River Rouge City, Michigan

River Rouge City is a city located in the Wayne County, Michigan, United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 9917 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 8449, It is 117th most populous in Michigan. The city has a total area of 3.41 square miles (8.83 square kilometre), of which, 2.67 square miles (6.92 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.74 square miles (1.92 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 221st largest in terms of geographical size.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 9917 people, 3640 households, and 2503 families residing in the city. The population density was 3713.9 people per square mile (1433.94/kmē), it would be the 49th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Michigan. There were 4080 housing units at an average density of 1528.1 per square mile (590/kmē). The average household size was 2.72 persons, and the average family size was 3.25 persons. In the city the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 111.8 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 119 females. The median age was 31 years, The median age of males and females living in River Rouge City was 29.7 and 32.2 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 5214 White, 4166 Black or African American, 77 American Indian, 16 Asian, 4 Native Hawaiian, 278 from two or more races and 162 Ohter races.

River Rouge city Michigan Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
River Rouge city Michigan School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
River Rouge City Michigan GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29214, it is 111th poorest city by median household income in Michigan. The median income for a family in the city was $33875, making its Michigan's 76th lowest city by median family income. The per capita income for the city was $13728, it is Michigan's 70th poorest city by per capita income. The median income of city was $20657, The median income for males was $26578 versus $16128 for females.

In 2000, 2716 pupils and students, of which 1342 are male and 1374 are female, 27.39% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 189 nursery or pri school, 213 kindergarten, 1456 elementary school, 592 high school and 266 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census9917
April 2000 Estimate9917
July 2000 Estimate9883
July 2001 Estimate9820
July 2002 Estimate9687
July 2003 Estimate9518
July 2004 Estimate9335
July 2005 Estimate9134
July 2006 Estimate8946
July 2007 Estimate8704
July 2008 Estimate8449
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school80109189
Kindergarten11697213
Elementary school7487081456
High school301291592
College or graduate school97169266
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
River Rouge city, Michigan$29214$33875$13728
Wayne County, Michigan$40776$48805$20058
Michigan, United States$44667$53457$22168
United States$41994$50046$21587