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Detroit, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $83,600 (it was $62,800 in 2000)
Detroit:

$83,600
Michigan:

$224,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,200 - $147,500

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $113,289
Here:

$113,289
State:

$280,038

Townhouses or other attached units: $167,441
Here:

$167,441
State:

$239,520

In 2-unit structures: $91,488
Here:

$91,488
State:

$219,481

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $135,167
Here:

$135,167
State:

$207,067

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $233,646
Here:

$233,646
State:

$192,733

Mobile homes: $46,622
Here:

$46,622
State:

$72,868

Total population: 680,250 (All urban)

Houses: 311,291 (243,243 occupied: 121,020 owner occupied, 122,223 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

27%

Housing density: 2,243 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $72,728.

Median contract rent in 2022: $735 (lower quartile is $548, upper quartile is $924)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $877


Median gross rent in Detroit, MI in 2022: $990

Housing units in Detroit with a mortgage: 41,338 (3,727 second mortgage, 100 home equity loan, 2,678 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,928

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $61,225

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $41,771

Median monthly housing costs: $832

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Detroit, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1945

Median year apartment built: 1952

Household type by relationship:

Households: 620,410
  • Male householders: 94,830 (49,328 living alone), Female householders: 148,413 (51,618 living alone)
  • 42,939 spouses (42,207 opposite-sex spouses), 16,605 unmarried partners, (15,928 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 211,388 children (204,111 natural, 2,995 adopted, 4,282 stepchildren), 32,808 grandchildren, 14,581 brothers or sisters, 8,154 parents, 1,044 foster children, 19,535 other relatives, 18,414 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 11,699

Size of family households: 49,217 2-persons, 31,836 3-persons, 22,441 4-persons, 11,866 5-persons, 7,391 6-persons, 5,125 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 100,946 1-person, 12,932 2-persons, 768 3-persons, 334 4-persons, 357 5-persons, 30 6-persons.

40,141 married couples with children.
81,390 single-parent households (10,961 men, 70,429 women).

88.7% of residents of Detroit speak English at home.
5.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other language at home (42% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 37,968 (6.1%)
(44.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.0
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Detroit, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Detroit, Michigan
  • 381no bedroom
  • 1,9891 bedroom
  • 24,9062 bedrooms
  • 65,5353 bedrooms
  • 21,5744 bedrooms
  • 6,6355+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Detroit, Michigan
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Detroit, Michigan
  • 3,243no bedroom
  • 31,6311 bedroom
  • 36,6422 bedrooms
  • 40,5573 bedrooms
  • 7,5934 bedrooms
  • 2,5575+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Detroit in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Detroit in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 13,882no vehicle
  • 52,8381 vehicle
  • 38,1682 vehicles
  • 11,4093 vehicles
  • 3,6704 vehicles
  • 1,0535+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Detroit in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Detroit in renter-occupied apartments
  • 38,340no vehicle
  • 60,0021 vehicle
  • 18,1032 vehicles
  • 4,8833 vehicles
  • 8954 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, Michigan
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Detroit, Michigan
  • 3811 room
  • 3192 rooms
  • 2,2643 rooms
  • 8,4114 rooms
  • 21,8385 rooms
  • 33,1676 rooms
  • 20,6707 rooms
  • 15,0228 rooms
  • 18,9489+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Detroit, Michigan
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Detroit, Michigan
  • 2,6541 room
  • 5,4852 rooms
  • 21,3403 rooms
  • 20,1894 rooms
  • 24,9885 rooms
  • 24,0466 rooms
  • 11,6267 rooms
  • 6,8038 rooms
  • 5,0929+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Detroit, MI
Detroit city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Detroit, MI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Detroit, MI in 2022
  • 36,317Less than $10,000
  • 40,706$10,000 to $19,999
  • 26,450$20,000 to $29,999
  • 27,346$30,000 to $39,999
  • 21,768$40,000 to $49,999
  • 19,316$50,000 to $59,999
  • 20,243$60,000 to $74,999
  • 19,983$75,000 to $99,999
  • 11,908$100,000 to $124,999
  • 8,366$125,000 to $149,999
  • 5,418$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,422$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Detroit, MI

