River Rouge, Michigan demographics

River Rouge, MI demographics: median age 34.4; 6.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · River Rouge city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2668760. The survey estimates a population of 7,008 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in River Rouge is 34.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.9 years. There are 2,749 households (±286). 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	34.4 ±2.9	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,008
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	1,695 ±314	24.2% ±4.5 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,919 ±385	27.4% ±5.5 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	2,503 ±403	35.7% ±5.8 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	891 ±191	12.7% ±2.7 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,008
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	3,479 ±307	49.6% ±4.4 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	3,529 ±307	50.4% ±4.4 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: 7,008
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	2,242 ±400	32.0% ±5.7 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,191 ±512	45.5% ±7.3 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	640 ±323 · low precision	9.1% ±4.6 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	935 ±353	13.3% ±5.0 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,008
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,819 ±352	83.0% ±5.0 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,189 ±352	17.0% ±5.0 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: 2,749
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	725 ±151	26.4% ±4.8 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	211 ±83	7.7% ±2.9 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	547 ±162	19.9% ±5.5 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,141 ±279	41.5% ±9.2 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	125 ±75 · low precision	4.5% ±2.7 pp · low precision	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,749
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	615 ±124	22.4% ±3.9 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,134 ±307	77.6% ±7.7 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,749
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,141 ±279	41.5% ±9.2 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	725 ±187	26.4% ±6.2 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	380 ±145	13.8% ±5.1 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	247 ±99	9.0% ±3.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	93 ±68 · low precision	3.4% ±2.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	73 ±51 · low precision	2.7% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	90 ±48 · low precision	3.3% ±1.7 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: 7,008
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	6,431 ±254	91.8% ±3.6 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	577 ±256	8.2% ±3.7 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 6,494
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	5,374 ±359	82.8% ±4.9 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	931 ±294	14.3% ±4.5 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	5 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	21 ±26 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	46 ±61 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	117 ±135 · low precision	1.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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: 4,650
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,035 ±254	22.3% ±5.2 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,033 ±352	43.7% ±6.9 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,020 ±252	21.9% ±5.2 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	253 ±89	5.4% ±1.9 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	196 ±111 · low precision	4.2% ±2.4 pp · low precision	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	113 ±59 · low precision	2.4% ±1.3 pp · low precision	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: 6,843
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	6,189 ±348	90.4% ±4.9 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	451 ±274 · low precision	6.6% ±4.0 pp · low precision	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	26 ±25 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	164 ±240 · low precision	2.4% ±3.5 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	13 ±21 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

11.1% of River Rouge residents (±4.2 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 80.8% 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	River Rouge	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.1% ±4.2 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	80.8% ±4.9 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.7% ±1.5 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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