Demographics of Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County, Michigan had 1,769,038 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −20,596 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wayne County, in four figures

1,769,038
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −20,596 people.; 37.9 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,539 ±$602
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Wayne County, Michigan's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Wayne County, Michigan's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	1,789,634	100.0	100.0
2021	1,775,403	99.2	100.2
2022	1,761,595	98.4	100.7
2023	1,758,381	98.3	101.6
2024	1,765,534	98.7	102.5
2025	1,769,038	98.8	103.1

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Population of Wayne County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	1,789,634	−4,274	−1,855	+143	−2,803
2021	1,775,403	−14,231	+521	+1,468	−16,439
2022	1,761,595	−13,808	−115	+6,276	−20,059
2023	1,758,381	−3,214	+1,469	+10,728	−15,477
2024	1,765,534	+7,153	+1,981	+14,940	−9,730
2025	1,769,038	+3,504	+1,597	+8,004	−6,225

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.9 ±0.1: for men 36.4 ±0.2 and for women 39.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	110,729 ±6	6.2% ±<0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	307,958 ±3,372	17.4% ±0.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	147,073 ±2,103	8.3% ±0.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	470,273 ±2,758	26.5% ±0.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	442,703 ±3,109	25.0% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	293,523 ±3,445	16.6% ±0.2	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,539 ±$602, and income per person $34,906 ±$278, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wayne County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	157,353 ±3,285	22.5% ±0.5	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	142,530 ±3,077	20.3% ±0.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	111,629 ±2,529	15.9% ±0.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	81,540 ±2,554	11.6% ±0.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	104,690 ±2,397	14.9% ±0.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	48,380 ±1,649	6.9% ±0.2	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	54,469 ±1,682	7.8% ±0.2	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wayne County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	364,882 ±8,558	20.8% ±0.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	127,805 ±3,514	30.9% ±0.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	172,986 ±4,226	18.4% ±0.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	64,091 ±1,991	16.0% ±0.5	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	801,083 ±338	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.5% ±0.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.5% ±0.2	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.8% ±0.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.2% ±0.4	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$178,500 ±$1,776	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,132 ±$8	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±1	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wayne County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	121,653 ±0	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	849,427 ±1,706	47.9% ±0.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	648,007 ±3,255	36.6% ±0.2	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	64,744 ±1,396	3.7% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,670 ±320	0.2% ±<0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	430 ±89	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	8,796 ±1,179	0.5% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	76,532 ±3,560	4.3% ±0.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wayne County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	1,333,022 ±5,318	75.2% ±0.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	234,104 ±4,428	13.2% ±0.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	22,719 ±2,067	1.3% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	182,414 ±3,963	10.3% ±0.2	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	112,241 ±3,437	6.3% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	70,173 ±2,812	4.0% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Wayne County among the counties of Michigan

1st of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Wayne County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Wayne County	1,769,038	−1.2%
Oakland County	1,288,337	+1.2%
Macomb County	886,221	+0.7%
Kent County	675,232	+2.5%
Genesee County	401,093	−1.1%
Washtenaw County	370,214	−0.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026