Editing Wayne County, Michigan (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1810= 2227
|1820= 3574
|1830= 6781
|1840= 24173
|1850= 42756
|1860= 75547
|1870= 119068
|1880= 168444
|1890= 257114
|1900= 348793
|1910= 531591
|1920= 1177645
|1930= 1888946
|1940= 2015623
|1950= 2435235
|1960= 2666297
|1970= 2666751
|1980= 2337843
|1990= 2111687
|2000= 2061162
|2010= 1820584
|2020= 1793561
|estyear=2024
|estimate=1771063
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=February 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215142038/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mi190090.txt|url-status=live}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2014|archive-date=December 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 2010–2019<ref name="QF"/> [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/waynecountymichigan,US/PST120219 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Wayne County, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Wayne County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US26163&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, And Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wayne County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US26163&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, And Not Hispanic or Latino by Race - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Wayne County, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US26163&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,028,984
|902,180
|style='background: #ffffe6; |857,132
|49.92%
|49.55%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|864,627
|732,801
|style='background: #ffffe6; |669,277
|41.95%
|40.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37.32%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|6,582
|5,635
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,265
|0.32%
|0.31%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|34,837
|45,590
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64,604
|1.69%
|2.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.60%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|398
|304
|style='background: #ffffe6; |322
|0.02%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|3,191
|2,387
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,974
|0.15%
|0.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|45,336
|36,427
|style='background: #ffffe6; |72,338
|2.20%
|2.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.03%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|77,207
|95,260
|style='background: #ffffe6; |117,649
|3.75%
|5.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.56%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,061,162'''
|'''1,820,584'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''1,793,561'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

[[File:Ethnic Origins in Wayne County, MI.png|center|thumb|330x330px|Ethnic origins in Wayne County]]

===2010 Census===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref name=AmFactFinder>{{cite web | url=https://www.census.gov | title=U.S. Census website | publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date=March 11, 2012 | archive-date=December 27, 1996 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/ | url-status=live }}</ref> indicates Wayne County had a 2010 population of 1,820,584. This is a decrease of 240,578 people from the [[2000 United States census]]. Overall, the county had an -11.7% growth rate during this ten-year period. In 2010 there were 702,749 households and 450,651 families in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2,974.4|/mi2|/km2|abbr=off|sp=us}}. There were 821,693 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,342.5|/mi2|/km2|abbr=off|sp=us}}. 52.3% were [[White American|White]], 40.5% [[African American|Black or African American]], 2.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.4% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.8% of some other race and 2.4%  [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 5.2% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). 7.5% were of [[German Americans|German]], 6.8% [[Polish Americans|Polish]] and 5.2% [[Irish Americans|Irish]] ancestry.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census website|author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS)|work=census.gov|access-date=March 24, 2017|archive-date=December 27, 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|url-status=live}}</ref>

There were 702,749 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.4% were [[Family|husband and wife families]], 20.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.9% were non-families, and 30.7% were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.22.

In the county, 25.4% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.7% was from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.

The [[American Community Survey|2010 American Community Survey 1-year estimate]]<ref name=AmFactFinder/>  indicates the median income for a household in the county was $39,408 and the median income for a family was $49,176. Males had a median income of $26,823 versus $17,744 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $20,948. About 18.6% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 34.8% of those under the age 18 and 11.7% of that age 65 or over.