Wayne County, Michigan demographics

Population: 1,789,781
Median age: 37.8

Median household income: 52,830

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Wayne County, Michigan.

Population

20211,789,781
20201,753,059
20191,757,299
20181,761,382
20171,763,822
20161,767,593
20151,778,969
20141,790,078
20131,804,507
20121,822,469
20111,844,186
20101,870,362
20091,977,997

Wayne County, MI cities

Allen Park city - 28,431

Belleville city - 3,978

Dearborn city - 107,985

Dearborn Heights city - 62,334

Detroit city - 645,658

Ecorse city - 9,328

Flat Rock city - 10,439

Garden City city - 27,268

Gibraltar city - 4,953

Grosse Pointe city - 5,597

Grosse Pointe Farms city - 10,018

Grosse Pointe Park city - 11,529

Grosse Pointe Woods city - 16,353

Hamtramck city - 27,548

Harper Woods city - 15,287

Highland Park city - 9,304

Inkster city - 25,849

Lincoln Park city - 39,741

Livonia city - 95,294

Melvindale city - 12,534

Northville city - 6,106

Plymouth city - 9,308

River Rouge city - 7,257

Riverview city - 12,465

Rockwood city - 3,218

Romulus city - 24,977

Southgate city - 29,990

Taylor city - 63,071

Trenton city - 18,489

Village of Grosse Pointe Shores city - 2,608

Wayne city - 17,624

Westland city - 84,961

Woodhaven city - 12,889

Wyandotte city - 24,992

Census data for Wayne County, Michigan

Demographic and housing estimates in Wayne County, Michigan

Total population
Total population1,789,781
Male866,550
Female923,231
Population by age
Total population1,789,781
Under 5 years116,096
5 to 9 years114,195
10 to 14 years123,016
15 to 19 years115,042
20 to 24 years111,292
25 to 34 years253,967
35 to 44 years212,026
45 to 54 years230,157
55 to 59 years120,191
60 to 64 years117,761
65 to 74 years166,943
75 to 84 years75,011
85 years and over34,084
Median age (years)37.8
Under 18 years426,746
16 years and over1,411,778
18 years and over1,363,035
21 years and over1,298,965
62 years and over344,251
65 years and over276,038
Population by race
Total population1,789,781
One race1,712,649
   White925,806
   Black or African American676,504
   American Indian and Alaska Native6,034
   Asian61,485
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander351
   Some other race42,469
Two or more races77,132
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population1,300,664
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population617,496
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population683,168

Social characteristics in Wayne County, Michigan

Households by type
Total households685,635
Family households (families)251,644
Married-couple family42,797
Male householder, no wife present, family148,762
Female householder, no husband present, family109,802
Nonfamily households242,432
Average household size204,575
Average family size2.58

Economic characteristics in Wayne County, Michigan

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households685,635
Less than $10,00066,351
$10,000 to $14,99935,987
$15,000 to $24,99966,825
$25,000 to $34,99967,766
$35,000 to $49,99989,866
$50,000 to $74,999116,370
$75,000 to $99,99977,997
$100,000 to $149,99988,486
$150,000 to $199,99939,077
$200,000 or more36,910
Median household income (dollars)52,830

Housing characteristics in Wayne County, Michigan

Housing occupancy
Total housing units793,207
Occupied housing units685,635
Vacant housing units107,572
Units in structure
Total housing units793,207
1-unit, detached555,493
1-unit, attached45,338
2 units30,690
3 or 4 units22,653
5 to 9 units34,519
10 to 19 units25,666
20 or more units64,806
Mobile home13,947
Boat, RV, van, etc.95
Year structure built
Total housing units793,207
Built 2014 or later329
Built 2010 to 201314,067
Built 2000 to 200945,580
Built 1990 to 199949,603
Built 1980 to 198940,284
Built 1970 to 197982,741
Built 1960 to 196989,045
Built 1950 to 1959195,646
Built 1940 to 1949116,576
Built 1939 or earlier159,336
Rooms
Total housing units793,207
1 room13,630
2 rooms10,949
3 rooms57,186
4 rooms97,926
5 rooms175,318
6 rooms179,520
7 rooms107,284
8 rooms67,774
9 rooms or more83,620
Median rooms5.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units793,207
No bedroom15,027
1 bedroom78,669
2 bedrooms191,888
3 bedrooms368,867
4 bedrooms114,722
5 or more bedrooms24,034
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units685,635
Owner-occupied434,436
Renter-occupied251,199
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.67
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.43
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units685,635
Moved in 2017 or later55,531
Moved in 2015 to 2016191,958
Moved in 2010 to 2014126,495
Moved in 2000 to 2009121,879
Moved in 1990 to 199978,672
Moved in 1989 and earlier111,100
Value
Owner-occupied units434,436
Less than $50,00073,968
$50,000 to $99,99985,486
$100,000 to $149,99976,672
$150,000 to $199,99963,690
$200,000 to $299,99969,653
$300,000 to $499,99947,116
$500,000 to $999,99915,446
$1,000,000 or more2,405
Median (dollars)136,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units434,436
Housing units with a mortgage226,178
Housing units without a mortgage208,258
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent237,462
Less than $50026,106
$500 to $999105,885
$1,000 to $1,49982,103
$1,500 to $1,99917,595
$2,000 to $2,4993,720
$2,500 to $2,999863
$3,000 or more1,190
Median (dollars)951
No rent paid13,737

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