2024 population: 4,400,578 ( 8,190 from 2020)
Land area: 3892.2 square miles
Population density: 1130.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	2,816,726	64.01%	2.0%
Black:	960,001	21.82%	1.6%
Indian:	13,023	0.30%	1.1%
Asian:	256,816	5.84%	21.7%
2+ races:	111,270	2.53%	11.5%
Hispanic:	242,742	5.52%	10.4%

Total non-White:	1,583,852	35.99%	4.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	195,158	11.1
Deaths:	200,771	11.4
Net Migration:	-86,518	-4.9
Net Immigration:	98,471	5.6

Change in White population:	-56,661	-1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	64,851	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
4,392,388
2,873,387	65.42%
975,413	22.21%
12,878	0.29%
211,057	4.81%
99,807	2.27%
219,846	5.01%
1,519,001	34.58%

2010
4,296,250
2,916,144	67.88%
972,689	22.64%
12,501	0.29%
141,351	3.29%
80,645	1.88%
168,065	3.91%
1,380,106	32.12%

2000
4,452,557
3,110,679	69.86%
1,010,292	22.69%
13,368	0.30%
103,541	2.33%
82,001	1.84%
126,918	2.85%
1,341,878	30.14%

1990
4,248,699
3,160,531	74.39%
936,866	22.05%
16,790	0.40%
57,151	1.35%
n/a
77,361	1.82%
1,088,168	25.61%

1980
4,353,413
3,349,546	76.94%
883,401	20.29%
12,400	0.28%
35,200	0.81%
n/a
69,699	1.60%
1,003,867	23.06%

1970
4,431,390
3,598,266	81.20%
750,496	16.94%
5,977	0.13%
10,519	0.24%
n/a
58,872	1.33%
833,124	18.80%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
462,696	10.8
377,943	8.8
-172,225	-4.0
110,907	2.6

-42,757	-1.0
138,895	3.2

Number	Rate
2000's
539,008	12.1
359,037	8.1
-366,790	-8.2
96,955	2.2

-194,535	-4.4
38,228	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
652,507	15.4
386,966	9.1
-244,652	-5.8
84,301	2.0

-49,852	-1.2
253,710	6.0

Number	Rate
1980's
634,922	14.6
376,819	8.7
-334,648	-7.7
n/a

-189,015	-4.3
84,301	1.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-466,487	-10.5
n/a

-248,720	-5.6
170,743	3.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro 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
Number	Percent
40.0
954,239	21.7%
3,446,339	78.3%
741,061	16.8%

1,742,543
2.49

1,089,220	62.5%
770,784	70.8%
112,461	10.3%
653,323	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
39.0
1,043,759	24.3%
3,252,491	75.7%
567,101	13.2%

1,682,111
2.53

1,110,454	66.0%
768,570	69.2%
134,714	12.1%
571,657	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
1,180,351	26.5%
3,272,206	73.5%
533,581	12.0%

1,697,816
2.59

1,156,484	68.1%
844,509	73.0%
134,315	11.6%
541,332	31.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.0
1,107,311	26.1%
3,141,388	73.9%
504,039	11.9%

1,573,132
2.67

1,124,578	71.5%
833,455	74.1%
134,675	12.0%
448,554	28.5%

1980
Number	Percent
29.7
1,286,614	29.6%
3,066,799	70.4%
414,199	9.5%

1,510,709
2.85

1,131,187	74.9%
894,410	79.1%
123,377	10.9%
379,522	25.1%

2022 Housing Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	93,772	5.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	72,281	4.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	58,353	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	64,864	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	66,026	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	66,223	3.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	67,425	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	65,106	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	65,610	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	118,603	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	157,875	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	224,093	12.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	169,148	9.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	124,316	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	153,186	8.8%
$200,000 or more	175,662	10.1%

Median Household Income	73,662
Per Capita Income	40,741

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	108,006	6.2%
Public Assistance	49,178	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	263,303	15.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,855,850	69.7%
Unemployed	132,546	5.0%
In Armed Forces	1,550	0.1%

Total Labor Force	1,989,946	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	670,837	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	848,501	676,175	55.7%
Non-Profit	54,729	118,022	31.7%
Self-Employed	108,342	59,763	64.4%

Local Government	41,562	71,257	36.8%
State Government	17,553	31,343	35.9%
Federal Government	19,747	17,342	53.2%

Total Private + Self	956,843	735,938	56.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	133,591	237,964	36.0%
Total	1,090,434	973,902	52.8%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	347,791	16.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	419,469	20.3%
Professional, Technical	512,917	24.8%
Service Occupations	328,152	15.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3,431	0.2%
All others	459,040	22.2%

White Collar		61.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	401,741	19.4%
Health care and social assistance	300,541	14.5%
Retail trade	216,623	10.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	153,794	7.4%
Educational services	145,227	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	139,927	6.8%
Construction	109,885	5.3%
Finance and insurance	102,907	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	89,996	4.4%
Other services	87,817	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	83,963	4.1%
Public administration	66,755	3.2%
Wholesale trade	45,055	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	37,461	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33,845	1.6%
Information	26,510	1.3%
Utilities	14,184	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,609	0.3%
Management	3,465	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,064	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	141,140	3.23%
Puerto Rican	24,581	0.56%
Cuban	5,106	0.12%
Dominican	3,502	0.08%

