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48141

Inkster, MI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
25,428
Median household income
$39,252
People below poverty
35.2%
Median home value
$80,400

Income

The median income of households in 48141 was $39,252. An estimated 12.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.1
$10,000 to $14,999 13
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4
$25,000 to $34,999 11.6
$35,000 to $49,999 11.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11
$100,000 to $149,999 7.6
$150,000 to $199,999 3.3
$200,000 or more 3.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 45907
Female 48885

An estimated 67.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,984. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.8
Social Security 31.5
Retirement income 22.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 14.7
Cash public assistance income 8.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 35.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 54% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 29.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 35.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 54
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 29.8

In 2020-2024, 33.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 36.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 43.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 48141 in 2020-2024, 91.2% had health insurance coverage and 8.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 45.3% and public coverage was 59.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5%.


In 2020-2024, 48141 had a total population of 25,428 - 12,771 (50.2%) females and 12,657 (49.8%) males. The median age was 35 years. An estimated 26.5% of the population was under 18 years, 36% was 19 to 44 years, 23.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 48141 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 918 784
5 to 9 1210 1019
10 to 14 996 674
15 to 19 700 804
20 to 24 961 740
25 to 29 880 1055
30 to 34 1053 907
35 to 39 936 918
40 to 44 801 897
45 to 49 789 1042
50 to 54 803 595
55 to 59 603 836
60 to 64 723 670
65 to 69 535 634
70 to 74 239 559
75 to 79 219 344
80 to 84 185 167
85 and over 106 126

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 17.4% were White; 70.3% were Black or African American; 2.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 30.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.7% of the people in 48141 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 16.8% of the people in 48141 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 9,750 households in 48141. The average household size was 2.59 people.

Married-couple households made up 20% of the households in 48141 while cohabiting couple households made up 9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 43.1% of all households, while 27.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 19.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 36.2% of all households.

In 48141, 32.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 20
Cohabiting Couples 9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
43.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 23.1% of males and 21.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.8 52.8
Now married, except separated 23.1 21.7
Separated 2.4 3.6
Widowed 3.3 8.5
Divorced 13.4 13.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 48141, 786 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 29.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.8% of the people living in 48141 were U.S. natives. 81.2% of the 48141 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.2% of 48141 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 63.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 48141 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 48141.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 16.8
Asia 63.7
Europe 9.6
Africa 8.8
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 48141 in 2020-2024, 7.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.3% of people at least five years old; 3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.3
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 3.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87 % of the people at least one year old living in 48141 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87
Different house, same county 10
Different county, same state 1.4
Different state 1.4
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 84 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 13.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 15.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 48141 was 6,334 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 196 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,770. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,368.

Educational Attainment of People in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 15.9
High school diploma or equivalency 40.1
Some college, no degree 25
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 9.2
Graduate or professional degree 3.9

Disability

In 48141, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10% of people under 18 years old, to 18% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 48141, 49.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,158 84.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,002 10.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 408 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 48141 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 20.7
Wholesale trade 1.9
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.3
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 19.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 11
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 4.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 48141 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,318 24.1
Service occupations 2,157 22.4
Sales and office occupations 1,615 16.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 790 8.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,747 28.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.7% of 48141 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.7
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 3.5
Walked 1.4
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 5.9

In 2020-2024, 48141 had a total of 11,517 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 21.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 21.2
Mobile homes 1.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 48141 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 59.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 48141 had 9,750 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,767 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.8% while renters occupied 53.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.52 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.65.

6.6% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 16.5% and another 12% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 48141:

House Heating Fuel Used in 48141 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 83
Electricity 16.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.2
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 48141 was $80,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 43 % had a mortgage. 57% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,215 and for owners without a mortgage it was $536.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 48141 was $1,170. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.