726,422 (±0 / ±3,209)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,697,834 (±0)

55.4% ±2.2% (77,341  ±3,731.8) Percent of families with related children under 18
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 48.3% 198,842 (±1.2% / ±5,750)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 43.9% 1,087,119 (±0.5% / ±14,298)
30.4% ±1.2% (78,706  ±3,337) Percent of households with children under 18
  • about the same as the rate in Wayne County: 29.8% 201,662 (±0.6% / ±4,514)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 28.4% 1,104,238 (±0.3% / ±13,104)

9,783 Total births * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Office of Vital Statistics data
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Wayne County: 23,301
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Michigan: 114,083
7.5% ±0.9% (12,618  ±1,574) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 6% 25,116 (±0.6% / ±2,374)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 120,163 (±0.3% / ±5,811)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2016 5-year data

Education

15.1% (1,005  ±0) Students who met or exceeded expectations in ELA * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information data
  • about half the rate in Wayne County: 32.9% 6,584
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 44.1% 44,525

15.7% (1,044  ±0) Students who met or exceeded expectations in Math * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wayne County: 35.3% 7,127
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 46.8% 47,514

46,585 ±3,005.2 Number of children 5 to 9 years enrolled in school
  • about two-fifths of the figure in Wayne County: 110,720 ±3,870.6
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Michigan: 575,936 ±9,571.5
1,935 ±707.7 Number of children 5 to 9 years not enrolled in school
  • about one-third of the figure in Wayne County: 5,560 † ±1,200.1
  • about 10 percent of the figure in Michigan: 23,438 † ±2,414

75.6% (4,198  ±0) Graduation Rate * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information data
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 82.3% 16,309
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 84.7% 92,122

80% ±1.8% (344,024  ±8,331.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 85.7% 1,003,829 (±1.1% / ±13,367.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 90.4% 6,112,493 (±0.5% / ±31,696.9)
14.9% ±0.9% (63,904  ±3,726) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 23% 269,403 (±0.6% / ±6,498.9)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 28.3% 1,909,830 (±0.3% / ±18,228.6)

Family & Economic Security

$16,784 ±$527 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $25,269 ±$401
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $29,128 ±$183
$28,099 ±$1,120 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $43,464 ±$1,134
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $52,492 ±$402

50.8% ±1.9% (85,762  ±4,585.4) Children (Under 18) below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 33.9% 139,620 (±1.2% / ±5,560.6)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 20.7% 445,803 (±0.5% / ±10,464)
68.3% ±3% (117,580  ±5,749) Households with children (under 18) receiving SSI, cash or food/SNAP assistance
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 46.8% 196,058 (±1.6% / ±6,844)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 28.3% 618,971 (±0.7% / ±14,345)

35.7% ±1.7% (235,445  ±10,960) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 22.7% 391,366 (±0.8% / ±13,294)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 15% 1,451,936 (±0.2% / ±23,392)

39.6% ±1.6% (102,735  ±4,514) Households with food/SNAP assistance in the past 12 months
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 24.1% 163,095 (±0.8% / ±5,600)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 14.1% 547,147 (±0.2% / ±9,670)

16.5% ±1.2% (47,185  ±3,478) Unemployment rate
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 9.7% 78,902 (±0.5% / ±4,464)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 6.2% 304,288 (±0.2% / ±8,049)

26.4 minutes ±0.8 (5,908,865  ±241,921) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Wayne County: 25.4 17,742,620 (±0.4 / ±326,864)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.5 105,526,385 (±0.1 / ±732,758)

0.9 vehicles ±0 (176,655  ±5,688) Mean number of vehicles available
  • about the same as the figure in Wayne County: 0.9 613,335
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 1 3,881,595

Housing

362,086 ±4,505 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 814,339 ±1,268
  • Michigan: 4,560,164 ±487

$693 ±$14 Median Monthly Housing Costs
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wayne County: $819 ±$9
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $850 ±$4

$43,500 ±$1,935 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Wayne County: $105,300 ±$2,503
  • about one-third of the amount in Michigan: $147,100 ±$933

16.3% ±1.3% (107,695  ±8,870.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 13.8% 237,830 (±0.7% / ±12,773.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 14.8% 1,451,360 (±0.3% / ±29,193.2)

Health & safety

123 Number of infant deaths * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Office of Vital Statistics data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Wayne County: 199
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Michigan: 687

4,888 Fully immunized children aged 19-35 months * D3 Open Data Portal, Michigan Care Improvement Agency data
  • about one-third of the figure in Wayne County: 15,372
  • less than 10 percent of the figure in Michigan: 85,993

8.2% ±0.6% (54,367  ±3,889.1) Persons without health insurance
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wayne County: 6% 103,930 (±0.3% / ±5,108.3)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 526,990 (±0.1% / ±11,257)

Other Demographics

5.9% ±0.6% (39,555  ±4,226) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 8.9% 156,005 (±0.4% / ±6,348)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.7% 662,279 (±0.1% / ±12,303)

4.8% ±0.4% (24,227  ±1,828) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 5.8% 76,672 (±0.3% / ±3,406)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 559,155 (±0.1% / ±8,325)
24,227 Total veterans ±1,828 22,470 Male ±1,799 1,757 Female ±524

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