United States · Michigan

Born in Detroit

Detroit is home to 645,705 people in Michigan. It is the number 30 city in United States by population. Sourced: GeoNames

Among the largest cities in United States

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People and money in Detroit

• Median age: 35.9 years Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median household income: $39,209 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Income per person: $24,766 a year Sourced: US Census ACS
• Average household income: poorest fifth / richest fifth: $5,108 / $152,612 Sourced: US Census ACS
• People below the poverty line: 35% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Adults with a degree: 19% Sourced: US Census ACS
• Born abroad: 8% Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per household: 2.37 Sourced: US Census ACS
• Median rent: $1,091 a month Sourced: US Census ACS
• People per square kilometre: 1,797 Sourced: US Census ACS

United States as a whole

• Life expectancy at birth: 76.9 years for boys, 81.8 for girls Sourced: UN WPP 2024
• Children who die before age 5: 6.2 in every 1,000 births Sourced: UN WPP 2024

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