Population: 638,530
Households: 257,998
Average household size: 2.43
Median age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $39,938
Housing units: 329,393

Population comparison

2020 Census639,111

2024 estimate638,530

Change−0.1%

Population: 638,530
Median age: 35.2 years
Male: 302,768
Female: 335,762

Median age by sex

Male median age: 33.8 years
Female median age: 36.7 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

22,651Under 520,427

59,0035–1756,530

28,40918–2429,754

46,65325–3453,753

34,81335–4440,467

35,87445–5439,723

35,21155–6438,984

40,15465+56,124

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5–17

Male

5–9: 22,183
10–14: 23,654
15–17: 13,166

Female

5–9: 20,903
10–14: 22,710
15–17: 12,917

18–24

Male

18–19: 8,680
20: 4,274
21: 4,542
22–24: 10,913

Female

18–19: 8,388
20: 4,275
21: 4,853
22–24: 12,238

25–34

Male

25–29: 22,582
30–34: 24,071

Female

25–29: 25,176
30–34: 28,577

35–44

Male

35–39: 18,246
40–44: 16,567

Female

35–39: 19,778
40–44: 20,689

45–54

Male

45–49: 16,340
50–54: 19,534

Female

45–49: 19,326
50–54: 20,397

55–64

Male

55–59: 17,626
60–61: 7,409
62–64: 10,176

Female

55–59: 18,990
60–61: 7,638
62–64: 12,356

65+

Male

65–66: 7,212
67–69: 7,783
70–74: 11,187
75–79: 7,275
80–84: 3,817
85+: 2,880

Female

65–66: 8,181
67–69: 10,483
70–74: 14,281
75–79: 8,744
80–84: 6,982
85+: 7,453

RaceMutually exclusive counts

Black alone: 480,82175.3%
White alone: 74,17311.6%
Two or more races: 38,1156.0%
Some other race: 31,7715.0%
Asian alone: 11,1151.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 2,4340.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1010.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 53,262
White, not Hispanic: 69,268

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

Family households: 133,308
Married-couple share: 36.7%
With children: 53.7%

Household sizeShare of households

110,36442.8%

1 person

65,19625.3%

2 people

35,03913.6%

3 people

23,5489.1%

4 people

23,8519.2%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 12,487
6 People: 6,945
7 Plus People: 4,419

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households133,308

Married-couple families48,93636.7% of family households

With children: 18,58038%
Without children: 30,35662%

Other families84,37263.3% of family households

Male householder: 17,30720.5%
Female householder: 67,06579.5%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	133,308	Not applicable
Married-couple families	48,936	36.7%
With children	18,580	38%
Without children	30,356	62%
Other families	84,372	63.3%
Male householder	17,307	20.5%
Female householder	67,065	79.5%

Median household: $39,938
Median family: $49,398
Per capita: $24,594

Household incomeShare of households

90,75635.2%

Under $25k

63,68324.7%

$25–49k

38,95215.1%

$50–74k

23,7009.2%

$75–99k

25,0109.7%

$100–149k

8,5823.3%

$150–199k

7,3152.8%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 34,062
$10,000–$14,999: 25,704
$15,000–$19,999: 15,792
$20,000–$24,999: 15,198

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 12,168
$30,000–$34,999: 13,299
$35,000–$39,999: 12,918
$40,000–$44,999: 13,499
$45,000–$49,999: 11,799

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 18,017
$60,000–$74,999: 20,935

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 16,249
$125,000–$149,999: 8,761

Education universe: 421,756
High school or higher: 83.3%
Bachelor’s or higher: 18.1%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

20,4774.9%

Less than 9th grade

49,86111.8%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

137,65832.6%

High school or equivalent

107,01425.4%

Some college, no degree

30,5287.2%

Associate degree

45,50810.8%

Bachelor’s degree

30,7107.3%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 10,344
Nursery School: 64
Kindergarten: 85
First Grade: 273
Second Grade: 178
Third Grade: 529
Fourth Grade: 491
Fifth Grade: 1,209
Sixth Grade: 2,629
Seventh Grade: 1,329
Eighth Grade: 3,346

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 7,066
Tenth Grade: 10,125
Eleventh Grade: 18,839
Twelfth No Diploma: 13,831

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 109,341
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 28,317

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 29,555
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 77,459

