The unemployment rate in Castle Rouge, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the unemployment rate in Castle Rouge at 18.9%.

That is 118% above the Wayne County figure of 8.7%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 6.4%, it is 195% above.

Where Castle Rouge stands

Among 136 Detroit neighborhoods, Castle Rouge has the 40th highest figure, above 71% of them. The middle figure in that group is 14.7%, so Castle Rouge sits above the typical one.

The range runs from 1.1% in New Center to 32.2% in Harmony Village. The highest figures in the group belong to Harmony Village (32.2%), Petoskey-Otsego (30.0%), and North End (27.9%).

Next door

Brightmoor nearby comes in at 18.1%, 4% lower. Riverdale nearby comes in at 10.6%, 44% lower.

Miller Grove nearby comes in at 16.7%, 12% lower. Rosedale Park nearby comes in at 6.0%, 68% lower.

Related numbers

For adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more, Castle Rouge comes in at 11.2%. For households with a broadband subscription, Castle Rouge comes in at 83.6%.

For residents below the poverty line, Castle Rouge comes in at 23.0%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

The jobless rate moves home prices, rents and how long a for-sale sign stays up.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Castle Rouge with the 136 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.