Total Central American	10,213	0.23%
Costa Rican	450	0.01%
Guatemalan	2,301	0.05%
Honduran	3,087	0.07%
Nicaraguan	636	0.01%
Panamanian	865	0.02%
Salvadoran	2,820	0.06%
Other Central American	54	0.00%

Total South American	9,529	0.22%
Argentinean	1,701	0.04%
Bolivian	126	0.00%
Chilean	453	0.01%
Colombian	3,064	0.07%
Ecuadorian	1,121	0.03%
Paraguayan	53	0.00%
Peruvian	1,457	0.03%
Uruguayan	106	0.00%
Venezuelan	1,389	0.03%
Other South American	59	0.00%

Other Hispanic	17,193	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	90,572	2.07%
Chinese	28,119	0.64%
Filipino	15,805	0.36%
Bangladeshi	14,041	0.32%
Korean	12,894	0.29%
Japanese	8,917	0.20%
Vietnamese	7,933	0.18%
Hmong	6,336	0.14%
Thai	1,103	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,545,664	85.9%
Arabic	142,753	3.5%
Other Indo-European	123,310	3.0%
Spanish	117,744	2.9%
Other Asian	44,463	1.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	40,632	1.0%
Other	39,736	1.0%
Chinese	24,104	0.6%
German, other Germanic	12,812	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	624,100	14.3%
Irish	400,950	9.2%
Polish	400,188	9.1%
English	334,555	7.6%
Italian	259,964	5.9%
American	177,374	4.1%
French	128,942	2.9%
Scottish	86,433	2.0%
European	66,220	1.5%
Lebanese	59,043	1.3%
French Canadian	57,637	1.3%
Dutch	43,511	1.0%
Hungarian	41,084	0.9%
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac	40,761	0.9%
Other Arab	35,838	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,197,436	95.9%
Not a citizen	178,168	4.1%

Native	3,930,934	89.8%
Foreign-born	444,670	10.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
89,764	2.9%	183,403	6.0%	797,947	26.1%	957,984	31.4%	611,323	20.0%	412,200	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	89,764	2.9%
9-12 Years	183,403	6.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	797,947	26.1%
Some College	957,984	31.4%
Bach. Degree	611,323	20.0%
Grad Degree	412,200	13.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	4,222,672	3,887,784	334,888	7.9%
1991	4,230,412	3,816,800	413,612	9.8%
1992	4,318,128	3,908,016	410,112	9.5%
1993	4,308,818	3,996,106	312,712	7.3%
1994	4,311,126	4,067,030	244,096	5.7%
1995	4,353,860	4,139,472	214,388	4.9%
1996	4,442,566	4,231,130	211,436	4.8%
1997	4,467,880	4,279,364	188,516	4.2%
1998	4,528,114	4,345,386	182,728	4.0%
1999	4,628,842	4,452,118	176,724	3.8%

2000	4,590,502	4,435,332	155,170	3.4%
2001	4,510,500	4,282,188	228,312	5.1%
2002	4,441,540	4,165,840	275,700	6.2%
2003	4,428,624	4,109,146	319,478	7.2%
2004	4,409,380	4,091,716	317,664	7.2%
2005	4,382,872	4,074,158	308,714	7.0%
2006	4,344,506	4,034,208	310,298	7.1%
2007	4,279,312	3,966,832	312,480	7.3%
2008	4,201,256	3,842,596	358,660	8.5%
2009	4,168,654	3,571,142	597,512	14.3%

2010	4,083,634	3,535,800	547,834	13.4%
2011	3,985,078	3,547,564	437,514	11.0%
2012	4,021,992	3,618,710	403,282	10.0%
2013	4,080,106	3,685,632	394,474	9.7%
2014	4,053,480	3,725,324	328,156	8.1%
2015	4,030,826	3,796,504	234,322	5.8%
2016	4,164,116	3,946,364	217,752	5.2%
2017	4,236,782	4,046,150	190,632	4.5%
2018	4,282,654	4,098,720	183,934	4.3%
2019	4,335,152	4,144,878	190,274	4.4%

2020	4,197,718	3,706,772	490,946	11.7%
2021	4,225,800	3,966,198	259,602	6.1%
2022	4,222,668	4,062,062	160,606	3.8%
2023	4,365,126	4,207,080	158,046	3.6%
2024	4,358,804	4,162,002	196,802	4.5%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,905,259
Median Value	$220,784

Occupied	1,742,543	91.5%
Vacant	162,716	8.5%

Owned	1,229,518	70.6%
Rented	513,025	29.4%
Median Rent	$1,119

Single-Family Units	1,458,215	76.5%
Detached	1,334,839	70.1%
Attached	123,376	6.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	291,882	15.3%
Mobile Homes	54,602	2.9%

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area