  • Distribution of house value in Detroit, MI in 2022
  • 3,442Less than $10,000
  • 3,172$10,000 to $14,999
  • 2,260$15,000 to $19,999
  • 2,333$20,000 to $24,999
  • 1,861$25,000 to $29,999
  • 5,179$30,000 to $34,999
  • 3,535$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9,171$40,000 to $49,999
  • 8,208$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9,388$60,000 to $69,999
  • 8,559$70,000 to $79,999
  • 9,521$80,000 to $89,999
  • 6,974$90,000 to $99,999
  • 12,830$100,000 to $124,999
  • 4,806$125,000 to $149,999
  • 8,093$150,000 to $174,999
  • 3,113$175,000 to $199,999
  • 6,260$200,000 to $249,999
  • 3,492$250,000 to $299,999
  • 4,014$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,083$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,950$500,000 to $749,999
  • 280$750,000 to $999,999
  • 307$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 157$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 32$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Detroit, MI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Detroit, MI in 2022
  • 1,817Less than $100
  • 1,106$100 to $149
  • 2,765$150 to $199
  • 4,116$200 to $249
  • 2,547$250 to $299
  • 2,123$300 to $349
  • 1,115$350 to $399
  • 3,767$400 to $449
  • 2,381$450 to $499
  • 7,142$500 to $549
  • 5,941$550 to $599
  • 7,333$600 to $649
  • 8,751$650 to $699
  • 9,155$700 to $749
  • 8,637$750 to $799
  • 15,146$800 to $899
  • 8,787$900 to $999
  • 12,150$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,908$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,474$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,089$2,000 to $2,499
  • 207$2,500 to $2,999
  • 137$3,000 to $3,499
  • 7,629No cash rent
Work and jobs in Detroit: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.2%
Number of people working at home: 25,103 (11.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 4,116
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 14,173
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 24,655
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 32,621
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 39,820
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 16,244
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 32,116
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4,158
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 3,203
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 8,872
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 8,097
  • 90 or more minutes: 5,229
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Detroit

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 195,902 (74.3%)
  • Carpooled: 21,979 (8.3%)
  • Bus: 7,328 (2.8%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 51 (0.0%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 26 (0.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 97 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 88 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 5,672 (2.2%)
  • Bicycle: 975 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 6,379 (2.4%)
  • Worked at home: 25,103 (9.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.9%Males
  • 5.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 15.5%Males
  • 11.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 9.8%Males
  • 6.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.4%Males
  • 2.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 16.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 20.5%Males
  • 11.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.8%Males
  • 16.3%Females
Races in Detroit detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Detroit, Michigan
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Detroit, Michigan
  • 15,6602010 or later
  • 9,4942000 to 2009
  • 5,8661990 to 1999
  • 8,6171980 to 1989
  • 5,3201970 to 1979
  • 5,884Before 1970
Ancestries in Detroit, MI

