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Michigan·Wayne County
6 tracts·17K people·$158K median·2,876/mi²
White 63 · Black 25 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 4 · Asian 1 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 36 · Other 26
Manufacturing 56 · Health 17 · Retail 14 · Professional 5 · Leisure 3 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Production · transport 27 · Service 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 80 · Carpool 15 · Work from home 9 · Walk 2 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wayne is $157,800 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Wayne has 17,310 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.5; the population is 63.2% White, 24.7% Black, 5.6% Multiracial, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% Asian and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 17.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 15.7% (Census ACS).
TaftGalloway Elementary School (16%) and RooseveltMcGrath Elem School (15%) lead the elementary schools; WayneWestland Innovative Academy is the high school with reported scores (26%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $974/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wayne is $59,038 a year, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Wayne, median rent is $974/month and the median home value is $157,800 (Census ACS).
Wayne reported 8.6 violent crimes and 19.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 22°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 35 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wayne are cold wave (48), landslide (46) and tornado (43), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wayne, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).