Census Reporter

Detroit, MI

672,351 Population
138.7 square miles 4,846.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.6 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.1

Economics

$19,569 ±$366 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $35,288 ±$208
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $32,854 ±$142
$32,498 ±$588 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $62,768 ±$416
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $59,234 ±$218

33.2% ±0.8% (219,317  ±5,288) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 13.8% 589,619 (±0.2% / ±9,213)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.7% 1,337,256 (±0.2% / ±14,613)

25.8 minutes ±0.3 (5,787,215  ±93,521) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 27 50,349,585 (±0.1 / ±252,809)
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.6 105,557,240 (±0.1 / ±455,943)

Families

270,446 ±2,405 Number of households
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,726,401 ±3,950
  • Michigan: 3,980,408 ±8,401
2.4 ±0 (659,192  ±974) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 2.5 4,269,407 (±0 / ±1,314)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,748,164 (±0)

6.4% ±0.5% (10,950  ±871) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.4% 53,460 (±0.2% / ±1,772)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 119,659 (±0.1% / ±2,557)

Housing

358,145 ±1,782 Number of housing units
  • the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 1,910,964 ±706
  • Michigan: 4,611,913 ±1,095

$52,700 ±$1,346 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: $179,100 ±$1,143
  • about one-third of the amount in Michigan: $162,600 ±$471

14.1% ±0.6% (93,635  ±3,888.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 11.9% 505,528 (±0.2% / ±8,274.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,317,941 (±0.1% / ±13,406.4)

Social

81.9% ±1% (358,323  ±4,756) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 90.6% 2,720,413 (±0.4% / ±11,721.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 91.3% 6,257,361 (±0.3% / ±17,586.5)
16.4% ±0.5% (71,552  ±2,343.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 32.3% 968,270 (±0.2% / ±6,820.6)
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,055,131 (±0.2% / ±10,276)

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

6.1% ±0.3% (41,214  ±1,871) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 10.1% 434,754 (±0.1% / ±5,606)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 686,647 (±0.1% / ±7,455)

5% ±0.2% (25,491  ±1,068) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area: 5.9% 199,330 (±0.1% / ±2,776)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 532,394 (±0.1% / ±4,849)
25,491 Total veterans ±1,068 22,751 Male ±948 2,740 Female ±471

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