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Wayne County, MI

1,771,063 Population
611.8 square miles 2,894.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,723 ±$685 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,294 ±$1,735 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

22.2% ±1% (388,714  ±17,456) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.6 minutes ±0.5 (16,758,720  ±417,406) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

707,662 ±4,195 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (1,752,966  ±180) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6% ±0.8% (24,913  ±3,391) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

810,469 ±171 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$194,800 ±$3,464 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.3% ±0.9% (179,730  ±15,117) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

88.4% ±1.4% (1,070,545  ±17,146.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.2% ±0.8% (341,148  ±9,681.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

18.5% (308,234  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 11.1% 1,063,138 (±0.2% / ±19,574.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

11.6% (205,310  ±10,330) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.3% ±0.2% (57,894  ±3,308) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
57,894 Total veterans ±3,308 51,732 Male ±3,189 6,162 Female ±1,240

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