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Detroit

Michigan · 649,095 residents (2025 est.) · 139 sq mi
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With 638,530 people, Detroit is a city in Michigan. The poverty rate is 32.7%, above the 12.5% national rate. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. The typical home is worth $83,900. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 45%. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
638,530
−33%since 2000
from 951,270 in 2000
649,095 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
4,603 / sq mi
−30%since 2009
from 6,603 / sq mi in 2009
US average: 281
Median age
35.2
+14%since 2000
from 30.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
139 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
598K715K832K950K1.1M19902000201020202024Detroit
2024639K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 56.7%(43,078)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 96.7%(43,086)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.3%(46,364)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.8%(43,151)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 246.4%(41,095)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3415.7%(100,406)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4411.8%(75,280)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(75,597)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6411.6%(74,195)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 749.3%(59,127)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.2%(26,818)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1.6%(10,333)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$39,938
−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $29,526 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$24,594
+67%since 2000
from $14,717 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
25.0%
+11.3 ptssince 2009
from 13.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
32.7%
+6.6 ptssince 2000
from 26.1% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.513
+6%since 2010
from 0.482 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade16.2%
US avg: 9.9%
Information9.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Finance & insurance7.7%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical6.8%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services5.4%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade4.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Public administration4.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.5%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.3%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.3%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$83,900
−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $62,800 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,074
+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $486 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
50.3%
−4.5 ptssince 2000
from 54.9% in 2000
49.7% rent
Vacancy rate
21.7%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 21.4% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.43 people
−14%since 2009
from 2.84 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
27.1%
−16.0 ptssince 2009
from 43.2% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.0%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 58.1% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
2.1
−27%since 2009
from 2.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
33
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic10.5%(99,921)
Black81.2%(771,966)
Hispanic / Latino5%(47,167)
Asian1%(9,135)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic10.8%(69,268)
Black75%(478,586)
Hispanic / Latino8.3%(53,262)
Asian1.7%(11,074)
Other4.1%(26,340)
Diversity Score
52
+8%since 2009
from 48 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.7%(36,346)
Puerto Rican0.9%(5,907)
Central American0.6%(3,981)
South American0.3%(2,041)
Dominican0.3%(1,779)
Guatemalan0.2%(1,394)
Honduran0.2%(1,196)
Venezuelan0.2%(1,166)
Salvadoran0.2%(1,068)
Cuban0.1%(807)
Colombian0.1%(602)
Nicaraguan0%(247)
+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data
Spaniard0%(181)
Argentine0%(76)
Uruguayan0%(50)
Peruvian0%(34)
Chilean0%(14)
Asian origin
Asian Indian0.5%(3,456)
Bangladeshi0.5%(3,202)
Chinese0.1%(756)
Filipino0.1%(529)
Korean0.1%(467)
Pakistani0.1%(418)
Vietnamese0.1%(340)
Hmong0.1%(326)
Japanese0%(108)
Burmese0%(105)
Thai0%(70)
Taiwanese0%(52)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Cambodian0%(30)
Kazakh0%(12)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(208)
Samoan0%(144)
Ancestry
American5%(31,828)
Arab2.4%(15,248)
German1.9%(12,433)
Irish1.6%(10,469)
Polish1.1%(7,298)
English1.1%(6,912)
Italian0.8%(5,027)
French0.4%(2,856)
West Indian0.4%(2,517)
Iraqi0.4%(2,506)
Scottish0.3%(2,164)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Nigerian0.3%(1,862)
Dutch0.3%(1,833)
Syrian0.3%(1,726)
Jamaican0.2%(1,549)
Lebanese0.2%(1,335)
Hungarian0.1%(933)
Swedish0.1%(928)
Norwegian0.1%(703)
Russian0.1%(640)
Haitian0.1%(624)
Greek0.1%(603)
Moroccan0.1%(591)
Ethiopian0.1%(587)
Scotch-Irish0.1%(568)
Canadian0.1%(564)
Ukrainian0.1%(557)
Finnish0.1%(537)
British0.1%(389)
Welsh0.1%(366)
Romanian0%(317)
Lithuanian0%(311)
Danish0%(292)
Austrian0%(273)
Czech0%(264)
Swiss0%(259)
Belgian0%(231)
Kenyan0%(190)
Serbian0%(186)
Armenian0%(169)
Israeli0%(140)
Slovene0%(138)
Australian0%(136)
Croatian0%(131)
Slovak0%(114)
Macedonian0%(113)
Egyptian0%(109)
Ghanaian0%(105)
Brazilian0%(95)
Iranian0%(73)
Turkish0%(51)
Barbadian0%(47)
Somali0%(38)
Bulgarian0%(31)
Jordanian0%(10)
Guyanese0%(10)
Latvian0%(7)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
18.1%
+7.1 ptssince 2000
from 11.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
83.3%
+13.7 ptssince 2000
from 69.6% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.3%
+3.1 ptssince 2000
from 4.2% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
24.8 min
+37%since 2000
from 18.1 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
65.5%
−7.8 ptssince 2009
from 73.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
10.6%
−0.9 ptssince 2009
from 11.5% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
4.9%
−2.5 ptssince 2009
from 7.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
12.0%
+9.3 ptssince 2009
from 2.8% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.8%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 0.3% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
20.1%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 20.6% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
14.0%
−12.4 ptssince 2011
from 26.4% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
54.1%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 54.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
64.5%
−1.2 ptssince 2020
from 65.7% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
11.3%
−2.8 ptssince 2009
from 14.1% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
28.5%
+6.1 ptssince 2009
from 22.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
47.4%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 46.9% in 2009
Female
52.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2009
from 53.1% in 2009
Foreign born
6.6%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 6.5% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.1%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 7.7% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
19.9%
+0.7 ptssince 2012
from 19.2% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
7.4%
−12.0 ptssince 2013
from 19.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
85.7%
+30.9 ptssince 2017
from 54.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
92.4%
+6.7 ptssince 2020
from 85.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.4%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 85.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
88.0%
−1.5 ptssince 2016
from 89.5% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
7.0%
+0.5 ptssince 2016
from 6.5% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married59.4%(139,226)
Married26.7%(62,518)
Widowed2.9%(6,811)
Divorced11%(25,725)
Women 15+
Never married55%(149,369)
Married23.8%(64,634)
Widowed8.9%(24,317)
Divorced12.3%(33,402)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.4%
−12.0 ptssince 2013
from 19.4% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
35.6%
−2.0 ptssince 2020
from 37.6% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
6.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 6.1% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
18.8%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 17.7% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
52.1%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 49.4% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.7%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.8% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
40.9%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 42.6% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
63.5%
+2.5 ptssince 2020
from 61.0% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)12.5%(2,485)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(3,251)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36%(7,157)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.5%(896)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1%(197)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 19,872 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Detroit, Michigan?

Detroit, Michigan has about 638,530 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Detroit, Michigan?

The typical household in Detroit, Michigan earns about $39,938 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Detroit, Michigan expensive?

In Detroit, Michigan, the median home is worth about $83,900, and the typical rent is about $1,074 a month.

How educated are people in Detroit, Michigan?

About 18.1% of adults age 25 and over in Detroit, Michigan hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Detroit, Michigan?

About 32.7% of people in Detroit, Michigan live below the federal poverty line.

Has Detroit, Michigan grown since 1990?

Yes, Detroit, Michigan has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 389,444 residents, a change of about -38 percent over that period.

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