Inkster

Population: 25,602
Median household income: $39,632
Median home value: $75,700

Inkster is a community in Wayne County, Michigan, home to 25,602 residents. The median household income of $39,632 is below the Wayne County median ($59,521).

Between 2019 and 2023, Inkster's population grew 4.4% from 24,520 to 25,602, while its median home value rose 55.4% from $48,700 to $75,700.

Owners occupy 45.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,602
Median age: 34.4 yrs
Median household income: $39,632
Median home value: $75,700
Median gross rent: $1,127
Housing units: 11,497
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,52025,602

Median household income

$32,014$39,632

Median home value

$48,700$75,700

Median gross rent

$887$1,127

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,520	$32,014	$48,700	$887
2020	24,398	$32,109	$51,500	$915
2021	25,849	$34,122	$59,900	$979
2022	25,839	$38,381	$69,000	$1,097
2023	25,602	$39,632	$75,700	$1,127

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4413.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,856	7.2%
5 to 17	5,159	20.2%
18 to 24	1,707	6.7%
25 to 34	4,160	16.2%
35 to 44	3,362	13.1%
45 to 54	3,304	12.9%
55 to 64	2,892	11.3%
65 to 74	2,014	7.9%
75 and over	1,148	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,308	16.8%
Black or African American	18,511	72.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	60	0.2%
Asian	292	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	164	0.6%
Two or more races	1,708	6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	557	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.3%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,912	17.3%
High school graduate	6,559	38.9%
Some college or associate's	5,411	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,277	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	721	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.7%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home7.3%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,250	74.9%
Carpooled	961	9.9%
Public transit	356	3.7%
Walked	63	0.7%
Bicycle	21	0.2%
Worked from home	703	7.3%
Other means	322	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,423	15.9%
15 to 29 min	4,389	48.9%
30 to 44 min	1,767	19.7%
45 to 59 min	549	6.1%
60+ min	845	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 36.3% (9,261 of 25,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,654	59.1%
Nonfamily households	3,915	40.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,569	83.2%
Vacant	1,928	16.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,383	45.8%
Renter-occupied	5,186	54.2%

1-unit, detached72.5%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units7.1%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,341	72.5%
1-unit, attached	283	2.5%
2 to 4 units	719	6.3%
5 to 19 units	1,248	10.9%
20 or more units	820	7.1%
Mobile home & other	86	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2640680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2939, -83.3203