Census Reporter

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

4,317,384 Population
3,892.2 square miles 1,109.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±0.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 39.8 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$35,288 ±$208 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $32,854 ±$142
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$62,768 ±$416 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Michigan: $59,234 ±$218
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

13.8% ±0.2% (589,619  ±9,213) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 13.7% 1,337,256 (±0.2% / ±14,613)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

27 minutes ±0.1 (50,349,585  ±252,809) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.6 105,557,240 (±0.1 / ±455,943)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

1,726,401 ±3,950 Number of households
  • Michigan: 3,980,408 ±8,401
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (4,269,407  ±1,314) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.5 9,748,164 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

5.4% ±0.2% (53,460  ±1,772) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.3% 119,659 (±0.1% / ±2,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

1,910,964 ±706 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,611,913 ±1,095
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$179,100 ±$1,143 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Michigan: $162,600 ±$471
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

11.9% ±0.2% (505,528  ±8,274.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 13.4% 1,317,941 (±0.1% / ±13,406.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

90.6% ±0.4% (2,720,413  ±11,721.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 91.3% 6,257,361 (±0.3% / ±17,586.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
32.3% ±0.2% (968,270  ±6,820.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 30% 2,055,131 (±0.2% / ±10,276)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

10.1% ±0.1% (434,754  ±5,606) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Michigan: 6.9% 686,647 (±0.1% / ±7,455)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

5.9% ±0.1% (199,330  ±2,776) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 6.8% 532,394 (±0.1% / ±4,849)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
199,330 Total veterans ±2,776 185,416 Male ±2,593 13,914 Female ±811

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