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Congressional District 8, MI

766,628 Population
2,230.2 square miles 343.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,117 ±$1,109 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,825 ±$1,195 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

16.2% ±1.2% (121,835  ±9,255) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.1 minutes ±0.8 (7,689,475  ±275,463) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.5 102,049,984 (±0.2 / ±869,478)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

317,533 ±3,160 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (753,377  ±1,709) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,269
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

4.5% ±0.8% (7,496  ±1,305) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

352,328 ±678 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$170,200 ±$3,514 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.9% ±0.9% (75,359  ±6,493.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

91.6% ±1.9% (495,920  ±10,548.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92% 6,449,479 (±0.5% / ±37,332.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
24% ±1.1% (129,608  ±5,822) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

3.9% ±0.3% (28,057  ±1,811.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 10.2% 964,563 (±0.1% / ±9,822.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±,206,858.2)

2.4% ±0.3% (18,506  ±2,582) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.4% 737,552
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

6.1% ±0.4% (36,813  ±2,437) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
36,813 Total veterans ±2,437 34,140 Male ±2,230 2,673 Female ±701

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