City safety & data profile

WyandotteMI

Wyandotte, MI is a 25K-resident city in Wayne County with a median household income of $71,987.

Wayne County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Wyandotte, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Wyandotte has a population larger than 56% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $166,900, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

25K
Population (place)
Top 44%
By size
$71,987
Median income (place)
$166,900
Median home (place)
13%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Wyandotte

Wyandotte posts a median household income higher than 39% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Wyandotte area.

Bottom 40%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Wyandotte

Where Wyandotte income ranks nationally

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

$71,987 Bottom 39% higher than 39% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Wyandotte $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 Wyandotte, MI beyond the headline numbers

Wyandotte sits inside Wayne County, Michigan, at roughly 42.21°N, -83.15°W. Population 25,156, $71,987 median household income. Median home value $166,900, median rent $972. Poverty rate 13%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Wyandotte, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Wyandotte, 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 Wyandotte runs about 2.3 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 10.7% of Wyandotte workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.7% in Wyandotte, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Wyandotte workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Wyandotte 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)
25,156
Wyandotte · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$71,987
-19% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$166,900
-60% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Wayne County): Wyandotte'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 Wyandotte, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$972/mo
Poverty Rate
13% +5% vs avg
Unemployment 3.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 22.7%
Work From Home 10.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 86.3%
African American 2.2%
Asian 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
37%
High Blood Pressure
35.7%
Obesity
33.7%
Physical Inactivity
25.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.8%
Binge Drinking
17%
Current Smoking
16.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.3%
Current Asthma
11.7%
Diabetes
11.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 67.3%
Annual Checkup 78.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
7.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
7.1%
Stroke
3.7%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
Average Rating
2/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
WYANDOTTE HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
WYANDOTTE · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★☆☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Wyandotte?

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

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MI-WYANDOTTE · Wyandotte

Wyandotte: 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 Wyandotte; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Wyandotte, MI? ▼
Wyandotte, MI has a population of 25,156 people, located in Wayne County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Wyandotte? ▼
The median household income in Wyandotte, MI is $71,987 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 13%.
What is the median home value in Wyandotte? ▼
The median home value in Wyandotte, MI is $166,900. Median rent is $972/month.
What are the top health concerns in Wyandotte? ▼
The top health indicators in Wyandotte include Short Sleep Duration (37%), High Blood Pressure (35.7%), Obesity (33.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Wyandotte? ▼
Wyandotte has 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Wyandotte? ▼
The median age in Wyandotte, MI is 39.3 years. 22.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Wyandotte, 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 ($71,987 here).

Lompoc, CA $72,004 Bridgeton, MO $72,005 Lakeside, VA $72,032 Waukegan, IL $71,919

Compare Wyandotte with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Southgate, MI 29K Lincoln Park, MI 37K Riverview, MI 12K Melvindale, MI 10K Allen Park, MI 27K Trenton, MI 18K Grosse Ile, MI 11K Dearborn, MI 95K
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Using Wyandotte'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 Wyandotte area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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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.