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 23,502
Professional School Degree: 4,383
Doctorate Degree: 2,825

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	20,477
Grades 9–12, no diploma	49,861
High school or equivalent	137,658
Some college, no degree	107,014
Associate degree	30,528
Bachelor’s degree	45,508
Graduate or professional	30,710

Marital status by sexMale and Female

6,81124,317

Widowed

25,72533,402

Divorced

5,9468,146

Separated

62,51864,634

Now Married

139,226149,369

Never Married

11,92014,740

Married Spouse Absent

50,59849,894

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	6,811	24,317
Divorced	25,725	33,402
Separated	5,946	8,146
Now Married	62,518	64,634
Never Married	139,226	149,369
Married Spouse Absent	11,920	14,740
Married Spouse Present	50,598	49,894

Median home value: $83,900
Median gross rent: $1,074

Housing tenure

Owner: 129,89550.3%
Renter: 128,10349.7%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 257,99878.3%
Vacant: 71,39521.7%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 43,521
Owners without mortgage: 86,374

Vacancy reason

For rent5,249

7.4%

For sale4,367

6.1%

Rented, not occupied811

1.1%

Sold, not occupied5,410

7.6%

Seasonal1,088

1.5%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other54,470

76.3%

Structure type

Detached211,819

64.3%

Attached23,305

7.1%

2–4 units29,248

8.9%

5–19 units19,448

5.9%

20+ units44,096

13.4%

Mobile or other1,477

0.4%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 21,214
Structure 3–4 Units: 8,034

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 7,811
Structure 10–19 Units: 11,637

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 13,118
Structure 50 Plus Units: 30,978

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 1,381
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 96

Year builtHousing units by period

256,17677.8%

Before 1960

41,10412.5%

1960–79

17,3315.3%

1980–99

14,0134.3%

2000–19

7690.2%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 119,443
1940–1949: 66,903
1950–1959: 69,830

1960–79

1960–1969: 25,657
1970–1979: 15,447

1980–99

1980–1989: 10,294
1990–1999: 7,037

2000–19

2000–2009: 8,578
2010–2019: 5,435

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

35,781

3,286

1990s

16,571

3,484

2000s

22,806

10,950

2010s

40,085

68,323

2020–22

12,366

31,525

2023+

2,286

10,535

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

77,64059.8%

Under $100k

38,37829.5%

$100–249k

10,7228.3%

$250–499k

1,9441.5%

$500–749k

6490.5%

$750–999k

2770.2%

$1–1.49m

2850.2%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 3,822
10000–14999: 3,671
15000–19999: 2,676
20000–24999: 4,346
25000–29999: 2,248
30000–34999: 4,939
35000–39999: 2,592
40000–49999: 10,252
50000–59999: 9,013
60000–69999: 10,259
70000–79999: 7,557
80000–89999: 9,132
90000–99999: 7,133

$100–249k

100000–124999: 12,344
125000–149999: 5,729
150000–174999: 7,669
175000–199999: 4,781
200000–249999: 7,855

$250–499k

250000–299999: 3,625
300000–399999: 4,967
400000–499999: 2,130

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 132
2000000+: 153

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50013,664

11.4%

$500–99938,533

32.0%

$1,000–1,49947,694

39.6%

$1,500–1,99914,544

12.1%

$2,000–2,4994,064

3.4%

$2,500–2,9991,156

1.0%

$3,000+665

0.6%

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Under $500

Under 100: 880
100–149: 109
150–199: 388
200–249: 1,129
250–299: 3,929
300–349: 1,789
350–399: 1,743
400–449: 1,613
450–499: 2,084

$500–999

500–549: 1,567
550–599: 1,598
600–649: 2,458
650–699: 2,519
700–749: 3,522
750–799: 4,975
800–899: 10,898
900–999: 10,996

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 27,008
1250–1499: 20,686

$3,000+

3000–3499: 301
3500+: 364

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

14,218

37,665

1 vehicle

58,569

65,869

2 vehicles

39,821

19,001

3 vehicles

12,563

4,415

4 vehicles

3,653

934

5+ vehicles

1,071

219

Workers age 16+: 223,334
Average commute: 24.8 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 146,36765.5%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 23,62210.6%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 10,8994.9%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 7,2983.3%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 26,85312.0%Derived from published counts
Other: 8,2953.7%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 6,321
Bicycle: 977

