In 2020, Wayne County, MI had a population of 1.75M people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $49,359. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Wayne County, MI declined from 1.76M to 1.75M, a −0.241% decrease and its median household income grew from $47,301 to $49,359, a 4.35% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Wayne County, MI are White (Non-Hispanic) (49.2%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (38.1%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.39%), White (Hispanic) (3.12%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.61%).
None of the households in Wayne County, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
96.1% of the residents in Wayne County, MI are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Wayne County, MI are Wayne State University (6,889 degrees awarded in 2020), Henry Ford College (4,398 degrees), and University of Michigan-Dearborn (2,343 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Wayne County, MI was $122,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.5%.
Most people in Wayne County, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Wayne County, MI was 2 cars per household.
Wayne County, MI borders Macomb County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, and Washtenaw County, MI.