Household size in Bethune Community, 2026

Look past the headlines and the numbers start talking. The Census puts the average household size in Bethune Community at 2.70 people.

That is 8% above the Wayne County figure of 2.50 people.

Where Bethune Community stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, Bethune Community has the 38th highest figure, above 73% of them. The middle figure in that group is 2.50 people, so Bethune Community sits above the typical one.

The range runs from 1.10 people in Gold Coast to 3.70 people in North Campau. The highest figures in the group belong to North Campau (3.70 people), Buffalo Charles (3.50 people), and Claytown (3.40 people).

Next door

Belmont nearby comes in at 2.60 people, 4% lower. Hubbell-Lyndon nearby comes in at 2.10 people, 22% lower.

Hubbell-Puritan nearby comes in at 2.60 people, 4% lower. Greenfield-Grand River nearby comes in at 2.30 people, 15% lower.

Related numbers

For median age, Bethune Community comes in at 42.3 years. For households with children under 18, Bethune Community comes in at 32.3%.

For residents born outside the U.S., Bethune Community comes in at 0.6%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Bigger households need more bedrooms, which is why the size of the house follows the size of the family.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Bethune Community with the 138 Detroit neighborhoods that have the same figure on file, highest first.

A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary.