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City in Michigan

Detroit, MI

Wayne County

City in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States.

Population
645,705 (2024)
Density
4,654 / sq mi
Land area
138.7 sq mi
Water area
4.2 sq mi
Elevation
600 ft
Founded
1701
Coordinates
42.3830, -83.1022

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Photos of Detroit

  • Calvert and La Salle collapsing house

    Nyttend · Public domain

  • Cass Community Services Green Industries headquarters building in Detroit

    Amy Crumm · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Herman Kiefer Hospital, Detroit 03

    Ab5602 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Herman Kiefer Hospital, Detroit 02

    Ab5602 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Herman Kiefer Hospital, Detroit 01

    Ab5602 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Herman Kiefer Hospital, Detroit 04

    Ab5602 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • M10 (Lodge) South, Detroit 05

    Ab5602 · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • M10 South, Detroit

    Ab5602 · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Climate

July average high
84°F
January average low
20°F
Annual rainfall
29.9 in
Annual snowfall
0.0 in
  1. 32° 20° Jan 1.5"
  2. 35° 21° Feb 1.4"
  3. 45° 28° Mar 2.0"
  4. 58° 39° Apr 2.8"
  5. 70° 50° May 3.5"
  6. 79° 60° Jun 3.1"
  7. 84° 65° Jul 3.2"
  8. 81° 64° Aug 3.1"
  9. 74° 56° Sep 3.1"
  10. 61° 45° Oct 2.3"
  11. 48° 34° Nov 2.2"
  12. 37° 26° Dec 1.7"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Detroit City Ap (8 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

How Detroit ranks

Local facts

Median household income
$39,575
Median rent
$1,034 / mo
Median home value
$76,800
Median age
35.1
Unemployment
14.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher
17.6%
Poverty rate
31.5%
Renter-occupied homes
50.3%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
193
Students enrolled
80,555
Students per teacher
18.2 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
87.5%
Charter schools
44.6%
School districts serving the city
57

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Districts: Detroit Public Schools Community District, Cesar Chavez Academy, University Preparatory Academy (Psad), Oakland International Academy, Old Redford Academy

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
45.7%
No leisure-time physical activity
38.2%
Adults with diabetes
18.3%
Adults who smoke
22.1%
Frequent mental distress
22.8%
Sleeping under 7 hours
49.5%
Adults without health insurance
11.8%
Routine checkup in past year
81.7%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
85.4%
Share of city that is parkland
5.7%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
12.8
Median air quality index (county)
54
Unhealthy air days (county)
11

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
82.9%
Households with no internet
13.4%
Average commute
25.4 min
Work from home
10.1%
Commute by transit
6.0%
Commute on foot
3.1%
Commute by bike
0.5%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Wayne County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 4 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Cold wave: very high
  • Strong wind: very high
  • Tornado: very high
  • Riverine flooding: very high

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

  • 48201
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  • 48210
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  • 48221
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  • 48224
  • 48226
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  • 48243