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Detroit Metro

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · 6 counties · 4,390,913 residents (2025 est.) · 3,892 sq mi
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Detroit is a metro area of 4,376,828 people. Few US metro areas rank higher on income. The typical home is worth $250,817, having more than doubled since 2000. Owners hold 71% of the housing stock. Density works out to 1,124 people per square mile. Households earn $77,535 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance
Lower income
below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
4,376,828
−2%since 2000
from 4,452,557 in 2000
4,390,913 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
1,124 / sq mi
−2%since 2000
from 1,144 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
40.2
+14%since 2000
from 35.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
3,892 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
4.2M4.3M4.4M4.4M4.5M19902000201020202024Detroit
20244.4M
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.6%(243,538)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.9%(258,630)
US avg: 6%
10 to 146.3%(275,094)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.1%(266,259)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.8%(255,730)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3413.7%(601,790)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4412.3%(539,871)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5412.7%(556,076)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6413.7%(601,161)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7410.7%(469,350)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 845%(220,758)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2%(88,571)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$77,535
−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $49,807 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$43,384
+77%since 2000
from $24,547 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
50.7%
+16.7 ptssince 2009
from 34.0% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.6%
+3.0 ptssince 2000
from 10.6% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.466
+4%since 2010
from 0.446 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Retail trade19.1%
US avg: 9.9%
Information10.4%
US avg: 10.8%
Other services6.6%
US avg: 6.7%
Wholesale trade5.4%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.3%
US avg: 5.9%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical4.6%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing1.9%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.4%
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
$250,817
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $128,855 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,219
+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $596 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
71.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2000
from 72.6% in 2000
28.9% rent
Vacancy rate
8.1%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 11.2% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.45 people
−6%since 2009
from 2.62 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.0%
−11.5 ptssince 2009
from 32.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
46.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.2
+5%since 2009
from 3.0 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
46
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic69.9%(3,110,679)
Black22.7%(1,010,292)
Hispanic / Latino2.9%(126,918)
Asian2.3%(102,656)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic63.5%(2,778,846)
Black21.2%(927,559)
Hispanic / Latino5.3%(230,103)
Asian5.1%(221,429)
Other5%(218,891)
Diversity Score
63
+21%since 2009
from 52 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
52
−8%since 2020
from 57 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican3.4%(149,325)
Puerto Rican0.6%(25,313)
South American0.3%(13,205)
Central American0.3%(12,389)
Cuban0.1%(5,426)
Colombian0.1%(4,284)
Dominican0.1%(4,230)
Spaniard0.1%(4,098)
Honduran0.1%(3,605)
Salvadoran0.1%(3,432)
Venezuelan0.1%(3,411)
Guatemalan0.1%(3,130)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Ecuadorian0%(1,555)
Argentine0%(1,530)
Peruvian0%(1,276)
Nicaraguan0%(1,001)
Panamanian0%(753)
Chilean0%(574)
Bolivian0%(267)
Paraguayan0%(131)
Uruguayan0%(86)
Asian origin
Asian Indian2.3%(99,271)
Chinese0.6%(28,032)
Filipino0.4%(18,003)
Bangladeshi0.4%(16,276)
Korean0.3%(13,761)
Pakistani0.3%(11,259)
Japanese0.2%(8,410)
Vietnamese0.2%(8,404)
Hmong0.2%(6,397)
Taiwanese0%(1,257)
Thai0%(1,221)
Laotian0%(989)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Nepalese0%(854)
Sri Lankan0%(560)
Cambodian0%(497)
Kazakh0%(342)
Indonesian0%(244)
Burmese0%(151)
Uzbek0%(78)
Malaysian0%(62)
Mongolian0%(26)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(687)
Samoan0%(590)
Guamanian0%(34)
Tongan0%(10)
Fijian0%(3)
Ancestry
German14.1%(615,350)
Irish9.1%(398,909)
Polish8.6%(374,926)
English8.1%(355,778)
Italian5.8%(253,319)
Arab4.2%(183,673)
American4.1%(178,427)
French2.7%(117,003)
Scottish2%(89,215)
Lebanese1.4%(63,034)
French Canadian1.1%(48,269)
Subsaharan African1.1%(47,921)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1%(41,690)
Hungarian0.9%(38,634)
Iraqi0.8%(36,803)
Swedish0.7%(29,366)
Russian0.6%(28,360)
Scotch-Irish0.6%(26,286)
Ukrainian0.6%(25,070)
Greek0.6%(24,887)
Finnish0.5%(23,615)
Belgian0.5%(22,078)
Norwegian0.5%(20,966)
Romanian0.4%(17,932)
Canadian0.4%(16,705)
Welsh0.4%(15,600)
Lithuanian0.3%(12,364)
British0.3%(11,355)
Czech0.3%(11,201)
Syrian0.3%(11,047)
Macedonian0.2%(10,805)
Slovak0.2%(10,417)
West Indian0.2%(9,729)
Armenian0.2%(9,057)
Austrian0.2%(8,411)
Danish0.2%(8,288)
Nigerian0.2%(7,662)
Croatian0.2%(6,695)
Serbian0.1%(6,046)
Jamaican0.1%(5,699)
Palestinian0.1%(4,951)
Swiss0.1%(4,646)
Jordanian0.1%(3,986)
Egyptian0.1%(3,689)
Brazilian0.1%(3,217)
Portuguese0.1%(3,078)
Iranian0.1%(3,010)
Slovene0%(2,004)
Bulgarian0%(1,892)
Haitian0%(1,723)
Turkish0%(1,495)
Moroccan0%(1,448)
Australian0%(1,423)
Israeli0%(1,239)
Ethiopian0%(1,143)
Ghanaian0%(1,065)
Latvian0%(1,000)
Kenyan0%(403)
Barbadian0%(213)
Guyanese0%(180)
Somali0%(65)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
34.6%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 23.0% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
91.2%
+9.0 ptssince 2000
from 82.2% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
13.8%
+5.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.6% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.0 min
+46%since 2000
from 17.8 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
73.2%
−11.1 ptssince 2009
from 84.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
7.5%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.0%
−0.7 ptssince 2009
from 1.7% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
15.5%
+12.7 ptssince 2009
from 2.9% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.3%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 1.5% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
7.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 8.3% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.5%
−7.2 ptssince 2011
from 13.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
62.5%
−1.0 ptssince 2011
from 63.4% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
73.0%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 72.1% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
10.2%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 10.6% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
42.6%
+8.2 ptssince 2009
from 34.4% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
49.0%
+0.2 ptssince 2009
from 48.8% in 2009
Female
51.0%
−0.2 ptssince 2009
from 51.2% in 2009
Foreign born
10.7%
+2.1 ptssince 2009
from 8.6% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
4.9%
−4.1 ptssince 2009
from 9.0% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.1%
+0.6 ptssince 2012
from 13.5% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
4.8%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 12.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
91.9%
+14.6 ptssince 2017
from 77.3% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
95.6%
+3.8 ptssince 2020
from 91.8% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
90.0%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 88.2% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
85.2%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 87.2% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
3.1%
+0.3 ptssince 2016
from 2.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39%(681,244)
Married48.6%(849,624)
Widowed2.8%(49,385)
Divorced9.6%(167,148)
Women 15+
Never married33.4%(619,019)
Married45.4%(840,822)
Widowed8.9%(164,461)
Divorced12.3%(227,863)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
4.8%
−7.5 ptssince 2013
from 12.2% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
59.6%
−1.1 ptssince 2020
from 60.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
12.3%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 12.8% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.4%
+0.9 ptssince 2020
from 18.5% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
24.7%
+1.6 ptssince 2020
from 23.1% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
1.5%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 1.6% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.4%
−1.7 ptssince 2020
from 71.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
40.5%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 38.4% 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)17%(28,764)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.5%(31,318)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.3%(61,528)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(9,079)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(2,338)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 169,530 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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In this metro

