Inkster, Michigan demographics

Inkster, MI demographics: median age 35.0; 13.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Inkster city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2640680. The survey estimates a population of 25,428 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Inkster is 35.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 9,750 households (±576). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	35.0 ±2.4	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	6,751 ±803	26.5% ±3.2 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	5,950 ±682	23.4% ±2.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	9,613 ±890	37.8% ±3.5 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	3,114 ±438	12.2% ±1.7 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	12,657 ±586	49.8% ±2.3 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	12,771 ±591	50.2% ±2.3 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	4,418 ±848	17.4% ±3.3 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	17,887 ±1,010	70.3% ±4.0 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	87 ±113 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	360 ±257 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	395 ±219 · low precision	1.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,281 ±573	9.0% ±2.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	24,488 ±372	96.3% ±1.5 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	940 ±373	3.7% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,750
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,947 ±408	20.0% ±4.0 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	914 ±272	9.4% ±2.7 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,827 ±349	29.0% ±3.1 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,523 ±634	36.1% ±6.1 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	539 ±181	5.5% ±1.8 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,750
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	3,184 ±358	32.7% ±3.1 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,566 ±723	67.3% ±6.3 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,750
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,523 ±634	36.1% ±6.1 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,815 ±408	28.9% ±3.8 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,355 ±322	13.9% ±3.2 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,170 ±258	12.0% ±2.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	603 ±195	6.2% ±2.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	136 ±99 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	148 ±89 · low precision	1.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 25,428
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	24,096 ±414	94.8% ±1.6 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,332 ±412	5.2% ±1.6 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 23,726
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	21,941 ±587	92.5% ±1.8 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	317 ±229 · low precision	1.3% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	14 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	114 ±134 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	30 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	82 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	71 ±108 · low precision	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	225 ±199 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	797 ±372	3.4% ±1.6 pp	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	135 ±104 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 16,622
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,653 ±455	16.0% ±2.6 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,667 ±760	40.1% ±4.2 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	4,151 ±598	25.0% ±3.4 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	976 ±282	5.9% ±1.7 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,535 ±394	9.2% ±2.3 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	640 ±254	3.9% ±1.5 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 25,225
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	21,948 ±662	87.0% ±2.6 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,534 ±575	10.0% ±2.3 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	352 ±213 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	355 ±309 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	36 ±41 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

8.8% of Inkster residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Inkster	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	8.8% ±2.1 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±2.5 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±1.3 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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