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Detroit, MI has a population of 672,829 people with a median age of 34 and a median household income of $28,099. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Detroit, MI declined from 677,124 to 672,829, a 0.63% decrease and its median household income grew from $25,980 to $28,099, a 8.16% increase.
The population of Detroit, MI is 78.7% Black, 10.2% White, and 7.03% Hispanic. 10.9% of the people in Detroit, MI speak a non-English language, and 96.6% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Detroit, MI are Wayne State University, with 6,299 graduates, Wayne County Community College District, with 2,771 graduates, and University of Detroit Mercy, with 1,620 graduates.
The median property value in Detroit, MI is $43,500, and the homeownership rate is 46%. Most people in Detroit, MI commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Detroit, MI is 1 car per household.
Detroit, MI is a census place located in Wayne County, MI. It borders Dearborn, MI; Dearborn Heights, MI; Eastpointe, MI; Ecorse, MI; Ferndale, MI; Grosse Pointe, MI; Grosse Pointe Farms, MI; Grosse Pointe Park, MI; Grosse Pointe Woods, MI; Hamtramck, MI; Harper Woods, MI; Hazel Park, MI; Highland Park, MI; Lincoln Park, MI; Melvindale, MI; Oak Park, MI; River Rouge, MI; Southfield, MI; Warren, MI& 14 more.
The economy of Detroit, MI employs 239,033 people. The economy of Detroit, MI is specialized in Manufacturing; Admin., Support, Waste Management Services; and Utilities, which employ respectively 1.84; 1.55; and 1.45 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Detroit, MI are Healthcare & Social Assistance (42,345), Manufacturing (35,962), and Accommodation & Food Service (23,418), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($53,125), Utilities ($45,226), and Finance & Insurance ($35,989).
Median household income in Detroit, MI is $28,099. Males in Detroit, MI have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $46,636. The income inequality of Detroit, MI (measured using the Gini index) is 0.485 which is approximately the same as the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Detroit, MI. In Wayne County, MI the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 66 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $11,472. Wayne County, MI has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Michigan.
Detroit, MI is home to a population of 672,829 people, from which 96.6% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Detroit, MI is composed of 529,245 Black residents (78.7%), 68,940 White residents (10.2%), 47,283 Hispanic residents (7.03%), 12,155 Asian residents (1.81%), and 9,833 Two+ residents (1.46%). The most common foreign languages in Detroit, MI are Spanish (42,435 speakers), Arabic (8,678 speakers), and Other Indic (4,299 speakers), but compared to other places, Detroit, MI has a relative high number of Arabic (8,678 speakers), Other Indic (4,299 speakers), and Polish (1,160 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Detroit, MI awarded 12,187 degrees. The student population of Detroit, MI is skewed towards females, with 4,529 male students and 7,658 female students. Most students in Detroit, MI are White (5,799 and 47.6%), followed by Black or African American (3,717 and 30.5%), Asian (584 and 4.79%), and Unknown (569 and 4.67%). The largest universities in Detroit, MI by number of graduates are Wayne State University (6,299 and 51.7%), Wayne County Community College District (2,771 and 22.7%), and University of Detroit Mercy (1,620 and 13.3%). The most popular majors in Detroit, MI are Registered Nursing (511 and 4.19%), General Psychology (408 and 3.35%), and General Biological Sciences (275 and 2.26%). The median tuition costs in Detroit, MI are $39,882 for private four year colleges, and $11,821 and $27,133 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Detroit, MI is $43,500, which is 0.21 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $42,600 to $43,500, a 2.11% increase. The homeownership rate of Detroit, MI is 46%, which is lower than the national average of 63.1%. People in Detroit, MI have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Detroit, MI is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.
