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Detroit, MI Urban Area

3,716,929 Population
1,284.8 square miles 2,892.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,831 ±$490 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$70,551 ±$931 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.6% ±0.6% (535,632  ±20,174) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.7 minutes ±0.2 (38,816,284  ±570,059) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

1,524,573 ±6,760 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (3,680,665  ±8,980) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.1% ±0.4% (43,551  ±3,314) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

1,674,173 ±3,431 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$241,100 ±$2,559 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.2% ±0.5% (374,122  ±17,654.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

90.7% ±0.9% (2,373,264  ±24,688.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
35.1% ±0.5% (916,585  ±14,240.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

16.4% ±0.6% (574,433  ±20,360) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

12.1% ±0.4% (449,803  ±15,222) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.6% ±0.2% (133,328  ±6,118) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
133,328 Total veterans ±6,118 120,655 Male ±5,520 12,673 Female ±2,273

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