CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Inkster

Michigan · 30,772 residents · 6.25 sq mi

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Inkster is home to 30,772 people in Michigan. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,800. The poverty rate is 23.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Households here earn about 19% less than in Michigan as a whole. Owners hold 59% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,772

+2%vs 2000

vs 30,115 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−2%vs 2000

vs 31.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.25 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(2,495)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(2,354)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(2,474)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,551)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(2,385)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(5,222)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(4,477)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(2,865)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(2,452)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(2,316)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843%(933)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(248)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,198

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,950 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,723

−36%vs 2000

vs $16,711 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.2%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,800

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$436

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $557 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

58.6%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.0% in 2000

41.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic24.5%(7,379)

Black67.3%(20,267)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(482)

Asian3.4%(1,023)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic36%(11,092)

Black62.6%(19,274)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(385)

Asian0.6%(200)

Other0.7%(206)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.4%(355)

Puerto Rican1.3%(327)

Dominican0.7%(189)

Spaniard0.1%(14)

Cuban0%(11)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(175)

Pakistani0.2%(63)

Korean0.1%(19)

Filipino0.1%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

Subsaharan African6.3%(1,612)

Arab4.2%(1,058)

Polish2.7%(688)

Irish2.6%(658)

German2%(502)

English1.9%(474)

American1.8%(455)

Lebanese1.5%(370)

Scottish1%(253)

Iraqi1%(245)

French0.7%(178)

Slovene0.6%(144)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.5%(119)

British0.3%(88)

Ukrainian0.2%(58)

Canadian0.2%(48)

Nigerian0.2%(42)

Greek0.1%(38)

West Indian0.1%(37)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(35)

Slovak0.1%(35)

Dutch0.1%(28)

Norwegian0.1%(28)

Macedonian0.1%(27)

French Canadian0.1%(26)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Swedish0.1%(19)

Jordanian0.1%(13)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Egyptian0%(12)

Serbian0%(12)

Austrian0%(11)

Welsh0%(11)

Danish0%(8)

Iranian0%(8)

Russian0%(5)

Belgian0%(4)

Armenian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Arab population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.3%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.7%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married57.8%(5,512)

Married25.5%(2,434)

Widowed3.3%(314)

Divorced13.4%(1,273)

Women 15+

Never married52.8%(5,436)

Married25.2%(2,598)

Widowed8.5%(876)

Divorced13.4%(1,384)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.9%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 7.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

49.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

45.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

59.5%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 58.8% 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)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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