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Wayne County, MI

1,751,169 Population
611.8 square miles 2,862.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$33,098 ±$692 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$57,281 ±$1,916 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

20.5% ±1.1% (355,646  ±18,527) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.2 minutes ±0.5 (16,650,985  ±414,815) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.5 102,049,984 (±0.2 / ±869,478)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

696,332 ±5,214 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (1,733,126  ±494) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 † 9,821,269 (±,135.2 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.5% ±0.7% (22,493  ±2,820) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

803,765 ±191 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$177,300 ±$4,027 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.1% ±0.8% (174,556  ±13,188.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

87.9% ±1.5% (1,050,085  ±17,391.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,449,479 (±0.5% / ±37,332.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
27.1% ±0.7% (324,104  ±8,651.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

16.3% ±33,339.2% (268,083  ±,555,555,600.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 10.5% 999,553 (±0.2% / ±19,725.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

10.7% ±3,379.5% (186,546  ±9,879) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 7.4% † 737,552 (±,406.7% / ±19,397)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.5% ±0.3% (60,217  ±4,115) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
60,217 Total veterans ±4,115 54,398 Male ±3,737 5,819 Female ±1,560

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