Population: 1,772,259
Households: 700,591
Average household size: 2.5
Median age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $60,539
Housing units: 801,083

Population comparison

2020 Census1,793,561

2024 estimate1,772,259

Change−1.2%

Population: 1,772,259
Median age: 37.9 years
Male: 857,747
Female: 914,512

Median age by sex

Male median age: 36.4 years
Female median age: 39.4 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

56,536Under 554,193

157,7075–17150,251

73,84818–2473,225

125,35325–34130,570

103,14935–44111,201

104,03345–54112,240

109,79455–64116,636

127,32765+166,196

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5–17

Male

5–9: 58,443
10–14: 62,228
15–17: 37,036

Female

5–9: 55,552
10–14: 59,130
15–17: 35,569

18–24

Male

18–19: 20,615
20: 10,826
21: 11,149
22–24: 31,258

Female

18–19: 19,438
20: 10,002
21: 10,451
22–24: 33,334

25–34

Male

25–29: 61,318
30–34: 64,035

Female

25–29: 63,243
30–34: 67,327

35–44

Male

35–39: 53,105
40–44: 50,044

Female

35–39: 55,876
40–44: 55,325

45–54

Male

45–49: 48,989
50–54: 55,044

Female

45–49: 54,345
50–54: 57,895

55–64

Male

55–59: 54,776
60–61: 22,753
62–64: 32,265

Female

55–59: 57,160
60–61: 23,766
62–64: 35,710

65+

Male

65–66: 20,479
67–69: 24,968
70–74: 35,827
75–79: 22,590
80–84: 12,683
85+: 10,780

Female

65–66: 22,905
67–69: 30,480
70–74: 43,883
75–79: 27,015
80–84: 19,562
85+: 22,351

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 871,88449.2%
Black alone: 652,16836.8%
Two or more races: 124,2217.0%
Asian alone: 65,1483.7%
Some other race: 52,5583.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 5,7410.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 5390.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 121,653
White, not Hispanic: 849,427

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 415,727
Married-couple share: 60.9%
With children: 48.1%

Household sizeShare of households

246,08935.1%

1 person

208,98229.8%

2 people

99,73414.2%

3 people

79,87411.4%

4 people

65,9129.4%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 37,960
6 People: 16,803
7 Plus People: 11,149

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households415,727

Married-couple families253,04560.9% of family households

With children: 98,62439%
Without children: 154,42161%

Other families162,68239.1% of family households

Male householder: 40,62125%
Female householder: 122,06175%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	415,727	Not applicable
Married-couple families	253,045	60.9%
With children	98,624	39%
Without children	154,421	61%
Other families	162,682	39.1%
Male householder	40,621	25%
Female householder	122,061	75%

Median household: $60,539
Median family: $79,522
Per capita: $34,906

Household incomeShare of households

157,35322.5%

Under $25k

142,53020.3%

$25–49k

111,62915.9%

$50–74k

81,54011.6%

$75–99k

104,69014.9%

$100–149k

48,3806.9%

$150–199k

54,4697.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 56,548
$10,000–$14,999: 41,408
$15,000–$19,999: 29,250
$20,000–$24,999: 30,147

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 26,360
$30,000–$34,999: 29,049
$35,000–$39,999: 29,198
$40,000–$44,999: 30,779
$45,000–$49,999: 27,144

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 47,524
$60,000–$74,999: 64,105

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 62,183
$125,000–$149,999: 42,507

Education universe: 1,206,499
High school or higher: 88%
Bachelor’s or higher: 27.6%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

47,1143.9%

Less than 9th grade

97,4048.1%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

350,85029.1%

High school or equivalent

274,34822.7%

Some college, no degree

103,9998.6%

Associate degree

201,91716.7%

Bachelor’s degree

130,86710.8%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 25,750
Nursery School: 350
Kindergarten: 342
First Grade: 307
Second Grade: 373
Third Grade: 954
Fourth Grade: 1,228
Fifth Grade: 2,744
Sixth Grade: 5,136
Seventh Grade: 2,991
Eighth Grade: 6,939

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 13,703
Tenth Grade: 21,726
Eleventh Grade: 31,342
Twelfth No Diploma: 30,633

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 292,807
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 58,043

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 88,561
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 185,787

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 98,614
Professional School Degree: 20,133
Doctorate Degree: 12,120

