Hamtramck vs Inkster

A side-by-side comparison of Hamtramck and Inkster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hamtramck has the higher population (27,830 vs 25,602 in Inkster). Hamtramck has the higher median household income ($40,103 vs $39,632 in Inkster). Hamtramck has the higher median home value ($116,400 vs $75,700 in Inkster).

Population, income & housing

	Hamtramck	Inkster
Population	27,830	25,602
Median age	27.0 yrs	34.4 yrs
Median household income	$40,103	$39,632
Median home value	$116,400	$75,700
Median gross rent	$907	$1,127
Housing units	8,639	11,497
Homeownership rate	57.1%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	11.8%
Unemployment rate	11.7%	12.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamtramck	Inkster
Population	21,822 → 27,830 (+27.5%)	24,520 → 25,602 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$27,166 → $40,103 (+47.6%)	$32,014 → $39,632 (+23.8%)
Median home value	$69,700 → $116,400 (+67.0%)	$48,700 → $75,700 (+55.4%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $907 (+24.4%)	$887 → $1,127 (+27.1%)

Hamtramck

Population

21,82227,830

Median household income

$27,166$40,103

Median home value

$69,700$116,400

Median gross rent

$729$907

Inkster

Population

24,52025,602

Median household income

$32,014$39,632

Median home value

$48,700$75,700

Median gross rent

$887$1,127

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamtramck	Inkster
Under 5	8.9%	7.2%
5 to 17	25.1%	20.2%
18 to 24	12.4%	6.7%
25 to 34	14.0%	16.2%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.9%
55 to 64	8.0%	11.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	7.9%
75 and over	2.2%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamtramck	Inkster
White (non-Hispanic)	56.5%	16.8%
Black or African American	8.2%	72.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	25.7%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.5%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.5%	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamtramck	Inkster
No high school diploma	33.2%	17.3%
High school graduate	29.9%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamtramck	Inkster
Drove alone	66.4%	74.9%
Carpooled	19.3%	9.9%
Public transit	0.5%	3.7%
Walked	4.2%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.2%
Worked from home	7.8%	7.3%
Other means	1.4%	3.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamtramck	Inkster
1-unit, detached	59.0%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	8.4%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	24.9%	6.3%
5 to 19 units	2.9%	10.9%
20 or more units	3.9%	7.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	0.7%

Poverty & households

	Hamtramck	Inkster
Poverty rate	38.2%	36.3%
Average household size	3.71	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1938	1957