Overall, River Rouge’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
The citizens of River Rouge have a very low rate of college education: just 8.07% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in River Rouge in 2018 was $20,541, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,164 for a family of four. However, River Rouge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. River Rouge also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 43.85% of its population below the federal poverty line.
River Rouge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call River Rouge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of River Rouge residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. River Rouge also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 15.46% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in River Rouge include Polish, Irish, German, African, and French.
The most common language spoken in River Rouge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
