Wayne County, Michigan Demographics

Wayne County is 14th out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Wayne County is 14th out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Wayne County is 18th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Wayne County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Wayne County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Wayne County is 27th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Wayne County is 30th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Wayne County is 31st out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Wayne County is 33rd out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Current population (2012)

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Female residents

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Households

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Housing units

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Wayne County is 1st in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Wayne County is 2nd in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Wayne County is 2nd in Michigan out of 83 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Size Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Current population (2012)	1,792,365	1st	9,883,360	313,914,040
Size in square miles	612.1	34th	56,538.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,974.4	1st	174.8	87.4

Age Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents younger than 5	6.5%	3rd	5.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.5%	6th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.2%	76th	14.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	83.5%	75th	88.4%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	20.6%	24th	25.3%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Race - White	54.4%	83rd	80.1%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	40.1%	1st	14.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	61st	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.8%	7th	2.6%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	71st	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.2%	24th	2.2%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	11th	4.6%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	49.8%	83rd	76.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Female residents	51.9%	1st	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.7%	5th	6.0%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Housing units	817,730	1st	4,525,480	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	23.1%	6th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	681,674	1st	3,825,182	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.6%	79th	73.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$110,000	46th	$137,300	$186,200
People per household	2.7	4th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	857	4th	11,692	829,658

Income Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Income per capita	$22,351	35th	$25,482	$27,915
Income per household	$41,886	46th	$48,669	$52,762
Income below poverty line	22.7%	6th	15.7%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Wayne County	Rank	Michigan	US
Non-farm private establishments	32,199	2nd	217,344	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	579,596	2nd	3,379,035	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	137,728	1st	816,972	27,092,908
Retail sales	$17,275,751	2nd	$109,102,594	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,720	48th	$10,855	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$3,112,369	1st	$14,536,648	$613,795,732