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

153,771 Population
38.6 square miles 3,987.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±1.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,905 ±$1,572 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,732 ±$3,590 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

16.2% ±2.8% (24,626  ±4,314) 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)

26.1 minutes ±0.8 (1,637,590  ±64,222) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Michigan: 24.2 97,245,590 (±0.1 / ±399,652)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

65,344 ±3,002 Number of households
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (152,350  ±3,724) 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

5.8% ±2.9% (2,085  ±1,061) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

70,879 ±3,534 Number of housing units
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$182,300 ±$5,486 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

11.5% ±2.6% (17,405  ±3,968.2) 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

91.7% ±3.5% (100,232  ±5,474.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
22.9% ±2.3% (25,044  ±2,744.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.9% ±1.3% (14,268  ±1,845.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the rate in Michigan: 10.4% 992,408 (±0.1% / ±9,331.9)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

6% ±1.4% (9,295  ±2,177) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.8% ±1.2% (7,077  ±1,423) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,077 Total veterans ±1,423 6,623 Male ±1,369 454 Female ±303

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