Wayne, MI

Census Place

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2024 Population
17,310
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.5
7.59% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.7%
2.65% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$59,038
8.39% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$157,800
11% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
7,729
0.847% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Wayne, 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.

97.8% of the residents in Wayne, MI are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Wayne, MI are Dorsey College-Wayne (151 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Wayne, MI was $157,800, and the homeownership rate was 60.7%.

Most people in Wayne, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Wayne, MI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Wayne, MI is home to a population of 17.3k people, from which 97.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 5.81% of Wayne, MI residents were born outside of the country (1.01k people).

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Wayne, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.28k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 704 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.8%
2024 Citizenship
96.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.8% of Wayne, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wayne, MI was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wayne, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    10.9k ± 710
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.28k ± 696
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    704 ± 277
3.82%
Hispanic Population
661 people

In 2024, there were 2.56 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (10.9k people) in Wayne, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.28k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 704 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.82% of the people in Wayne, MI are hispanic (661 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Wayne, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

5.81%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.01k people
5.69%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
990 people

As of 2024, 5.81% of Wayne, MI residents (1.01k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Wayne, MI was 5.69%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    392 ± 202
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    229 ± 102
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    100 ± 76

Wayne, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.71 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Wayne, MI employs 7.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wayne, MI were Manufacturing (1,703 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,187 people), and Retail Trade (938 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,625), Manufacturing ($59,248), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,625).

Employment

Occupations

7.73k
2024 Value
± 661
−0.847%
1 Year decline
± 12.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wayne, MI declined at a rate of −0.847%, from 7.8k employees to 7.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wayne, MI, are Production Occupations (1,217 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (835 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (600 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wayne, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.73k
2024 Value
± 661
−0.847%
1 Year decline
± 12.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wayne, MI declined at a rate of −0.847%, from 7.8k employees to 7.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wayne, MI, are Manufacturing (1,703 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,187 people), and Retail Trade (938 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wayne, MI, though some of these residents may live in Wayne, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,296
Median earning men ± $4,328
$37,807
Median earning women ± $3,093

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($62,400), Construction ($59,231), and Public Administration ($58,594).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($180,192), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,528), and Construction ($53,785).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Wayne, MI. Showing the available data for Michigan.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (49.7%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.3%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.788%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Michigan for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Wayne, MI awarded 151 degrees. The student population of Wayne, MI in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 50 male students and 153 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wayne, MI are Black or African American (104 and 68.9%), White (27 and 17.9%), Hispanic or Latino (8 and 5.3%), and Two or More Races (7 and 4.64%).

The largest universities in Wayne, MI by number of degrees awarded are Dorsey College-Wayne (151 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wayne, MI are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (71 and 47%), HVAC Maintenance (31 and 20.5%), and Medical Assistant (17 and 11.3%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 203 students enrolled in Wayne, MI, 24.6% men and 75.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 140 records, of which 78.6% were women and 21.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    71 degrees awarded
  2. HVAC Maintenance
    31 degrees awarded
  3. Medical Assistant
    17 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Wayne, MI was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 71 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Wayne, MI according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Dorsey College-Wayne
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
151 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Dorsey College-Wayne with 151 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 38 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wayne, MI, which is 0.336 times less than the 113 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 104 degrees mean that there were 3.85 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 27 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($29,760) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($2,400) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Wayne, MI was $157,800 in 2024, which is 0.474 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $142,200 to $157,800, a 11% increase. The homeownership rate in Wayne, MI is 60.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wayne, MI have an average commute time of 27.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wayne, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$157,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$7,165
$4,368
Median Property Taxes
±$481

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Wayne, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Wayne, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

60.7%
Homeownership
2024
63%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 60.7% of the housing units in Wayne, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.8%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$59,038
Median Household Income
± $5,456
7.19k
Number of Households
± 627

In 2024, the median household income of the 7.19k households in Wayne, MI grew to $59,038 from the previous year's value of $54,467.

The following chart displays the households in Wayne, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wayne, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.73%)
  3. Carpooled (7.4%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Wayne, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.73%) and those who carpooled to work (7.4%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

27.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wayne, MI have a longer commute time (27.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.7% of the workforce in Wayne, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Wayne, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Wayne, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wayne, MI (2.68k out of 17k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Wayne, MI is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.1% of the population of Wayne, MI has health coverage, with 46.5% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 9.32% on non-group plans, and 0.824% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.3% were men and 49.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.9%
Uninsured
46.5%
Employer Coverage
23.3%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
9.32%
Non-Group
0.824%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Wayne, MI declined by 18.4% from 8.45% to 6.9%.

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