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Congressional District 8, MI

769,318 Population
2,230.2 square miles 344.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$36,037 ±$1,019 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$64,576 ±$2,206 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16% ±1.2% (121,356  ±8,868) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.8 minutes ±0.6 (7,843,095  ±263,937) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

324,528 ±3,328 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (755,799  ±1,398) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.3% ±1.3% (10,796  ±2,186) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

353,136 ±712 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$187,100 ±$4,795 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.3% ±1.1% (86,319  ±8,584.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

93.3% ±2% (508,309  ±11,047.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.9% ±1.1% (141,033  ±6,212.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

3.9% ±0.2% (28,213  ±1,727.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 10.4% 992,408 (±0.1% / ±9,331.9)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.7% ±0.4% (20,909  ±3,163) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±0.5% (39,829  ±3,112) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
39,829 Total veterans ±3,112 36,659 Male ±2,915 3,170 Female ±873

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