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Detroit, MI Market Area


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2024 population: 4,930,498   ( 11,042 from 2020)
Land area: 5147.6 square miles
Population density: 957.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:3,208,649 65.08% 1.9%
Black:1,008,63520.46% 1.5%
Indian:14,5010.29% 1.0%
Asian:298,3876.05% 21.1%
2+ races:127,4662.59% 10.8%
Hispanic:272,8605.53% 10.6%
Total non-White:1,721,84934.92% 4.5%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:214,924 10.9
Deaths:219,35211.1
Net Migration: -100,631-5.1
Net Immigration: 114,7545.8
Change in White population:-63,807 -1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:74,849 1.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
4,919,456
3,272,45666.52%
1,024,39020.82%
14,3510.29%
246,4785.01%
115,0462.34%
246,7355.02%
1,647,00033.48%

2010
4,793,062
3,305,42868.96%
1,018,98521.26%
13,8740.29%
169,3353.53%
93,0691.94%
186,5923.89%
1,487,63431.04%

2000
4,921,397
3,493,10370.98%
1,052,30421.38%
14,7610.30%
124,6032.53%
91,0351.85%
138,8672.82%
1,428,29429.02%

1990
4,665,236
3,522,62075.51%
970,19320.80%
18,0630.39%
69,4451.49%
n/a
84,9151.82%
1,142,61624.49%

1980
4,752,820
3,705,70677.97%
913,63819.22%
13,5240.28%
41,3260.87%
n/a
75,0561.58%
1,047,11422.03%

1970
4,783,972
3,923,88382.02%
770,17716.10%
6,3320.13%
12,5500.26%
n/a
63,0341.32%
860,089 17.98%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
510,715 10.7
411,5908.6
-183,971-3.8
129,3942.7
-32,972 -0.7
159,366 3.3
2000's
NumberRate
593,770 12.1
387,7317.9
-375,863-7.6
114,3012.3
-187,675 -3.8
59,340 1.2
1990's
NumberRate
710,437 15.2
414,0958.9
-241,803-5.2
93,1502.0
-29,517 -0.6
285,678 6.1
1980's
NumberRate
692,878 14.6
400,916 8.4
-350,225 -7.4
n/a
-183,086 -3.9
95,502 2.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-460,455 -9.6
n/a
-218,177 -4.6
187,025 3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Detroit, MI Market Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.7
1,063,042 21.6%
3,867,456 78.4%
834,034 16.9%
1,970,783
2.47
1,225,287 62.2%
877,480 71.6%
122,679 10.0%
745,496 37.8%

2010
NumberPercent
38.6
1,152,389 24.0%
3,640,673 76.0%
622,444 13.0%
1,877,534
2.52
1,231,177 65.6%
861,779 70.0%
146,050 11.9%
646,357 34.4%

2000
NumberPercent
35.2
1,291,065 26.2%
3,630,332 73.8%
575,744 11.7%
1,877,131
2.58
1,270,906 67.7%
936,707 73.7%
144,262 11.4%
606,225 32.3%

1990
NumberPercent
32.8
1,206,490 25.9%
3,458,746 74.1%
539,102 11.6%
1,724,767
2.66
1,225,500 71.1%
916,337 74.8%
142,848 11.7%
499,267 28.9%

1980
NumberPercent
29.5
1,395,519 29.4%
3,357,301 70.6%
442,168 9.3%
1,647,276
2.84
1,226,637 74.5%
974,795 79.5%
131,710 10.7%
420,639 25.5%

