Detroit

Population: 546
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $91,700

Detroit, a community in Red River County, Texas, has 546 residents. At $42,500, its median household income sits below Red River County's $46,912.

From 2019 to 2023, Detroit's population declined 47.3% from 1,037 to 546, while its median home value rose 42.8% from $64,200 to $91,700.

The median resident is 31.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 546
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,500
Median home value: $91,700
Median gross rent: $542
Housing units: 279
Homeownership rate: 64.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.8%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,037546

Median household income

$33,068$42,500

Median home value

$64,200$91,700

Median gross rent

$467$542

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,037	$33,068	$64,200	$467
2020	848	$33,641	$84,200	$450
2021	763	$33,750	$91,900	$436
2022	628	$40,781	—	$492
2023	546	$42,500	$91,700	$542

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5419.4%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	6.4%
5 to 17	106	19.4%
18 to 24	73	13.4%
25 to 34	63	11.5%
35 to 44	33	6.0%
45 to 54	106	19.4%
55 to 64	55	10.1%
65 to 74	46	8.4%
75 and over	29	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	420	76.9%
Black or African American	88	16.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	1.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	1.3%
Two or more races	13	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.3%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's41.6%

Bachelor's degree2.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	12.3%
High school graduate	127	38.3%
Some college or associate's	138	41.6%
Bachelor's degree	8	2.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 49 min

Drove alone83.5%

Carpooled13.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	182	83.5%
Carpooled	29	13.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	2.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	26	12.2%
15 to 29 min	88	41.3%
30 to 44 min	42	19.7%
45 to 59 min	7	3.3%
60+ min	50	23.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 28.9% (158 of 546)

	Count	Share
Family households	147	73.5%
Nonfamily households	53	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	200	71.7%
Vacant	79	28.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	128	64.0%
Renter-occupied	72	36.0%

1-unit, detached44.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units35.8%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	123	44.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100	35.8%
5 to 19 units	5	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51	18.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4820128
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.58 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 33.6602, -95.2664