Hamtramck

Population: 27,830
Median household income: $40,103
Median home value: $116,400

Hamtramck, a community in Wayne County, Michigan, has 27,830 residents. At $40,103, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $59,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Hamtramck's population grew 27.5% from 21,822 to 27,830, while its median home value rose 67.0% from $69,700 to $116,400.

Households average 3.71 people. The median gross rent is $907.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,830
Median age: 27.0 yrs
Median household income: $40,103
Median home value: $116,400
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 8,639
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,82227,830

Median household income

$27,166$40,103

Median home value

$69,700$116,400

Median gross rent

$729$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,822	$27,166	$69,700	$729
2020	21,704	$29,230	$72,600	$743
2021	27,548	$33,570	$81,100	$794
2022	27,842	$39,648	$103,100	$853
2023	27,830	$40,103	$116,400	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 648.0%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,485	8.9%
5 to 17	6,994	25.1%
18 to 24	3,459	12.4%
25 to 34	3,897	14.0%
35 to 44	3,937	14.1%
45 to 54	2,695	9.7%
55 to 64	2,235	8.0%
65 to 74	1,507	5.4%
75 and over	621	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,723	56.5%
Black or African American	2,294	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	75	0.3%
Asian	7,153	25.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	686	2.5%
Two or more races	1,806	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	93	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.2%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,937	33.2%
High school graduate	4,454	29.9%
Some college or associate's	2,816	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,828	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	857	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone66.4%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,152	66.4%
Carpooled	1,501	19.3%
Public transit	36	0.5%
Walked	329	4.2%
Bicycle	23	0.3%
Worked from home	607	7.8%
Other means	110	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,649	23.1%
15 to 29 min	3,063	42.8%
30 to 44 min	1,673	23.4%
45 to 59 min	440	6.2%
60+ min	326	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.71
Poverty rate: 38.2% (10,475 of 27,414)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,282	71.3%
Nonfamily households	2,128	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,410	85.8%
Vacant	1,229	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,231	57.1%
Renter-occupied	3,179	42.9%

1-unit, detached59.0%

1-unit, attached8.4%

2 to 4 units24.9%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units3.9%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,101	59.0%
1-unit, attached	729	8.4%
2 to 4 units	2,153	24.9%
5 to 19 units	254	2.9%
20 or more units	335	3.9%
Mobile home & other	67	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2636280
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.3954, -83.0559