Detroit

Population: 636,644
Median household income: $39,575
Median home value: $76,800

Detroit, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 636,644 residents. Its median household income of $39,575 runs below the Wayne County figure of $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, Detroit's population declined 5.7% from 674,841 to 636,644, while its median home value rose 56.1% from $49,200 to $76,800.

66.3% of workers drive to work alone. 64.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 636,644
Median age: 35.1 yrs
Median household income: $39,575
Median home value: $76,800
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 326,065
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 14.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

674,841636,644

Median household income

$30,894$39,575

Median home value

$49,200$76,800

Median gross rent

$824$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	674,841	$30,894	$49,200	$824
2020	672,351	$32,498	$52,700	$850
2021	645,658	$34,762	$57,700	$899
2022	636,787	$37,761	$66,700	$989
2023	636,644	$39,575	$76,800	$1,034

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	43,598	6.8%
5 to 17	115,513	18.1%
18 to 24	58,412	9.2%
25 to 34	100,075	15.7%
35 to 44	74,966	11.8%
45 to 54	75,294	11.8%
55 to 64	74,763	11.7%
65 to 74	57,534	9.0%
75 and over	36,489	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	65,621	10.3%
Black or African American	486,537	76.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,412	0.2%
Asian	10,204	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	119	0.0%
Some other race	3,312	0.5%
Two or more races	18,623	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50,816	8.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's32.6%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	69,520	16.6%
High school graduate	139,061	33.2%
Some college or associate's	136,750	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	44,129	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	29,661	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.3%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit6.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	148,475	66.3%
Carpooled	24,548	11.0%
Public transit	13,417	6.0%
Walked	6,880	3.1%
Bicycle	1,043	0.5%
Worked from home	22,689	10.1%
Other means	6,848	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42,069	20.9%
15 to 29 min	89,302	44.4%
30 to 44 min	44,859	22.3%
45 to 59 min	12,173	6.0%
60+ min	12,808	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 31.5% (197,473 of 626,667)

	Count	Share
Family households	131,125	51.8%
Nonfamily households	122,082	48.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	253,207	77.7%
Vacant	72,858	22.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	125,927	49.7%
Renter-occupied	127,280	50.3%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached7.2%

2 to 4 units9.0%

5 to 19 units5.6%

20 or more units13.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	211,044	64.7%
1-unit, attached	23,344	7.2%
2 to 4 units	29,267	9.0%
5 to 19 units	18,103	5.6%
20 or more units	42,847	13.1%
Mobile home & other	1,460	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2622000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 139 sq mi
Water area: 4.17 sq mi
Center point: 42.3830, -83.1022