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	47,114
Grades 9–12, no diploma	97,404
High school or equivalent	350,850
Some college, no degree	274,348
Associate degree	103,999
Bachelor’s degree	201,917
Graduate or professional	130,867

Marital status by sexMale and Female

19,43467,288

Widowed

67,59693,025

Divorced

10,39613,966

Separated

285,456287,616

Now Married

308,054297,708

Never Married

26,98629,596

Married Spouse Absent

258,470258,020

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	19,434	67,288
Divorced	67,596	93,025
Separated	10,396	13,966
Now Married	285,456	287,616
Never Married	308,054	297,708
Married Spouse Absent	26,986	29,596
Married Spouse Present	258,470	258,020

Median home value: $178,500
Median gross rent: $1,132

Housing tenure

Owner: 453,65264.8%
Renter: 246,93935.2%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 700,59187.5%
Vacant: 100,49212.5%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 233,497
Owners without mortgage: 220,155

Vacancy reason

For rent11,995

11.9%

For sale7,109

7.1%

Rented, not occupied1,803

1.8%

Sold, not occupied7,692

7.7%

Seasonal2,887

2.9%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other69,006

68.7%

Structure type

Detached557,511

69.6%

Attached48,319

6.0%

2–4 units52,319

6.5%

5–19 units59,906

7.5%

20+ units68,705

8.6%

Mobile or other14,323

1.8%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 30,452
Structure 3–4 Units: 21,867

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 32,483
Structure 10–19 Units: 27,423

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 21,112
Structure 50 Plus Units: 47,593

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 14,094
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 229

Year builtHousing units by period

474,16959.2%

Before 1960

169,83321.2%

1960–79

88,47111.0%

1980–99

65,3818.2%

2000–19

3,2290.4%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 170,163
1940–1949: 113,558
1950–1959: 190,448

1960–79

1960–1969: 89,088
1970–1979: 80,745

1980–99

1980–1989: 41,761
1990–1999: 46,710

2000–19

2000–2009: 45,805
2010–2019: 19,576

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

92,076

5,821

1990s

64,778

6,184

2000s

84,811

19,655

2010s

157,120

129,194

2020–22

47,149

66,193

2023+

7,718

19,892

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

119,36926.3%

Under $100k

188,48141.5%

$100–249k

113,00824.9%

$250–499k

22,2094.9%

$500–749k

6,3451.4%

$750–999k

2,5460.6%

$1–1.49m

1,6940.4%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 8,347
10000–14999: 5,633
15000–19999: 5,025
20000–24999: 6,532
25000–29999: 3,493
30000–34999: 6,432
35000–39999: 3,796
40000–49999: 12,624
50000–59999: 12,209
60000–69999: 14,497
70000–79999: 12,582
80000–89999: 14,274
90000–99999: 13,925

$100–249k

100000–124999: 31,848
125000–149999: 27,391
150000–174999: 44,051
175000–199999: 29,981
200000–249999: 55,210

$250–499k

250000–299999: 35,336
300000–399999: 51,711
400000–499999: 25,961

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 634
2000000+: 1,060

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50021,370

9.2%

$500–99965,759

28.4%

$1,000–1,49994,696

40.8%

$1,500–1,99936,021

15.5%

$2,000–2,4999,100

3.9%

$2,500–2,9992,410

1.0%

$3,000+2,473

1.1%

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Under $500

Under 100: 1,248
100–149: 554
150–199: 648
200–249: 1,705
250–299: 5,785
300–349: 3,043
350–399: 2,629
400–449: 2,796
450–499: 2,962

$500–999

500–549: 2,503
550–599: 2,739
600–649: 4,189
650–699: 4,337
700–749: 5,395
750–799: 7,852
800–899: 18,285
900–999: 20,459

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 54,328
1250–1499: 40,368

$3,000+

3000–3499: 738
3500+: 1,735

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

25,048

56,156

1 vehicle

157,669

129,576

2 vehicles

180,151

47,231

3 vehicles

62,881

10,555

4 vehicles

20,124

2,750

5+ vehicles

7,779

671

Workers age 16+: 738,356
Average commute: 24.7 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 530,62871.9%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 62,5968.5%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 12,9661.8%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 13,7421.9%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 104,01114.1%Derived from published counts
Other: 14,4132.0%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 12,064
Bicycle: 1,678

Other

Other Transportation: 10,805
Motorcycle: 396
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 3,212

