Wayne County, MI Census Data

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Michigan



Wayne County, Michigan

People QuickFactsWayne CountyMichigan
Population, 2005 estimate 1,998,21710,120,860
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 -3.1%1.8%
Population, 2000 2,061,1629,938,444
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 7.2%6.4%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 27.8%24.9%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 11.6%12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2005 51.9%50.8%
White persons, percent, 2005 (a)53.7%81.3%
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a)42.0%14.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)0.4%0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a)2.3%2.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)0.0%0.0%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 1.6%1.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)4.6%3.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 49.7%77.9%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 60.0%57.3%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 6.7%5.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 10.8%8.4%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 77.0%83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 17.2%21.8%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 433,9331,711,231
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 25.824.1
Housing units, 2005 839,2384,478,507
Homeownership rate, 2000 66.6%73.8%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 24.6%18.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $99,400$115,600
Households, 2000 768,4403,785,661
Persons per household, 2000 2.642.56
Median household income, 2003 $37,742$46,291
Per capita money income, 1999 $20,058$22,168
Persons below poverty, percent, 2003 16.5%11.0%
Business QuickFactsWayne CountyMichigan
Private nonfarm establishments, 2004 35,137237,9841
Private nonfarm employment, 2004 705,7713,895,9141
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004 -6.8%-4.3%1
Nonemployer establishments, 2004 93,214611,018
Total number of firms, 2002 108,455735,531
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 21.3%6.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.7%0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.3%2.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 NA0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.0%1.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 34.0%29.6%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 52,401,486221,433,262
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 44,320,325165,958,945
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 17,444,033109,350,139
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,550$10,889
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,305,99312,248,269
Building permits, 2005 4,57445,3281
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 13,823,19160,488,5001
Geography QuickFactsWayne CountyMichigan
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 61456,803
Persons per square mile, 2000 3,356.9175.0
FIPS Code 16326
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metro Area

1: Includes data not distributed by county.


(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source U.S. Census Bureau: State and County QuickFacts. Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report
Last Revised: Friday, 12-Jan-2007 16:05:02 EST
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