Detroit city, Michigan
Wayne County, Michigan
Michigan
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 649,095 1,769,038 10,127,884 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 649,095 1,769,038 10,127,884 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 639,534 1,793,908 10,079,362 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 1.5% -1.4% 0.5% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 639,111 1,793,561 10,077,331 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 713,777 1,820,584 9,883,640 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 5.9% 5.1% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.8% 22.6% 20.4% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.1% 17.8% 20.5% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 52.6% 51.6% 50.7% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 11.6% 53.7% 76.9% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 75.3% 36.8% 13.9% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.4% 0.7% 0.8% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 1.7% 4.3% 4.0% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0% Z Z 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 6.0% 4.5% 4.4% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 8.3% 7.4% 6.4% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 10.8% 47.9% 71.9% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 19,872 64,943 460,783 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 6.6% 10.3% 7.2% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X 814,793 4,694,141 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 50.3% 64.8% 73.2% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $83,900 $178,500 $231,600 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,238 $1,556 $1,569 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $525 $612 $602 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,074 $1,132 $1,129 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 X 3,922 23,0751 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 257,998 700,591 4,076,369 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.43 2.50 2.42 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 88.4% 89.9% 88.8% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 12.0% 16.4% 10.4% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 92.4% 94.6% 95.1% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 85.7% 89.7% 90.5% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 83.3% 88.0% 92.1% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 18.1% 27.6% 32.4% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 15.8% 11.9% 10.3% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.5% 6.8% 6.2% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 54.1% 59.1% 61.2% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 52.3% 54.9% 57.3% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,651,860 6,146,393 28,012,061 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,275,507 17,163,878 94,603,501 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,540,690 14,926,737 35,592,313 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,452,505 30,352,242 190,534,346 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $8,636 $17,256 $18,990 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 24.8 24.7 24.2 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $39,938 $60,539 $72,875 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $24,594 $34,906 $40,735 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 32.7% 22.1% 13.4% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X 33,699 229,564 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 X 665,558 4,041,074 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X 46,634,406 247,288,841 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X 3.1% 2.6% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X 159,805 815,013 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 26,233 163,461 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 17,730 106,308 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 5,183 33,872 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X S 17,154 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 20,148 136,284 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X S 6,148 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 23,572 146,531 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 4,606.8 2,931.4 178.0 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 5,144.3 2,974.4 174.8 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 138.73 611.84 56,608.22 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 138.75 612.08 56,538.90 3,531,905.43
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