What is the population of Wayne County, Michigan?

The population of Wayne County, Michigan is 1,731,823, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Wayne County, Michigan?

The median household income in Wayne County, Michigan is $59,491, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Wayne County, Michigan is $32,015, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Wayne County, Michigan is 8.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income D

Education D

Metric	Wayne County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Population	1,731,823	9,970,748	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	2574.1	103.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.03%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	35.5	40.1	37.1
Households	692,862	4,038,037	128,459,983

Year	Wayne County

Group	Share

Wayne County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Wayne County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$59,491	$71,353	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.03%	4.94%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	8.7%	5.8%	5.2%

Metric	Wayne County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$32,015	$134,610	$242,182
Median rent	$1,086	$1,084	$1,342
Homeownership rate	64.5%	72.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 08:00 AM – 08:29 AM .

Metric	Wayne County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	22.6	21.4	22.5
Work from home	12.4%	12.0%	13.4%

Wayne County has a education index of D, which means it is barely educated.

Metric	Wayne County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.7%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.53	2.43	2.54

Wayne County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Wayne County	Michigan Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	74.6	78.3	78.3
Self-rated poor health	21.1%	16.4%	16.3%
Smokers	23.3%	20.9%	19.0%