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Wayne County, MI


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Designated Market Area: Detroit, MI
USDA County Type (2015): Low Employment
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Big Cities

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2022 population: 1,757,043   ( 63,541 from 2010 , 36,506 from 2020)
Land area: 611.8 square miles
Population density: 2871.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:860,634 48.98% 4.6%
Black:664,32537.81% 9.3%
Indian:5,7740.33% 2.5%
Asian:63,9273.64% 39.3%
2+ races:46,2452.63% 27.0%
Hispanic:116,1386.61% 21.9%
Total non-White:896,40951.02% 2.4%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:49,001 13.7
Deaths:52,30114.6
Net Migration: -39,372-11.0
Net Immigration: 5,7061.6
Change in White population:-41,546 -2.3
Change in Non-White pop.:-21,995 -1.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
1,820,584
902,18049.55%
732,80140.25%
5,6350.31%
45,8942.52%
36,4272.00%
95,2605.23%
918,40450.45%

2000
2,061,162
1,028,98449.92%
864,62741.95%
6,5820.32%
35,2351.71%
45,3362.20%
77,2073.75%
1,032,17850.08%

1990
2,111,687
1,187,46856.23%
845,97440.06%
7,6090.36%
22,5131.07%
n/a
48,1232.28%
924,21943.77%

1980
2,337,891
1,443,38361.74%
823,87135.24%
6,7440.29%
16,6090.71%
n/a
45,0811.93%
894,50838.26%

1970
2,666,751
1,898,64871.20%
709,91126.62%
4,3510.16%
7,1700.27%
n/a
41,1951.54%
768,103 28.80%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
260,776 12.7
177,7688.6
-313,284-15.2
45,7082.2
-126,804 -6.2
-113,774 -5.5
1990's
NumberRate
342,116 16.2
210,73510.0
-280,446-13.3
40,3741.9
-158,484 -7.5
107,959 5.1
1980's
NumberRate
348,017 14.9
224,582 9.6
-328,708 -14.1
n/a
-255,915 -10.9
29,711 1.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
-546,060 -20.5
n/a
-455,265 -17.1
126,405 4.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Wayne County, MI
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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
37.7
420,181 23.9%
1,336,862 76.1%
281,455 16.0%
688,461
2.56
411,619 59.8%
250,511 60.9%
60,363 14.7%
276,842 40.2%

2010
NumberPercent
37.3
461,795 25.4%
1,358,789 74.6%
230,703 12.7%
702,749
2.56
450,651 64.1%
262,559 58.3%
75,909 16.8%
252,098 35.9%

2000
NumberPercent
34.1
577,032 28.0%
1,484,130 72.0%
249,881 12.1%
768,626
2.64
514,979 67.0%
320,652 62.3%
88,977 17.3%
253,647 33.0%

1990
NumberPercent
32.4
570,987 27.0%
1,540,700 73.0%
263,997 12.5%
780,493
2.67
542,517 69.5%
347,692 64.1%
97,004 17.9%
237,976 30.5%

1980
NumberPercent
29.8
685,736 29.3%
1,652,155 70.7%
244,360 10.5%
824,872
2.80
595,327 72.2%
432,653 72.7%
87,695 14.7%
229,545 27.8%