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 19,904 (4.4%)
  • African: 6,463 (1.4%)
  • German: 3,241 (0.7%)
  • Irish: 2,838 (0.6%)
  • Polish: 2,309 (0.5%)
  • Nigerian: 2,033 (0.4%)
  • Arab: 1,891 (0.4%)
  • English: 1,685 (0.4%)
  • Jamaican: 1,509 (0.3%)
  • Moroccan: 1,391 (0.3%)
  • Syrian: 1,318 (0.3%)
  • Italian: 1,248 (0.3%)
  • Iraqi: 849 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 712 (0.2%)
  • European: 475 (0.1%)
  • French: 446 (0.10%)
  • Scottish: 430 (0.09%)
  • Ukrainian: 339 (0.07%)
  • Haitian: 323 (0.07%)
  • Dutch: 298 (0.07%)
  • French Canadian: 289 (0.06%)
  • Ethiopian: 265 (0.06%)
  • Bahamian: 241 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 227 (0.05%)
  • Greek: 217 (0.05%)
  • Swedish: 213 (0.05%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 210 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 120 (0.03%)
  • Czech: 114 (0.03%)
  • Norwegian: 113 (0.02%)
  • Romanian: 110 (0.02%)
  • British: 107 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 106 (0.02%)
  • Hungarian: 104 (0.02%)
  • Slovene: 101 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 99 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 98 (0.02%)
  • Senegalese: 91 (0.02%)
  • Scandinavian: 91 (0.02%)
  • Sudanese: 86 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 85 (0.02%)
  • Somali: 83 (0.02%)
  • Palestinian: 79 (0.02%)
  • Eastern European: 79 (0.02%)
  • Liberian: 77 (0.02%)
  • South African: 76 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 76 (0.02%)
  • Ghanaian: 58 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 55 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 45 (0.01%)
  • Turkish: 44 (0.01%)
  • Belizean: 44 (0.01%)
  • Brazilian: 43 (0.01%)
  • Danish: 40 (0.01%)
  • Egyptian: 39 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 39 (0.01%)
  • Assyrian: 35 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 35 (0.01%)
  • Israeli: 34 (0.01%)
  • Russian: 32 (0.01%)
  • Welsh: 26 (0.01%)
  • Northern European: 24 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Detroit:

30.0% (10,773)
Michigan:

10.9% (75,965)

Yemen
Detroit:

17.0% (6,110)
Michigan:

3.1% (21,538)

Bangladesh
Detroit:

15.7% (5,642)
Michigan:

2.6% (18,065)

Honduras
Detroit:

3.7% (1,343)
Michigan:

0.5% (3,798)

Iraq
Detroit:

3.4% (1,220)
Michigan:

8.1% (55,954)

India
Detroit:

3.0% (1,076)
Michigan:

11.1% (77,240)

Canada
Detroit:

3.0% (1,065)
Michigan:

5.0% (35,052)

Syria
Detroit:

2.7% (976)
Michigan:

0.9% (5,978)

Guatemala
Detroit:

2.7% (963)
Michigan:

1.0% (7,097)

Jamaica
Detroit:

2.4% (849)
Michigan:

0.7% (4,645)

Nigeria
Detroit:

2.3% (833)
Michigan:

0.9% (5,964)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 483,338
  • Other state: 93,140
  • Northeast: 6,822
  • Midwest: 16,808
  • South: 60,378
  • West: 9,132

88.2% of Detroit residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60.5% lived in Michigan.


Detroit:

88.2%
State average:

88.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,428
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,288
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,493
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,919
  • 9th grade: 5,457
  • 10th grade: 7,730
  • 11th grade: 8,943
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 7,407
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 69,500
  • Less than 1 year of college: 10,994
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 27,801
  • Associate degree: 12,043
  • Bachelor's degree: 18,067
  • Master's degree: 6,944
  • Professional school degree: 2,454
  • Doctorate degree: 820
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 4,262
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,120
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2,325
  • 7th and 8th grade: 2,139
  • 9th grade: 3,947
  • 10th grade: 4,385
  • 11th grade: 11,124
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 5,458
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 67,909
  • Less than 1 year of college: 18,011
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 44,766
  • Associate degree: 15,611
  • Bachelor's degree: 22,350
  • Master's degree: 15,445
  • Professional school degree: 2,478
  • Doctorate degree: 1,129
Educational Attainment for Females
Detroit marital status for males
Detroit marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 201,124
  • One, attached: 20,893
  • Two: 21,844
  • 3 or 4: 7,891
  • 5 to 9: 6,567
  • 10 to 19: 10,160
  • 20 to 49: 13,651
  • 50 or more: 28,155
  • Mobile homes: 805
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 201

Median worth of mobile homes: $50,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 12.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 15.6%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Detroit
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Detroit, MI
  • 87.9%Utility gas
  • 9.2%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Other fuel
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.1%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Detroit, MI
  • 70.0%Utility gas
  • 25.8%Electricity
  • 2.1%No fuel used
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,175
Here:

8.0%
Michigan:

12.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2,840
Here:

8.3%
Michigan:

9.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3,837
Here:

16.9%
Michigan:

14.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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