Ecorse vs River Rouge

A side-by-side comparison of Ecorse and River Rouge: population, income, housing, and more.

Ecorse and River Rouge are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ecorse has the higher population (9,170 vs 7,092 in River Rouge). Ecorse has the higher median household income ($45,082 vs $32,568 in River Rouge). Ecorse has the higher median home value ($59,400 vs $55,900 in River Rouge).

Population, income & housing

	Ecorse	River Rouge
Population	9,170	7,092
Median age	36.3 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$45,082	$32,568
Median home value	$59,400	$55,900
Median gross rent	$879	$759
Housing units	4,160	3,462
Homeownership rate	64.8%	52.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ecorse	River Rouge
Population	9,432 → 9,170 (-2.8%)	7,502 → 7,092 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$28,991 → $45,082 (+55.5%)	$25,517 → $32,568 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$42,100 → $59,400 (+41.1%)	$36,300 → $55,900 (+54.0%)
Median gross rent	$821 → $879 (+7.1%)	$585 → $759 (+29.7%)

Ecorse

Population

9,4329,170

Median household income

$28,991$45,082

Median home value

$42,100$59,400

Median gross rent

$821$879

River Rouge

Population

7,5027,092

Median household income

$25,517$32,568

Median home value

$36,300$55,900

Median gross rent

$585$759

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ecorse	River Rouge
Under 5	8.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.5%	15.6%
18 to 24	6.8%	9.4%
25 to 34	15.7%	18.3%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	15.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.6%
75 and over	8.1%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ecorse	River Rouge
White (non-Hispanic)	25.6%	34.1%
Black or African American	44.8%	44.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	20.5%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ecorse	River Rouge
No high school diploma	28.5%	22.4%
High school graduate	34.9%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	27.9%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ecorse	River Rouge
Drove alone	76.1%	78.9%
Carpooled	8.4%	7.0%
Public transit	0.7%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	8.7%
Other means	0.2%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ecorse	River Rouge
1-unit, detached	73.9%	60.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	19.2%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	10.6%
20 or more units	3.3%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Ecorse	River Rouge
Poverty rate	24.0%	40.0%
Average household size	2.54	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	23	22
Median year structure built	1954	1944