With 30 people, Detroit is a city in Illinois. At a median age of 57.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 100% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 63 fewer people here than in 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $74,000.
At a glance
Older
median age 57.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Detroit
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants61.0% → 100.0%(+39.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median age36.3 → 57.4(+21.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population101 → 30(−70%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)50%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era50%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 4 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Detroit, decade by decade
Detroit population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
101
$32,502
$50,641
0.0%
0.0
2000
93
$39,849
$60,115
4.7%
15.1
2010
83
$109,803
$124,005
0.0%
0.0
2020
76
–
$76,722
0.0%
6.5
2024
30
–
$74,000
0.0%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
