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People QuickFacts |
Wayne County |
Michigan |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
1,949,929 | 10,003,422 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-5.4% | 0.7% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
2,061,161 | 9,938,492 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
6.7% | 6.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
26.0% | 23.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
12.0% | 13.0% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.8% | 50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
54.8% | 81.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
40.9% | 14.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
2.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.5% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
5.1% | 4.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
50.3% | 77.5% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
60.0% | 57.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
6.7% | 5.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
10.8% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
77.0% | 83.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
17.2% | 21.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
433,933 | 1,711,231 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
25.8 | 24.1 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
839,187 | 4,527,655 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
66.6% | 73.8% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
24.6% | 18.8% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$99,400 | $115,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
768,440 | 3,785,661 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.56 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$42,529 | $47,931 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$20,058 | $22,168 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
20.8% | 13.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Wayne County |
Michigan |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2006 |
34,718 | 235,7501 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
663,804 | 3,819,5371 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
-12.4% | -6.2%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2006 |
101,766 | 627,284 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
108,455 | 735,531 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.3% | 6.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.7% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.3% | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.0% | 1.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
34.0% | 29.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
52,401,486 | 221,433,262 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
44,320,325 | 165,958,945 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
17,444,033 | 109,350,139 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$8,550 | $10,889 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,305,993 | 12,248,269 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
895 | 10,9111 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
14,859,710 | 71,651,5731 |