Other

Other Transportation: 6,126
Motorcycle: 121
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 2,048

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

43,14022.0%

Under 15 min

87,41344.5%

15–29 min

43,55322.2%

30–44 min

11,0555.6%

45–59 min

11,3205.8%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 3,383
5–9: 13,863
10–14: 25,894

15–29 min

15–19: 34,258
20–24: 38,215
25–29: 14,940

30–44 min

30–34: 32,810
35–39: 5,928
40–44: 4,815

60+ min

60–89: 7,146
90+: 4,174

Population age 16+: 497,005
Civilian labor force: 268,955
Employed: 231,293
Unemployed: 37,662
Unemployment rate: 14%
Poverty universe: 628,888
Persons below poverty: 205,716
Gini index: 0.51
White-collar workers: 109,842
Blue-collar workers: 67,455

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

22,663

31,333

Sales Office Occupations

12,632

31,352

Management Business Science Arts

24,934

40,924

Production Transportation Material Moving

35,777

17,029

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

13,361

1,288

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	22,663	31,333
Sales Office Occupations	12,632	31,352
Management Business Science Arts	24,934	40,924
Production Transportation Material Moving	35,777	17,029
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	13,361	1,288

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 3,356
Workplace jobs: Unavailable
Internal commuters: Unavailable
Inbound commuters: Unavailable
Outbound commuters: Unavailable
Net worker inflow: Unavailable

Coverage status

Insured: 586,71392.6%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 47,0337.4%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

4,70210.0%

Under 19

19,71341.9%

Age 19–34

21,63346.0%

Age 35–64

9852.1%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 596,21093.4%
Foreign born: 42,3206.6%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 18,878
Not a citizen: 23,442

Residential mobility

Same house: 556,898
Within same county: 49,271
From another county: 13,628
From another state: 6,312
From abroad: 3,973

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: 309,913

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
Detroit city, Michigan	638,530	$39,938	35.2 years	50.3%
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	22,651	20,427
5–17	59,003	56,530
18–24	28,409	29,754
25–34	46,653	53,753
35–44	34,813	40,467
45–54	35,874	39,723
55–64	35,211	38,984
65+	40,154	56,124

Category	Value
Black alone	480,821
White alone	74,173
Two or more races	38,115
Some other race	31,771
Asian alone	11,115
American Indian / Alaska Native	2,434
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	101

Category	Value
1 person	110,364
2 people	65,196
3 people	35,039
4 people	23,548
5+ people	23,851

Category	Value
Under $25k	90,756
$25–49k	63,683
$50–74k	38,952
$75–99k	23,700
$100–149k	25,010
$150–199k	8,582
$200k+	7,315

Category	Value
For rent	5,249
For sale	4,367
Rented, not occupied	811
Sold, not occupied	5,410
Seasonal	1,088
Migrant workers	0
Other	54,470

Category	Value
Detached	211,819
Attached	23,305
2–4 units	29,248
5–19 units	19,448
20+ units	44,096
Mobile or other	1,477

Category	Value
Before 1960	256,176
1960–79	41,104
1980–99	17,331
2000–19	14,013
2020+	769

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	35,781	3,286
1990s	16,571	3,484
2000s	22,806	10,950
2010s	40,085	68,323
2020–22	12,366	31,525
2023+	2,286	10,535

Category	Value
Under $100k	77,640
$100–249k	38,378
$250–499k	10,722
$500–749k	1,944
$750–999k	649
$1–1.49m	277
$1.5m+	285

Category	Value
Under $500	13,664
$500–999	38,533
$1,000–1,499	47,694
$1,500–1,999	14,544
$2,000–2,499	4,064
$2,500–2,999	1,156
$3,000+	665

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	257,998
Vacant	71,395

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	14,218	37,665
1 vehicle	58,569	65,869
2 vehicles	39,821	19,001
3 vehicles	12,563	4,415
4 vehicles	3,653	934
5+ vehicles	1,071	219

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	146,367
Carpool	23,622
Public transit	10,899
Walk or bicycle	7,298
Work from home	26,853
Other	8,295

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	586,713
Uninsured	47,033

Category	Value
Under 15 min	43,140
15–29 min	87,413
30–44 min	43,553
45–59 min	11,055
60+ min	11,320

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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