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Wayne County, MI Demographics

Wayne County, MI is the most populous of 83 counties in Michigan, with 1,793,561 residents across 612 square miles. That is about 2,931 people per square mile.

At the 2020 census

Population 1,793,561
Land area 612 sq mi
Density 2,931 / sq mi

Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024

How Wayne County compares to the US

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Central Location: Wayne County, MI

Measured from the county's main population center using 2020 census blocks.

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Census tracts in Wayne County, MI

Name Population Sq mi Per sq mi
Census Tract 5645.04 8,340 4.5 1,853
Census Tract 5904.01 7,844 12.2 644
Census Tract 5612 7,688 5.7 1,342
Census Tract 5736 7,392 1.2 6,255
Census Tract 5917 7,337 4.4 1,674
Census Tract 5737.02 7,178 0.5 13,615
Census Tract 5722 7,155 1.0 7,204
Census Tract 5619 7,117 3.7 1,916
Census Tract 5646 7,112 1.5 4,717
Census Tract 5721 7,106 1.0 7,090
Census Tract 5862.01 7,088 5.2 1,376
Census Tract 5879 7,015 6.9 1,011
Census Tract 5740 6,694 0.5 13,553
Census Tract 5905 6,570 13.8 477
Census Tract 5604 6,471 2.0 3,166
Census Tract 5644.02 6,452 2.9 2,189
Census Tract 5786 6,443 1.7 3,688
Census Tract 5785 6,408 1.0 6,539
Census Tract 5761 6,260 1.4 4,513
Census Tract 5918 6,189 1.6 3,840
Census Tract 5644.01 6,131 4.0 1,526
Census Tract 5645.01 6,122 1.5 4,152
Census Tract 5528.01 6,102 0.4 15,384
Census Tract 5635 6,023 2.0 3,005
Census Tract 5739 6,018 0.4 14,484
Census Tract 5728 5,929 0.9 6,821
Census Tract 5507 5,817 1.0 5,746
Census Tract 5816 5,811 1.6 3,720
Census Tract 5799 5,789 3.0 1,927
Census Tract 5521 5,760 0.3 17,178
Census Tract 5884 5,722 8.1 707
Census Tract 5738 5,715 0.7 8,122
Census Tract 5883 5,708 6.2 918
Census Tract 5734 5,706 0.4 14,771
Census Tract 5951 5,527 1.5 3,764
Census Tract 5458 5,518 0.6 9,953
Census Tract 5106 5,499 0.5 10,310
Census Tract 5930.01 5,451 2.0 2,719
Census Tract 5624 5,439 1.8 2,986
Census Tract 5726 5,439 0.9 6,276
Census Tract 5704 5,360 1.5 3,499
Census Tract 5746 5,352 0.7 7,999
Census Tract 5511 5,347 1.5 3,455
Census Tract 5456 5,319 0.5 10,365
Census Tract 5919 5,305 1.9 2,730
Census Tract 5990.01 5,274 3.4 1,541
Census Tract 5991 5,247 1.9 2,693
Census Tract 5652 5,239 1.4 3,694
Census Tract 5715 5,226 1.2 4,332
Census Tract 5650.01 5,194 2.1 2,468
Census Tract 5385 5,184 0.5 10,422
Census Tract 5778 5,173 0.8 6,427
Census Tract 5543 5,157 1.0 5,280
Census Tract 5669 5,149 0.8 6,257
Census Tract 5735.01 5,119 1.3 4,045
Census Tract 5634 5,019 1.0 4,999
Census Tract 5970 4,997 3.7 1,355
Census Tract 5678 4,992 1.1 4,553
Census Tract 5834 4,987 0.8 5,937
Census Tract 5747 4,979 0.8 6,621
Census Tract 5858 4,955 3.9 1,267
Census Tract 5741 4,875 0.6 7,557
Census Tract 5392 4,863 0.7 6,962
Census Tract 5647 4,849 0.7 6,530
Census Tract 5731 4,820 0.6 7,704
Census Tract 5648 4,819 2.6 1,838
Census Tract 5386 4,758 0.5 9,646
Census Tract 5471 4,714 0.9 5,004
Census Tract 5750 4,702 0.6 7,745
Census Tract 5551 4,697 1.0 4,941
Census Tract 5920 4,689 4.9 952
Census Tract 5522 4,685 0.3 15,406
Census Tract 5840 4,670 1.2 3,777
Census Tract 5523 4,656 0.2 24,296
Census Tract 5673 4,643 0.9 4,956
Census Tract 5727 4,624 0.9 5,293
Census Tract 5157 4,618 0.5 9,901
Census Tract 5819 4,614 0.7 6,888
Census Tract 5748 4,588 0.8 5,457
Census Tract 5091 4,563 1.1 4,181
Census Tract 5421 4,547 0.5 9,140
Census Tract 5641 4,541 0.8 5,858
Census Tract 5838 4,540 2.0 2,301
Census Tract 5564 4,508 2.0 2,280
Census Tract 5685 4,489 0.8 5,980
Census Tract 5653.02 4,478 0.8 5,643
Census Tract 5733 4,463 0.4 10,277
Census Tract 5582 4,461 1.0 4,553
Census Tract 5514 4,431 0.9 4,852
Census Tract 5579.01 4,431 1.5 2,928
Census Tract 5770 4,419 0.6 7,448
Census Tract 5257 4,403 0.5 9,133
Census Tract 5752 4,389 0.8 5,825
Census Tract 5941 4,387 1.0 4,583
Census Tract 5513 4,383 0.7 6,729
Census Tract 5242 4,366 0.3 13,080
Census Tract 5766 4,361 0.9 4,962
Census Tract 5613.01 4,350 2.4 1,778
Census Tract 5697 4,328 1.0 4,434
Census Tract 5962 4,321 2.4 1,787

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