2022 Housing Data for Wayne County, MI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units792,169 
Median Value$158,600 
Occupied688,46186.9%
Vacant103,70813.1%
Owned440,70164.0%
Rented247,76036.0%
Median Rent$1,043 
Single-Family Units599,61275.7%
    Detached553,38669.9%
    Attached46,2265.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units124,78815.8%
Mobile Homes14,3361.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wayne County, MI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00054,7498.0%
$10,000 to $14,99941,8076.1%
$15,000 to $19,99930,6054.4%
$20,000 to $24,99931,4774.6%
$25,000 to $29,99930,4484.4%
$30,000 to $34,99930,1454.4%
$35,000 to $39,99930,7664.5%
$40,000 to $44,99930,2964.4%
$45,000 to $49,99928,1464.1%
$50,000 to $59,99949,7447.2%
$60,000 to $74,99963,2249.2%
$75,000 to $99,99981,29311.8%
$100,000 to $124,99956,2688.2%
$125,000 to $149,99939,7325.8%
$150,000 to $199,99943,5966.3%
$200,000 or more46,1656.7%
Median Household Income57,223 
Per Capita Income32,643 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI59,0778.6%
Public Assistance23,6773.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps157,89622.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed674,54063.8%
Unemployed68,4366.5%
In Armed Forces2800.0%
Total Labor Force743,25670.3%
Not in Labor Force313,25729.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 36.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector302,964258,66353.9%
Non-Profit21,46245,55232.0%
Self-Employed34,84018,23065.6%
Local Government15,65826,10237.5%
State Government7,63114,30334.8%
Federal Government6,8077,74446.8%
Total Private + Self337,804276,89355.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.51,55893,70135.5%
Total389,362370,59451.2%
Pct. Govt.10.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts106,02213.9%
Sales and Office Occupations153,59720.2%
Professional, Technical166,78121.9%
Service Occupations139,83618.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1,0840.1%
All others194,71925.6%
White Collar 56.0%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing135,91217.9%
Health care and social assistance117,45915.4%
Retail trade79,39010.4%
Accommodation and food services57,5227.6%
Educational services55,5387.3%
Transportation and warehousing46,5836.1%
Professional, scientific, technical43,9075.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.36,5294.8%
Finance and insurance34,7104.6%
Construction33,6714.4%
Other services31,9794.2%
Public administration25,7973.4%
Wholesale trade16,8982.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation14,3361.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing11,4981.5%
Information9,6291.3%
Utilities6,1620.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,6180.2%
Management1,2130.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction6040.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wayne County, MI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican79,1254.44%
Puerto Rican12,9230.73%
Cuban2,4720.14%
Dominican2,3430.13%
Total Central American5,5060.31%
Costa Rican890.00%
Guatemalan1,4860.08%
Honduran2,1230.12%
Nicaraguan1310.01%
Panamanian3730.02%
Salvadoran1,3040.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3,4240.19%
Argentinean3290.02%
Bolivian40.00%
Chilean1340.01%
Colombian1,1050.06%
Ecuadorian5480.03%
Paraguayan150.00%
Peruvian5010.03%
Uruguayan890.00%
Venezuelan6840.04%
Other South American150.00%
Other Hispanic6,9060.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian24,9561.40%
Bangladeshi8,3640.47%
Chinese6,6300.37%
Filipino4,5130.25%
Korean2,5090.14%
Vietnamese2,3250.13%
Japanese1,3760.08%
Hmong3960.02%
Cambodian2590.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English1,412,22184.7%
Arabic101,3196.1%
Spanish67,9864.1%
Other Indo-European42,8802.6%
Other Asian9,5680.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic8,3260.5%
Other5,8910.4%
Chinese5,6480.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun4,3060.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German161,2289.0%
Irish119,6196.7%
Polish117,9206.6%
English92,3315.2%
American75,7494.3%
Italian66,1643.7%
Lebanese42,2992.4%
French38,4222.2%
Other Arab27,2001.5%
Scottish25,8381.5%
European24,2921.4%
Arab21,9631.2%
African21,8191.2%
Hungarian18,8411.1%
French Canadian16,9751.0%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,713,67096.2%
Not a citizen67,9713.8%
Native1,613,39290.6%
Foreign-born168,2499.4%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wayne County, MI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
47,044 3.9%100,244 8.3%356,264 29.6%382,436 31.7%192,328 16.0%127,074 10.5%
  Average years of education: 13.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 47,044 3.9%
9-12 Years 100,244 8.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 356,264 29.6%
Some College 382,436 31.7%
Bach. Degree 192,328 16.0%
Grad Degree 127,074 10.5%
Average years of education: 13.2

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


Historical Labor Force Data for Wayne County, MI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 943,308 856,525 86,783 9.2% 7.7%
1991 940,119 835,559 104,560 11.1% 9.3%
1992 953,580 849,423 104,157 10.9% 9.1%
1993 942,084 863,995 78,089 8.3% 7.3%
1994 935,256 873,969 61,287 6.6% 6.1%
1995 939,434 884,091 55,343 5.9% 5.3%
1996 953,691 898,622 55,069 5.8% 4.9%
1997 951,091 901,922 49,169 5.2% 4.3%
1998 956,818 909,377 47,441 5.0% 4.0%
1999 970,540 925,292 45,248 4.7% 3.8%
2000 956,145 918,242 37,903 4.0% 3.6%
2001 942,915 888,695 54,220 5.8% 5.2%
2002 922,824 857,261 65,563 7.1% 6.2%
2003 920,140 840,831 79,309 8.6% 7.1%
2004 914,293 835,385 78,908 8.6% 7.0%
2005 903,631 827,954 75,677 8.4% 6.8%
2006 895,246 821,043 74,203 8.3% 7.0%
2007 878,104 804,318 73,786 8.4% 7.1%
2008 863,168 779,638 83,530 9.7% 8.2%
2009 858,770 726,528 132,242 15.4% 13.1%
2010 795,744 676,615 119,129 15.0% 12.2%
2011 770,687 674,201 96,486 12.5% 10.0%
2012 773,587 683,411 90,176 11.7% 9.0%
2013 778,327 689,531 88,796 11.4% 8.7%
2014 767,640 694,103 73,537 9.6% 7.2%
2015 756,308 704,576 51,732 6.8% 5.4%
2016 778,939 730,549 48,390 6.2% 5.0%
2017 791,929 748,541 43,388 5.5% 4.6%
2018 799,564 757,752 41,812 5.2% 4.2%
2019 809,861 767,852 42,009 5.2% 4.1%
2020 796,974 686,888 110,086 13.8% 9.9%
2021 795,757 733,422 62,335 7.8% 5.8%
2022 789,916 753,274 36,642 4.6% 4.2%
2023 813,992 778,572 35,420 4.4% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com