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Wayne County, MI

1,757,043 Population
611.9 square miles 2,871.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$32,492 ±$663 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $38,151 ±$294
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$55,867 ±$1,266 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $66,986 ±$675
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

21.2% ±1.1% (369,068  ±18,634) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,315,899 (±0.3% / ±31,439)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24.8 minutes ±0.7 (15,757,070  ±550,147) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.2 98,378,064 (±0.2 / ±955,639)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

691,389 ±4,925 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,089,794 ±11,504
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0 (1,737,858  ±637) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,154
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

5.5% ±0.8% (22,405  ±3,230) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5% 111,639 (±0.3% / ±7,104)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

790,980 ±290 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,605,363 ±2,410
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$173,500 ±$2,402 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $224,400 ±$1,404
  • about half the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

10.3% ±0.7% (178,916  ±12,358.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11.6% 1,149,751 (±0.3% / ±25,103.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

87.7% ±1.4% (1,047,064  ±16,898.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 91.8% 6,409,230 (±0.5% / ±35,800.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
27.3% ±0.8% (326,489  ±9,479.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 32.1% 2,241,852 (±0.3% / ±20,682.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

15.4% (253,911  ±) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 10.2% 966,415 (±0.2% / ±20,265.3)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 22% 69,241,800 (±0.1% / ±,203,206.2)

9.8% (172,529  ±8,465) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 695,203
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

5.1% ±0.2% (67,933  ±3,281) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 5.8% 461,809 (±0.1% / ±9,229)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
67,933 Total veterans ±3,281 60,927 Male ±3,205 7,006 Female ±1,705

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