Wayne County, Michigan

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Wayne County, Michigan is among the highest in the country for total population (19th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (46th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,772,259	10,077,761	334,922,499	19th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$60,539	$72,875	$80,734	2039th of 3,221
Median Age	37.9	40.2	38.9	2601st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	27.6%	32.4%	35.7%	955th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$178,500	$231,600	$332,700	1663rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,132	$1,129	$1,413	654th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.8%	13.2%	12.5%	478th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	8.7%	5.7%	5.2%	217th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,896.6	178.0	n/a	46th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.3%	7.2%	14.1%	372nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.4	n/a	n/a	2331st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	64.8%	73.2%	65.2%	2753rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.7	24.2	26.4	1503rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	14.1%	13.5%	15.1%	515th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.6%	n/a	n/a	2621st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	36.1%	46.1%	46.9%	3063rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.7%	n/a	n/a	1095th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	47.9%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6.9%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	36.6%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.7%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.3%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	62.9	45.3	61.4

Age in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	37.9	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.1%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	16.6%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	700,591	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.5%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	42.5%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$34,906	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.5%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.9%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.9%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.8%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.8%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.1%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	23.0%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	801,083	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.6%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	16.1%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.5%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,956.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	35.2%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.4%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,904	$2,904	n/a

Education in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	12.0%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.1%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.4%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.7%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	10.8%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.2%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	71.9%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.5%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.9%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.6%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Wayne County, Michigan

Statistic	Wayne County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.2%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	6.3%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.0%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	83.6%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	4.5%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	10.7%	8.5%	16.7%

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