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

149,19623.5%

Under 15 min

264,89041.8%

15–29 min

146,43823.1%

30–44 min

42,6996.7%

45–59 min

31,1224.9%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 13,126
5–9: 51,973
10–14: 84,097

15–29 min

15–19: 100,623
20–24: 108,996
25–29: 55,271

30–44 min

30–34: 97,809
35–39: 24,133
40–44: 24,496

60+ min

60–89: 20,885
90+: 10,237

Population age 16+: 1,401,632
Civilian labor force: 828,838
Employed: 757,073
Unemployed: 71,765
Unemployment rate: 8.7%
Poverty universe: 1,754,502
Persons below poverty: 364,882
Gini index: 0.49
White-collar workers: 430,343
Blue-collar workers: 193,246

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

56,320

77,164

Sales Office Occupations

52,276

96,705

Management Business Science Arts

126,989

154,373

Production Transportation Material Moving

102,972

37,901

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

49,580

2,793

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	56,320	77,164
Sales Office Occupations	52,276	96,705
Management Business Science Arts	126,989	154,373
Production Transportation Material Moving	102,972	37,901
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	49,580	2,793

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 14,464
Workplace jobs: Unavailable
Internal commuters: Unavailable
Inbound commuters: Unavailable
Outbound commuters: Unavailable
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 1,663,29094.4%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 98,7655.6%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

12,28212.4%

Under 19

40,03940.5%

Age 19–34

44,29044.8%

Age 35–64

2,1542.2%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 1,589,84589.7%
Foreign born: 182,41410.3%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 112,241
Not a citizen: 70,173

Residential mobility

Same house: 1,575,095
Within same county: 114,290
From another county: 33,674
From another state: 17,481
From abroad: 10,840

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 790,191

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Wayne County, Michigan	1,772,259	$60,539	37.9 years	64.8%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Michigan	10,077,761	$72,875	40.2 years	73.2%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	56,536	54,193
5–17	157,707	150,251
18–24	73,848	73,225
25–34	125,353	130,570
35–44	103,149	111,201
45–54	104,033	112,240
55–64	109,794	116,636
65+	127,327	166,196

Category	Value
White alone	871,884
Black alone	652,168
Two or more races	124,221
Asian alone	65,148
Some other race	52,558
American Indian / Alaska Native	5,741
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	539

Category	Value
1 person	246,089
2 people	208,982
3 people	99,734
4 people	79,874
5+ people	65,912

Category	Value
Under $25k	157,353
$25–49k	142,530
$50–74k	111,629
$75–99k	81,540
$100–149k	104,690
$150–199k	48,380
$200k+	54,469

Category	Value
For rent	11,995
For sale	7,109
Rented, not occupied	1,803
Sold, not occupied	7,692
Seasonal	2,887
Migrant workers	0
Other	69,006

Category	Value
Detached	557,511
Attached	48,319
2–4 units	52,319
5–19 units	59,906
20+ units	68,705
Mobile or other	14,323

Category	Value
Before 1960	474,169
1960–79	169,833
1980–99	88,471
2000–19	65,381
2020+	3,229

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	92,076	5,821
1990s	64,778	6,184
2000s	84,811	19,655
2010s	157,120	129,194
2020–22	47,149	66,193
2023+	7,718	19,892

Category	Value
Under $100k	119,369
$100–249k	188,481
$250–499k	113,008
$500–749k	22,209
$750–999k	6,345
$1–1.49m	2,546
$1.5m+	1,694

Category	Value
Under $500	21,370
$500–999	65,759
$1,000–1,499	94,696
$1,500–1,999	36,021
$2,000–2,499	9,100
$2,500–2,999	2,410
$3,000+	2,473

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	700,591
Vacant	100,492

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	25,048	56,156
1 vehicle	157,669	129,576
2 vehicles	180,151	47,231
3 vehicles	62,881	10,555
4 vehicles	20,124	2,750
5+ vehicles	7,779	671

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	530,628
Carpool	62,596
Public transit	12,966
Walk or bicycle	13,742
Work from home	104,011
Other	14,413

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	1,663,290
Uninsured	98,765

Category	Value
Under 15 min	149,196
15–29 min	264,890
30–44 min	146,438
45–59 min	42,699
60+ min	31,122

Category	Value
Under 19	12,282
Age 19–34	40,039
Age 35–64	44,290
Age 65+	2,154

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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