Largest cities

DetroitCENTRAL649,095WarrenCENTRAL137,138Sterling Heights133,931DearbornCENTRAL105,611LivoniaCENTRAL92,603TroyCENTRAL88,733Farmington HillsCENTRAL83,291Westland82,333Rochester Hills77,539SouthfieldCENTRAL76,111NoviCENTRAL67,319PontiacCENTRAL62,077Taylor61,279Dearborn Heights60,664St. Clair Shores57,872Royal Oak57,583Roseville46,863Lincoln Park38,529Eastpointe33,814Oak Park29,072Southgate28,931Madison Heights28,297Port Huron28,273Allen Park27,445Hamtramck27,261Garden City26,280Auburn Hills25,925Inkster24,959Romulus24,547Wyandotte24,072

The 30 most populous of 116 cities and towns in this metro. CENTRAL marks the metro's principal cities.

What's inside

6 component counties

Wayne CountyCENTRAL1,769,038Oakland CountyCENTRAL1,288,337Macomb CountyCENTRAL886,221Livingston County197,315St. Clair County160,486Lapeer County89,516
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has about 4,376,828 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

The typical household in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns about $77,535 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI expensive?

In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, the median home is worth about $250,817, and the typical rent is about $1,219 a month.

How educated are people in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

About 34.6% of adults age 25 and over in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI?

About 13.6% of people in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI live below the federal poverty line.

Has Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI grown since 1990?

Yes, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has grown since 1990. The population has added about 128,129 residents, a change of about 3 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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