Detroit city, Wayne County, MI

679,865 Population
138.7 square miles 4,901 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2017 5-year unless noted

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Youth & Family Demographics

171,070 ±2,135.2 Number of children under 18
  • Wayne County: 422,853 ±2,336.2
  • Michigan: 2,208,521 ±4,700.1

85,688 ±1,614 Number of male children under 18
  • Wayne County: 215,215 ±1,845.6
  • Michigan: 1,129,721 ±3,386.8

258,471 ±1,708 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 673,143 ±2,195
  • Michigan: 3,888,646 ±8,344
2.6 ±0 (666,924  ±1,044) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Wayne County: 2.6 1,741,646 (±0 / ±1,021)
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,695,870 (±0)

53.8% ±0.8% (76,728  ±1,476.3) Percent of families with related children under 18
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 48.9% 203,738 (±0.5% / ±2,488.3)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 44.8% 1,123,674 (±0.3% / ±7,821.7)
30.2% ±0.4% (77,968  ±1,223) Percent of households with children under 18
  • about the same as the rate in Wayne County: 30.7% 206,388 (±0.3% / ±2,125)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 29.4% 1,142,299 (±0.2% / ±6,692)

9,347 Total births * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Office of Vital Statistics data
  • Wayne County: 22,945
  • Michigan: 112,238
6.3% ±0.4% (10,805  ±660) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 5.8% 24,399 (±0.3% / ±1,049)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 120,630 (±0.1% / ±2,366)

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, 2017 data
  • about half the rate in Wayne County: 32.9% 6,584
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 44.1% 44,525

12.3% (677  ±0) Percent of eighth grade students who met or exceeded grade level standards in Math * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan, Center for Educational Performance and Information, 2018 data
  • about half the rate in Wayne County: 25.5% 4,921
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 34.1% 35,183

43,770 ±1,252.8 Number of children 5 to 9 years enrolled in school
  • Wayne County: 108,695 ±1,669.4
  • Michigan: 578,932 ±3,738.1
1,611 ±305.9 Number of children 5 to 9 years not enrolled in school
  • Wayne County: 4,784 ±527.2
  • Michigan: 22,669 ±917.9

77.6% (4,203  ±0) Graduation Rate * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information, 2017 data
  • a little less than the rate in Wayne County: 82.8% 16,170
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 85% 90,373

79.7% ±0.8% (345,343  ±3,547.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 85.6% 1,004,155 (±0.5% / ±6,049.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 90.2% 6,063,289 (±0.2% / ±15,128.9)
14.2% ±0.3% (61,652  ±1,454.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wayne County: 22.8% 267,780 (±0.3% / ±3,022.6)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 28.1% 1,887,041 (±0.1% / ±8,498.9)

448 Number of licensed child care facilities * D3 Open Data Portal, Great Start to Quality, 2018 data
  • Wayne County: 1,116
  • Michigan: 8,626
20,276 Capacity of licensed child care facilities * D3 Open Data Portal, Great Start to Quality, 2018 data
  • Wayne County: 58,531
  • Michigan: 343,524

87.9% (76,054  ±0) Percent of total students reported eligible for free or reduced price lunches * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan, Center for Educational Performance and Information, 2017 data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wayne County: 65.2% 176,995
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 50% 704,673

860 Average SAT score in all subjects * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan, Center for Educational Performance and Information, 2018 data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 962
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 1,002.9
420.1 Average SAT score in math * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan, Center for Educational Performance and Information, 2018 data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 476
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Michigan: 496.4
439.9 Average SAT score in evidenced-based reading and writing * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan, Center for Educational Performance and Information, 2018 data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 486.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 506.5

Family & Economic Security

$16,433 ±$228 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $24,847 ±$170
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $28,938 ±$112
$27,838 ±$443 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $43,702 ±$405
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $52,668 ±$180

54.5% ±0.8% (91,180  ±2,029.7) Children (Under 18) below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 35.5% 147,613 (±0.5% / ±2,586.1)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 21.7% 470,728 (±0.2% / ±4,805.6)
69.9% ±1.1% (119,169  ±2,038) Households with children (under 18) receiving SSI, cash or food/SNAP assistance
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 46.6% 196,449 (±0.7% / ±2,791)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 29.4% 647,035 (±0.4% / ±7,892)

37.9% ±0.7% (252,897  ±4,539) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 23.7% 413,769 (±0.4% / ±6,515)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 15.6% 1,510,841 (±0.2% / ±14,363)

40.7% ±0.6% (105,244  ±1,644) Households with food/SNAP assistance in the past 12 months
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 24.5% 165,211 (±0.3% / ±2,152)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 14.9% 580,099 (±0.1% / ±4,220)

19.8% ±0.6% (56,108  ±1,708) Unemployment rate
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 11.6% 94,628 (±0.3% / ±2,297)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 7.4% 361,624 (±0.1% / ±4,295)

26.4 minutes ±0.3 (5,603,585  ±95,690) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Wayne County: 25.2 17,222,915 (±0.2 / ±139,579)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.3 103,696,440 (±0.1 / ±466,220)

0.9 vehicles (166,610  ±2,176) Mean number of vehicles available
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 0.9 600,895
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 1 3,833,595

Housing

364,900 ±1,745 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 815,472 ±475
  • Michigan: 4,568,200 ±597

$698 ±$6 Median monthly housing costs
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Wayne County: $835 ±$5
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $869 ±$2

$42,800 ±$762 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Wayne County: $92,400 ±$891
  • about one-third of the amount in Michigan: $136,400 ±$401

16.2% ±0.5% (108,605  ±3,622.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 13.6% 237,363 (±0.3% / ±4,926.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 14.6% 1,434,118 (±0.1% / ±13,668.4)

Health & safety

123 Number of infant deaths * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan Office of Vital Statistics data
  • Wayne County: 199
  • Michigan: 687

4,888 Fully immunized children aged 19-35 months * D3 Open Data Portal, Michigan Care Improvement Agency, 2015 data
  • Wayne County: 15,372
  • Michigan: 85,993

10.1% (2,607  ±0) Percent of individuals tested with an elevated blood lead level (defined as > 4.5 micrograms per deciliter) * D3 Open Data Portal, State of Michigan, Department of Heath and Human Services, 2018 data
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wayne County: 7.2% 3,482
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 5.9% 10,344

40.6% (15,092  ±0) of hospital visits by children on Medicaid were to an emergency room or urgent care * D3 Open Data Portal, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, 2017 data
  • a little higher than the rate in Wayne County: 39.5% 27,028
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 38.6% 111,741

12.1% ±0.3% (81,659  ±2,015.3) Persons without health insurance
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wayne County: 8.8% 153,567 (±0.2% / ±2,726.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 7.2% 702,954 (±0.1% / ±5,707)

Other Demographics

5.8% ±0.2% (39,101  ±1,493) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 8.7% 153,287 (±0.2% / ±2,609)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.6% 653,196 (±0.1% / ±6,713)

5.6% ±0.2% (28,572  ±843) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 6.4% 86,201 (±0.1% / ±1,576)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 7.5% 581,527 (±0.1% / ±3,591)
28,572 Total veterans ±843 26,087 Male ±873 2,485 Female ±340

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