City safety & data profile

WoodhavenMI

Woodhaven, MI is a 13K-resident city in Wayne County with a median household income of $78,648.

Wayne County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Woodhaven, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Woodhaven has a population larger than 16% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $231,800.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 17%
By size
$78,648
Median income (place)
$231,800
Median home (place)
13%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Woodhaven

Woodhaven posts a median household income higher than 48% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 49%
by median income, US cities

Where Woodhaven income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$78,648 Bottom 48% higher than 48% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Woodhaven $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Woodhaven, MI beyond the headline numbers

Woodhaven sits inside Wayne County, Michigan, at roughly 42.14°N, -83.24°W. Population 12,539, $78,648 median household income. Median home value $231,800, median rent $1,096. Poverty rate 13%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Woodhaven, MI stands at 13%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Woodhaven runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 10.3% of Woodhaven workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.4% in Woodhaven, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0.1% of Woodhaven workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 45.6 years, Woodhaven's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Woodhaven from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,539
Woodhaven · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$78,648
-12% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$231,800
-44% vs avg
Median Age (place)
45.6
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Wayne County): Woodhaven's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.8M-2%
Median Income
$60,539+47%
Median Home Value
$178,500+106%
Poverty Rate
20.8%-15%
Unemployment
8.7%-52%

Economics

Economics indicators for Woodhaven, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,096/mo
Poverty Rate
13% +5% vs avg
Unemployment 7.2%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27%
Work From Home 10.3%
Public Transit 0.1%

Population

White 79.6%
African American 7%
Asian 1.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 0.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
36%
High Blood Pressure
35.1%
Obesity
32%
Physical Inactivity
23.5%
Frequent Mental Distress
18.3%
Binge Drinking
16.6%
Current Smoking
14%
Frequent Physical Distress
13.8%
Current Asthma
11.4%
Diabetes
10.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 72.5%
Annual Checkup 79.9%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.2%
Stroke
3.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Woodhaven?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Woodhaven right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-WOODHAVEN-MI · Woodhaven

Woodhaven: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Woodhaven; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Woodhaven, MI? ▼
Woodhaven, MI has a population of 12,539 people, located in Wayne County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Woodhaven? ▼
The median household income in Woodhaven, MI is $78,648 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13%.
What is the median home value in Woodhaven? ▼
The median home value in Woodhaven, MI is $231,800. Median rent is $1,096/month.
What are the top health concerns in Woodhaven? ▼
The top health indicators in Woodhaven include Short Sleep Duration (36%), High Blood Pressure (35.1%), Obesity (32%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Woodhaven? ▼
The median age in Woodhaven, MI is 45.6 years. 27% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Woodhaven, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (13% here).

Garland, TX 13% Gresham, OR 13% Federal Way, WA 13% Delray Beach, FL 13%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($78,648 here).

Lowell, MA $78,658 Durango, CO $78,602 Hershey, PA $78,587 Bellflower, CA $78,722

Compare Woodhaven with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Trenton, MI 18K Riverview, MI 12K Southgate, MI 29K Grosse Ile, MI 11K Taylor, MI 62K Wyandotte, MI 25K Allen Park, MI 27K Lincoln Park, MI 37K
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Using Woodhaven's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Woodhaven area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Wayne County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.