Compare Detroit, MI vs Michigan (MI) vs United States

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Metric Detroit, MI
City
Michigan (MI)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 638,530 10,077,761 334,922,499
Rent $1,074 $1,129 $1,413
Year built 1947 1972 1980
Household income $39,938 $72,875 $80,734
Per capita income $24,594 $40,735 $44,673
Poverty rate 32.7% 13.2% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 9.2% 4.7% 4.0%
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 54% 46.4% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 638,530 10,077,761 334,922,499
Adults over 25 421,756 7,008,507 230,807,303
Total households 257,998 4,076,369 129,227,496
Household size 2.4 2.4 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $39,938 $72,875 $80,734
Per capita income $24,594 $40,735 $44,673
Poverty rate 32.7% 13.2% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 9.2% 4.7% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 54% 46.4% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,074 $1,129 $1,413
Year built 1947 1972 1980
Households that rent 49.7% 26.8% 34.8%
Households that own 50.3% 73.2% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 5.7 5.9 5.5
Race
White 11.6% 73.7% 61%
Black 75.3% 13.3% 12.2%
Asian 1.7% 3.4% 6%
Two or more races 6% 7.1% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 8.3% 5.9% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 91.7% 94.1% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 88% 86.5% 84.9%
Commute time to work 25.0 min 24.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 12% 13.5% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 39.6% 28.5% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 32.6% 28% 26%
Some college or associate degree 9.7% 11.1% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 18.1% 32.4% 35.7%