Detroit, MI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	951,270	100.0

Male	448,319	47.1
Female	502,951	52.9

Under 5 years	76,232	8.0
5 to 9 years	93,882	9.9
10 to 14 years	83,361	8.8
15 to 19 years	68,707	7.2
20 to 24 years	65,654	6.9
25 to 34 years	144,323	15.2
35 to 44 years	136,695	14.4
45 to 54 years	115,971	12.2
55 to 59 years	38,045	4.0
60 to 64 years	29,344	3.1
65 to 74 years	52,863	5.6
75 to 84 years	35,213	3.7
85 years and over	10,980	1.2

Median age (years)	30.9	(X)

18 years and over	655,561	68.9
Male	298,276	31.4
Female	357,285	37.6
21 years and over	615,549	64.7
62 years and over	115,934	12.2
65 years and over	99,056	10.4
Male	38,990	4.1
Female	60,066	6.3

RACE
One race	929,229	97.7
White	116,599	12.3
Black or African American	775,772	81.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,140	0.3
Asian	9,268	1.0
Asian Indian	2,827	0.3
Chinese	912	0.1
Filipino	951	0.1
Japanese	188	0.0
Korean	217	0.0
Vietnamese	393	0.0
Other Asian ¹	3,780	0.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	251	0.0
Native Hawaiian	46	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	45	0.0
Samoan	64	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	96	0.0
Some other race	24,199	2.5
Two or more races	22,041	2.3

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	131,691	13.8
Black or African American	787,687	82.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	8,907	0.9
Asian	12,361	1.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	827	0.1
Some other race	34,049	3.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	951,270	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	47,167	5.0
Mexican	33,143	3.5
Puerto Rican	6,615	0.7
Cuban	871	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	6,538	0.7
Not Hispanic or Latino	904,103	95.0
White alone	99,921	10.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	951,270	100.0
In households	931,569	97.9
Householder	336,428	35.4
Spouse	89,660	9.4
Child	329,498	34.6
Own child under 18 years	229,865	24.2
Other relatives	115,035	12.1
Under 18 years	56,084	5.9
Nonrelatives	60,948	6.4
Unmarried partner	23,610	2.5
In group quarters	19,701	2.1
Institutionalized population	10,509	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	9,192	1.0

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	336,428	100.0
Family households (families)	218,483	64.9
With own children under 18 years	113,961	33.9
Married-couple family	89,660	26.7
With own children under 18 years	42,085	12.5
Female householder, no husband present	106,386	31.6
With own children under 18 years	62,533	18.6
Nonfamily households	117,945	35.1
Householder living alone	99,861	29.7
Householder 65 years and over	30,824	9.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	139,663	41.5
Households with individuals 65 years and over	76,862	22.8

Average household size	2.77	(X)
Average family size	3.45	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	375,096	100.0
Occupied housing units	336,428	89.7
Vacant housing units	38,668	10.3
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	632	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.3	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	336,428	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	184,647	54.9
Renter-occupied housing units	151,781	45.1

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.84	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.68	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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