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Detroit Public Schools Community District, MI

645,702 Population
138.8 square miles 4,651.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.9 ±0.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 38 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Michigan: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,766 ±$1,041 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $34,723 ±$685
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $40,990 ±$308
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$39,209 ±$2,683 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wayne County: $59,294 ±$1,735
  • about half the amount in Michigan: $72,389 ±$567
  • about half the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

34.5% ±2.1% (219,605  ±13,099) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Wayne County: 22.2% 388,714 (±1% / ±17,456)
  • more than double the rate in Michigan: 13.5% 1,334,859 (±0.3% / ±27,543)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.9 minutes ±0.9 (5,006,730  ±260,682) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wayne County: 24.6 16,758,720 (±0.5 / ±417,406)
  • a little less than the figure in Michigan: 24.4 103,755,816 (±0.2 / ±1,091,458)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

268,048 ±4,923 Number of households
  • Wayne County: 707,662 ±4,195
  • Michigan: 4,131,281 ±12,742
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 ±0 (634,729  ±236) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Wayne County: 2.5 1,752,966 (±0 / ±180)
  • about the same as the figure in Michigan: 2.4 9,921,923
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

6.8% ±1.5% (11,076  ±2,399) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wayne County: 6% † 24,913 (±0.8% / ±3,391)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Michigan: 4.9% 112,620 (±0.3% / ±5,715)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

343,649 ±4,619 Number of housing units
  • Wayne County: 810,469 ±171
  • Michigan: 4,669,109 ±1,252
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$95,900 ±$7,548 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Wayne County: $194,800 ±$3,464
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Michigan: $254,200 ±$1,616
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

14% ±1.8% (89,207  ±11,489.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wayne County: 10.3% 179,730 (±0.9% / ±15,117)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Michigan: 10.8% 1,081,686 (±0.3% / ±30,683.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

83.5% ±2.2% (361,853  ±10,809.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Wayne County: 88.4% 1,070,545 (±1.4% / ±17,146.8)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Michigan: 92.2% 6,551,317 (±0.6% / ±39,951.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
18.9% ±1.2% (81,700  ±5,106.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wayne County: 28.2% 341,148 (±0.8% / ±9,681.4)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 33.3% 2,366,945 (±0.3% / ±23,456.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.3% ±1.1% (53,727  ±7,120) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wayne County: 11.6% 205,310
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Michigan: 7.7% 778,787
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.1% ±0.4% (15,295  ±2,185) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wayne County: 4.3% 57,894 (±0.2% / ±3,308)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Michigan: 5.4% 435,461 (±0.1% / ±8,995)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
15,295 Total veterans ±2,185 13,176 Male ±2,018 2,119 Female ±809

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