People QuickFacts Inkster Michigan Population, 2011 estimate 25,111 9,876,187 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 25,369 9,883,635 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -1.0% -0.1% Population, 2010 25,369 9,883,640 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.3% 6.0% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 27.9% 23.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.3% 13.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 53.2% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 20.5% 78.9% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 73.2% 14.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.6% 2.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.6% 4.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 19.5% 76.6%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 83.6% 85.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 5.6% 5.9% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 8.3% 8.9% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 77.7% 88.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 11.6% 25.0% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 23.2 23.7  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 52.8% 74.2% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 25.2% 18.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $87,100 $144,200 Households, 2006-2010 10,122 3,843,997 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.60 2.53 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $16,439 $25,135 Median household income 2006-2010 $31,805 $48,432 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 29.0% 14.8%     Business QuickFacts Inkster Michigan Total number of firms, 2007 1,305 816,972 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 8.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 42.5% 30.4%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 234,455,768 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 76,742 107,109,349 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 72,266 109,102,594 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $2,645 $10,855 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 10,465 14,536,648     Geography QuickFacts Inkster Michigan Land area in square miles, 2010 6.25 56,538.90 Persons per square mile, 2010 4,057.1 174.8 FIPS Code 40680 26 Counties Wayne County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts