Demographics of Wayne city, Michigan

Wayne city, Michigan had 17,065 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −582 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wayne city, in four figures

17,065
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 17,310 ±24.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −582 people.; 42.5 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,038 ±$5,456
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.

Wayne city, Michigan's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wayne 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Wayne city, Michigan's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wayne 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	17,647	100.0	100.0
2021	17,436	98.8	100.2
2022	17,195	97.4	100.7
2023	17,130	97.1	101.6
2024	17,112	97.0	102.5
2025	17,065	96.7	103.1

Population of Wayne city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,647	—
2021	17,436	−211
2022	17,195	−241
2023	17,130	−65
2024	17,112	−18
2025	17,065	−47

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.5 ±3.0: for men 39.9 ±2.9 and for women 44.5 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wayne city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	792 ±180	4.6% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,763 ±422	16.0% ±2.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,219 ±258	7.0% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,566 ±507	26.4% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,981 ±547	28.8% ±3.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,989 ±403	17.3% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,038 ±$5,456, and income per person $30,564 ±$1,759, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,318 ±267	18.3% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,860 ±365	25.9% ±4.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,189 ±237	16.5% ±3.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,179 ±215	16.4% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,228 ±266	17.1% ±3.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	240 ±108	3.3% ±1.5	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	179 ±60	2.5% ±0.8	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,680 ±597	15.7% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	822 ±249	23.8% ±6.3	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,243 ±296	13.3% ±3.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	615 ±215	14.5% ±4.7	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wayne city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wayne city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	7,881 ±375	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±6.1	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.7% ±2.8	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.7% ±3.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.3% ±4.3	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$157,800 ±$7,165	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$974 ±$99	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±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 Wayne city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	661 ±256	3.8% ±1.5	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,945 ±710	63.2% ±4.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,281 ±696	24.7% ±4.0	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	78 to 378	0.5% to 2.2%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	32 to 224	0.2% to 1.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 216	0% to 1.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	967 ±358	5.6% ±2.1	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 Wayne city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	13,543 ±567	78.2% ±3.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,656 ±448	15.3% ±2.6	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 204	< 0.1% to 1.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,005 ±290	5.8% ±1.7	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	627 ±224	3.6% ±1.3	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	190 to 566	1.1% to 3.3%	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%.

Wayne city among the places of Michigan

66th 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 Wayne city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ferndale city	19,190 ±28
Cutlerville CDP	18,780 ±1,487
Haslett CDP	18,559 ±984
Trenton city	18,125 ±42
Jenison CDP	17,582 ±1,159
Wayne city	17,310 ±24
Wixom city	17,295 ±40
Grandville city	16,356 ±34
Grosse Pointe Woods city	16,094 ±31
Traverse City city	15,593 ±99
Mount Clemens city	15,511 ±28

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026