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Detroit, MI

670,052 Population
138.7 square miles 4,830.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.2

Economics

$21,044 ±$1,010 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $35,315 ±$424
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $32,892 ±$256
$33,965 ±$1,542 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $63,474 ±$891
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $59,584 ±$572

30.6% ±1.9% (201,766  ±12,308) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 12.6% 540,135 (±0.5% / ±21,745)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13% 1,269,062 (±0.3% / ±30,302)

25.4 minutes ±0.7 (6,306,470  ±248,833) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 27.5 53,669,255 (±0.2 / ±586,223)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 25.1 111,581,565 (±0.1 / ±785,889)

Families

267,139 ±4,836 Number of households
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,720,610 ±8,462
  • Michigan: 3,969,880 ±12,901
2.5 ±0.1 (657,115  ±1,926) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 2.5 4,272,115 (±0 / ±2,934)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,763,358 (±0)

6.2% ±1% (10,237  ±1,640) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.2% 50,863 (±0.4% / ±3,916)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.1% 115,459 (±0.2% / ±5,084)

Housing

359,623 ±4,483 Number of housing units
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,916,951 ±1,189
  • Michigan: 4,629,605 ±439

$58,900 ±$2,087 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $191,800 ±$2,074
  • about one-third of the amount in Michigan: $169,600 ±$893

14.3% ±1.3% (94,751  ±8,657.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 11.6% 494,664 (±0.4% / ±18,308.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 12.9% 1,274,542 (±0.3% / ±26,626.8)

Social

83.6% ±2.1% (369,376  ±10,336) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 91% 2,748,279 (±0.8% / ±23,160.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 91.4% 6,298,340 (±0.5% / ±35,057.4)
16.7% ±1% (73,587  ±4,665.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 32.4% 978,346 (±0.4% / ±13,062.4)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,070,795 (±0.3% / ±19,155.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data

6.1% ±0.7% (41,011  ±4,632) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10.3% 445,117 (±0.3% / ±11,407)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7% 700,925 (±0.1% / ±14,208)

4.7% ±0.5% (23,430  ±2,494) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.8% 196,849 (±0.2% / ±5,660)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 6.6% 520,129 (±0.1% / ±9,100)
23,430 Total veterans ±2,494 21,589 Male ±2,361 1,841 Female ±709

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