Demographics of Inkster city, Michigan

Inkster city, Michigan had 24,959 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,020 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Inkster city, in four figures

24,959
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 25,428 ±30.; −3.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,020 people.; 35.0 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,252 ±$5,394
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Inkster city, Michigan's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Inkster city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Inkster city, Michigan's population shrank 3.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Inkster city, 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	25,979	100.0	100.0
2021	25,661	98.8	100.2
2022	25,274	97.3	100.7
2023	25,061	96.5	101.6
2024	25,023	96.3	102.5
2025	24,959	96.1	103.1

Population of Inkster city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	25,979	—
2021	25,661	−318
2022	25,274	−387
2023	25,061	−213
2024	25,023	−38
2025	24,959	−64

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±2.4: for men 33.4 ±3.1 and for women 37.7 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Inkster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,702 ±388	6.7% ±1.5	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,049 ±703	19.9% ±2.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,055 ±417	8.1% ±1.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,447 ±808	29.3% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,061 ±656	23.8% ±2.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,114 ±438	12.2% ±1.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,252 ±$5,394, and income per person $25,587 ±$2,666, 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 Inkster city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	3,357 ±529	34.4% ±5.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,225 ±394	22.8% ±3.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,676 ±342	17.2% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,071 ±311	11.0% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	738 ±213	7.6% ±2.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	317 ±138	3.3% ±1.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	366 ±157	3.8% ±1.6	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 Inkster city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	8,936 ±1,173	35.2% ±4.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,617 ±748	54.0% ±8.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,149 ±575	29.3% ±3.4	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,170 ±264	26.1% ±4.8	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Inkster city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Inkster city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	11,517 ±482	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.7% ±3.5	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.3% ±2.5	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.8% ±4.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.2% ±4.5	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$80,400 ±$7,672	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,170 ±$53	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±2	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 Inkster city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	940 ±373	3.7% ±1.5	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,281 ±839	16.8% ±3.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	17,887 ±1,010	70.3% ±4.0	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	103 to 617	0.4% to 2.4%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 194	0% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 269	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,750 ±555	6.9% ±2.2	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Inkster city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	20,652 ±825	81.2% ±3.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,298 ±631	13.0% ±2.5	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	53 to 239	0.2% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,332 ±412	5.2% ±1.6	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	868 ±327	3.4% ±1.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	464 ±216	1.8% ±0.8	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Inkster city among the places of Michigan

47th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Inkster city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Allen Park city	27,925 ±62
Hamtramck city	27,743 ±29
Garden City city	26,739 ±46
Allendale CDP	26,679 ±964
Okemos CDP	26,396 ±1,007
Inkster city	25,428 ±30
Walker city	25,386 ±51
Holt CDP	25,316 ±905
Auburn Hills city	25,105 ±45
Norton Shores city	25,041 ±40
Romulus city	24,831 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 10 Places by poverty rate
No. 35 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 36 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 41 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 71 Places in Michigan by median age

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026