2022 Housing Data for Detroit, MI Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units2,150,087 
Median Value$227,931 
Occupied1,970,78391.7%
Vacant179,3048.3%
Owned1,384,62870.3%
Rented586,15529.7%
Median Rent$1,127 
Single-Family Units1,629,24975.8%
    Detached1,493,84869.5%
    Attached135,4016.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units339,13715.8%
Mobile Homes67,8073.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Detroit, MI Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,000105,8395.4%
$10,000 to $14,99980,1514.1%
$15,000 to $19,99965,3873.3%
$20,000 to $24,99972,3363.7%
$25,000 to $29,99973,2223.7%
$30,000 to $34,99974,8383.8%
$35,000 to $39,99975,9093.9%
$40,000 to $44,99972,8943.7%
$45,000 to $49,99973,0563.7%
$50,000 to $59,999134,5546.8%
$60,000 to $74,999178,4449.1%
$75,000 to $99,999253,25112.9%
$100,000 to $124,999192,5219.8%
$125,000 to $149,999139,9737.1%
$150,000 to $199,999175,1218.9%
$200,000 or more203,28710.3%
Median Household Income74,269 
Per Capita Income41,225 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.92 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI117,2666.0%
Public Assistance54,1752.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps285,46614.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed2,103,99569.7%
Unemployed145,9634.8%
In Armed Forces1,8200.1%
Total Labor Force2,251,77874.6%
Not in Labor Force768,06825.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.3%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector947,701749,90755.8%
Non-Profit67,166140,23132.4%
Self-Employed122,96768,51964.2%
Local Government47,48080,30737.2%
State Government29,58646,05739.1%
Federal Government21,84319,22153.2%
Total Private + Self1,070,668818,42656.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.166,075285,81636.8%
Total1,236,7431,104,24252.8%
Pct. Govt.10.4%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts391,39616.7%
Sales and Office Occupations465,43919.9%
Professional, Technical605,20425.8%
Service Occupations369,70315.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,6490.2%
All others512,69021.9%
White Collar 62.4%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing443,55718.9%
Health care and social assistance343,40114.6%
Retail trade240,29210.2%
Educational services193,3248.2%
Professional, scientific, technical176,0267.5%
Accommodation and food services159,2436.8%
Construction122,7775.2%
Finance and insurance110,2224.7%
Other services99,3464.2%
Transportation and warehousing98,9384.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.92,3013.9%
Public administration73,9263.2%
Wholesale trade49,3242.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation42,4371.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing37,4661.6%
Information30,4361.3%
Utilities16,7810.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting9,3710.4%
Management3,8830.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1,3810.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Detroit, MI Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican156,8203.17%
Puerto Rican27,3220.55%
Cuban6,0040.12%
Dominican3,6130.07%
Total Central American12,7860.26%
Costa Rican6510.01%
Guatemalan3,0220.06%
Honduran3,9180.08%
Nicaraguan8800.02%
Panamanian1,0560.02%
Salvadoran3,2050.06%
Other Central American540.00%
Total South American12,0820.24%
Argentinean1,7500.04%
Bolivian2360.00%
Chilean8170.02%
Colombian3,7350.08%
Ecuadorian1,3020.03%
Paraguayan1140.00%
Peruvian1,9330.04%
Uruguayan1850.00%
Venezuelan1,7740.04%
Other South American2360.00%
Other Hispanic19,3320.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian99,5942.02%
Chinese40,1960.81%
Filipino17,1930.35%
Korean17,1210.35%
Bangladeshi14,1910.29%
Japanese10,3290.21%
Vietnamese9,0670.18%
Hmong6,4210.13%
Taiwanese2,2040.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English4,024,12786.2%
Arabic148,1163.2%
Other Indo-European133,4112.9%
Spanish131,2352.8%
Other Asian49,5231.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic43,2720.9%
Other42,3560.9%
Chinese34,8490.7%
German, other Germanic16,2850.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German740,74915.0%
Irish461,4769.3%
Polish442,4959.0%
English397,7638.0%
Italian286,4725.8%
American208,5414.2%
French151,5803.1%
Scottish100,6102.0%
European78,0441.6%
French Canadian64,6811.3%
Lebanese60,6641.2%
Dutch54,0501.1%
Hungarian48,1591.0%
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac40,9250.8%
Russian37,9340.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen4,738,98895.9%
Not a citizen202,4294.1%
Native4,446,60290.0%
Foreign-born494,81510.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Detroit, MI Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
95,889 2.8%199,027 5.8%880,879 25.7%1,062,842 31.0%693,169 20.2%494,221 14.4%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 95,889 2.8%
9-12 Years 199,027 5.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 880,879 25.7%
Some College 1,062,842 31.0%
Bach. Degree 693,169 20.2%
Grad Degree 494,221 14.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Detroit, MI Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 2,356,830 2,174,497 182,333 7.7%
1991 2,356,928 2,131,888 225,040 9.5%
1992 2,404,404 2,182,711 221,693 9.2%
1993 2,402,212 2,231,690 170,522 7.1%
1994 2,406,272 2,272,797 133,475 5.5%
1995 2,428,281 2,311,355 116,926 4.8%
1996 2,474,877 2,361,371 113,506 4.6%
1997 2,493,929 2,392,427 101,502 4.1%
1998 2,529,257 2,431,593 97,664 3.9%
1999 2,584,636 2,489,984 94,652 3.7%
2000 2,579,709 2,494,065 85,644 3.3%
2001 2,547,217 2,422,134 125,083 4.9%
2002 2,504,637 2,354,387 150,250 6.0%
2003 2,497,686 2,323,769 173,917 7.0%
2004 2,491,468 2,318,113 173,355 7.0%
2005 2,481,841 2,312,430 169,411 6.8%
2006 2,463,392 2,291,834 171,558 7.0%
2007 2,426,899 2,254,174 172,725 7.1%
2008 2,383,763 2,184,960 198,803 8.3%
2009 2,363,771 2,035,435 328,336 13.9%
2010 2,317,836 2,018,158 299,678 12.9%
2011 2,266,140 2,026,620 239,520 10.6%
2012 2,286,644 2,066,644 220,000 9.6%
2013 2,318,666 2,103,309 215,357 9.3%
2014 2,310,256 2,130,696 179,560 7.8%
2015 2,300,900 2,171,790 129,110 5.6%
2016 2,370,142 2,249,619 120,523 5.1%
2017 2,408,071 2,301,250 106,821 4.4%
2018 2,433,004 2,330,831 102,173 4.2%
2019 2,461,963 2,357,479 104,484 4.2%
2020 2,386,456 2,120,085 266,371 11.2%
2021 2,392,794 2,249,305 143,489 6.0%
2022 2,399,527 2,307,560 91,967 3.8%
2023 2,480,874 2,391,027 89,847 3.6%
2024 2,487,000 2,375,383 111,617 4.5%
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