Southgate

Population: 29,551
Median household income: $64,635
Median home value: $165,400

Located in Wayne County, Michigan, Southgate is a community with a population of 29,551. At $64,635, its median household income sits above Wayne County's $59,521.

Between 2019 and 2023, Southgate's population grew 1.3% from 29,165 to 29,551, while its median home value rose 47.3% from $112,300 to $165,400.

Owners occupy 66.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,551
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,635
Median home value: $165,400
Median gross rent: $1,102
Housing units: 13,033
Homeownership rate: 66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,16529,551

Median household income

$57,133$64,635

Median home value

$112,300$165,400

Median gross rent

$876$1,102

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,165	$57,133	$112,300	$876
2020	29,129	$59,975	$125,800	$905
2021	29,990	$60,152	$133,300	$958
2022	29,948	$62,792	$152,400	$1,048
2023	29,551	$64,635	$165,400	$1,102

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,553	5.3%
5 to 17	4,544	15.4%
18 to 24	2,213	7.5%
25 to 34	4,765	16.1%
35 to 44	3,841	13.0%
45 to 54	3,359	11.4%
55 to 64	3,738	12.6%
65 to 74	3,012	10.2%
75 and over	2,526	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,203	75.1%
Black or African American	2,414	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	825	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.1%
Two or more races	898	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,175	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,241	10.6%
High school graduate	7,361	34.7%
Some college or associate's	7,089	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	3,270	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,280	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.0%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,645	76.0%
Carpooled	1,196	8.5%
Public transit	82	0.6%
Walked	269	1.9%
Bicycle	19	0.1%
Worked from home	1,483	10.6%
Other means	308	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,671	29.3%
15 to 29 min	4,896	39.1%
30 to 44 min	2,294	18.3%
45 to 59 min	909	7.3%
60+ min	749	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 9.8% (2,874 of 29,338)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,453	60.3%
Nonfamily households	4,899	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,352	94.8%
Vacant	681	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,174	66.2%
Renter-occupied	4,178	33.8%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units12.7%

20 or more units8.8%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,059	69.5%
1-unit, attached	392	3.0%
2 to 4 units	657	5.0%
5 to 19 units	1,657	12.7%
20 or more units	1,143	8.8%
Mobile home & other	125	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2674960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2047, -83.2057