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Detroit, MI

633,221 Population
138.7 square miles 4,564.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.2 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2

Economics

$23,887 ±$1,201 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $41,287 ±$470
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
$38,080 ±$2,502 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $72,574 ±$867
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694

31.9% ±2.3% (198,763  ±14,472) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 13.6% 585,806 (±0.5% / ±20,466)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)

25.4 minutes ±0.9 (5,303,180  ±283,695) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 26.4 47,122,776 (±0.3 / ±650,944)
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.5 102,049,984 (±0.2 / ±869,478)

Families

255,857 ±5,229 Number of households
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,770,361 ±6,986
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
2.4 ±0.1 (622,702  ±370) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 2.4 4,299,221 (±0 / ±932)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 † 9,821,269 (±,135.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.6% ±1.3% (8,923  ±2,015) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.2% 50,682 (±0.4% / ±3,671)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)

Housing

332,261 ±5,514 Number of housing units
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,934,332 ±401
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572

$86,400 ±$2,308 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $251,200 ±$2,730
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315

10.4% ±1.3% (65,177  ±7,804.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10% 427,370 (±0.5% / ±19,208)
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)

Social

84.5% ±2.4% (351,924  ±11,014.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 91.3% 2,796,165 (±0.9% / ±26,078.5)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,449,479 (±0.5% / ±37,332.5)
18.7% ±1.3% (77,834  ±5,302.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 34.5% 1,057,748 (±0.5% / ±14,691.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)

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

6.8% ±0.9% (43,273  ±5,833) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 11% † 476,525 (±1,404% / ±15,732)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.4% † 737,552 (±,406.7% / ±19,397)

3.8% ±0.5% (18,188  ±2,273) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 4.8% 163,501 (±0.2% / ±6,847)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
18,188 Total veterans ±2,273 16,146 Male ±2,018 2,042 Female ±910

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