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Wayne County (Central)--Westland, Garden City, Inkster & Wayne Cities PUMA, MI

152,916 Population
38.6 square miles 3,965 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±3.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 40.5 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,180 ±$1,520 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $38,952 ±$306
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$52,278 ±$3,333 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Michigan: $69,183 ±$694
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

17.8% ±3.4% (27,058  ±5,175) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,326,740 (±0.3% / ±27,989)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

25.7 minutes ±0.7 (1,637,595  ±59,536) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • a little higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.4 99,186,210 (±0.1 / ±470,248)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

65,327 ±3,147 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,107,809 ±11,889
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.1 (151,525  ±3,771) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,821,269
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.3% ±3.4% (1,812  ±1,169) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.8% 108,698 (±0.3% / ±5,883)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

71,289 ±3,089 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,642,957 ±1,572
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$168,400 ±$5,130 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Michigan: $236,100 ±$1,315
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

12.9% ±2.8% (19,581  ±4,289.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 11% 1,091,018 (±0.3% / ±24,644.9)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.1% ±3% (95,624  ±5,564) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
16.7% ±1.9% (18,116  ±2,179.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Michigan: 32.7% 2,289,862 (±0.3% / ±21,961.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

10.4% ±1.3% (14,976  ±1,821.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 10.2% 964,563 (±0.1% / ±9,822.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

6.7% ±1.5% (10,223  ±2,292) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.4% 737,552
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

5.7% ±1.1% (6,949  ±1,353) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 5.6% 441,439 (±0.1% / ±9,758)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
6,949 Total veterans ±1,353 6,548 Male ±1,321 401 Female ±260

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