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Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.



Hamtramck Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Hamtramck Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,834

Age

Under 5 Years:
9.1%
5 - 17:
23.5%
18 - 24:
13.3%
25 - 34:
14.4%
35 - 54:
24.0%
55 - 64:
8.4%
Over 65 Years:
7.4%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.2%
5.2%
69.9%
69.9%
18.1%
18.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Hamtramck
USA
$14,776
$14,776
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Hamtramck
USA
$39,648
$39,648
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

37.7%

Employment Industries

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Manufacturing
Retail
Accommodation
Healthcare
Transportation
Education
Other
Administration
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
27.6%
27.6%
14.3%
14.3%
9.6%
9.6%
9.3%
9.3%
7.6%
7.6%
6.7%
6.7%
6.0%
6.0%
5.1%
5.1%
3.6%
3.6%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
American Indian and Alaska Native
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
54.0%
54.0%
26.1%
26.1%
9.8%
9.8%
9.1%
9.1%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Other Arab
Polish
Yugoslavian
Ukrainian
Irish
German
English
Italian
European
French
Liberian
Lebanese
Albanian
Dutch
Hungarian
Scots-Irish
Belgian
Swedish
Iranian
Jamaican
9.4%
9.4%
4.2%
4.2%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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Arabic
English
Serbo-Croatian
Polish
Slavic languages
Other Indo-European
Langs. of India
Chinese
Urdu
French
Pacific Island languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Tagalog
Vietnamese
Miao/Hmong
Korean
German/Yiddish
Spanish
African languages
35.4%
35.4%
29.9%
29.9%
6.3%
6.3%
5.7%
5.7%
3.1%
3.1%
1.1%
1.1%
0.5%
0.5%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Hamtramck Residents

42.4%