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River Rouge city, Wayne County, MI

7,092 Population
2.7 square miles 2,658.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±5.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 37.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$22,348 ±$4,312 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $33,956 ±$277
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $39,538 ±$169
$32,568 ±$12,329 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Wayne County: $59,521 ±$559
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $71,149 ±$286

40% ±7.6% (2,838  ±540) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Wayne County: 20.1% 353,134 (±0.4% / ±7,273)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.1% 1,284,470 (±0.2% / ±14,626)

22.3 minutes ±1.6 (51,630  ±7,079) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 25 16,213,625 (±0.2 / ±164,883)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)

Families

3,074 ±321 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 693,446 ±1,934
  • Michigan: 4,040,168 ±8,515
2.3 ±0.2 (7,090  ±22) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 2.5 1,753,936 (±0 / ±264)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,836,892

4.1% ±3.9% (75  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wayne County: 5.8% 24,068 (±0.3% / ±1,350)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,462 (±0.1% / ±2,544)

Housing

3,462 ±321 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 796,119 ±208
  • Michigan: 4,599,683 ±956

$55,900 ±$8,796 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Wayne County: $170,200 ±$1,410
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Michigan: $217,600 ±$692

9.1% ±4.3% (635  ±300.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 10.3% 179,607 (±0.3% / ±5,201.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,157,187 (±0.1% / ±12,518.1)

Social

77.6% ±8.5% (3,837  ±498.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wayne County: 87.9% 1,058,716 (±0.6% / ±7,674.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 91.9% 6,402,550 (±0.3% / ±18,779.9)
7.1% ±2.5% (350  ±125.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Wayne County: 26.9% 323,849 (±0.4% / ±4,203.7)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Michigan: 31.8% 2,213,104 (±0.2% / ±11,301.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.5% ±3.1% (458  ±218) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 9.7% 172,344
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7% 707,414

3.8% ±1.9% (212  ±106) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wayne County: 5.1% 68,659 (±0.2% / ±1,996)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 6.1% 479,115 (±0.1% / ±4,106)
212 Total veterans ±106 212 Male ±106 N/A Female ±15

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