With 25,428 people, Inkster is a city in Michigan. 35.2% of residents live below the federal poverty line. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $80,400. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 46%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $39,252, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 34%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Inkster
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate23.2% → 35.2%(+12.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants58.6% → 46.8%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population30,772 → 25,428(−17%)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)20.9%(158)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(94)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(239)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.7%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.5%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 755 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
Inkster, decade by decade
Inkster 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
30,772
$60,477
$85,922
7.3%
60.6
2000
30,115
$65,488
$122,597
12.1%
60.6
2010
25,369
$45,754
$125,300
11.6%
54.0
2020
26,088
$38,917
$62,420
10.5%
54.6
2024
25,428
$39,252
$80,400
13.1%
58.7
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.
