CITY · 1990 CENSUS

River Rouge

Michigan · 11,314 residents · 2.67 sq mi

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River Rouge is a city of 11,314 people in Michigan. Median home value sits at $22,000. The poverty rate is 28.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 44%. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 53% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,314

+14%vs 2000

vs 9,917 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 31.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.67 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.1%(1,027)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(953)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(834)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(941)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(882)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(1,976)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,447)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(986)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(909)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(848)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(361)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(150)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,500

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,214 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,872

−35%vs 2000

vs $13,728 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.5%

+6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$22,000

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $46,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$325

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $428 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

53.2%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.9% in 2000

46.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic49.9%(4,951)

Black41.8%(4,144)

Hispanic / Latino5%(492)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic63.1%(7,138)

Black35.1%(3,976)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(375)

Asian0.2%(28)

Other1.5%(172)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.2%(712)

South American2.5%(176)

Colombian2.5%(176)

Puerto Rican2.5%(174)

Dominican1.2%(83)

Central American0.4%(29)

Salvadoran0.4%(26)

Spaniard0.2%(15)

Guatemalan0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(23)

Ancestry

Irish6.8%(476)

American6.4%(447)

German4.3%(304)

Subsaharan African3.9%(270)

Polish3.3%(233)

Italian3%(210)

French2.4%(166)

English2.3%(163)

Arab1.9%(133)

Iraqi1.2%(87)

Romanian0.8%(54)

Scottish0.6%(44)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian0.5%(37)

Danish0.5%(33)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(30)

Welsh0.4%(28)

Brazilian0.3%(19)

Greek0.3%(19)

Nigerian0.3%(19)

Czech0.2%(15)

Jordanian0.2%(14)

Finnish0.2%(14)

Swedish0.2%(12)

Slovak0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.1%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.0%

−5.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.6 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 15.0 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 married49.8%(1,284)

Married33.6%(865)

Widowed1.6%(42)

Divorced15%(387)

Women 15+

Never married49.4%(1,439)

Married33.8%(984)

Widowed6.4%(186)

Divorced10.5%(306)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−6.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.7%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

54.0%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 55.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

34.8%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

64.6%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% 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)10.8%(21)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(23)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.5%(96)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 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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