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Detroit, Alabama: commercial real estate data.
Detroit is a Census town of 189 people across 1.33 square miles of land, in Lamar County. 42.3 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Detroit
What Detroit is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land143 plus or minus 67
- County holding the largest share of its areaLamar County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Detroit
How many people live in Detroit
- Population189 plus or minus 89
- Median age34.9 plus or minus 27.0
- Population under 1859 plus or minus 32
- Share under 1831.2 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Population 65 and over41 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent plus or minus 15.3
- Households71 plus or minus 40
- Family households39 plus or minus 19
- Share of households that are families54.9 percent plus or minus 40.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Detroit
Income and work in Detroit
- Per capita income$18,976 plus or minus $8,366
- Civilian labor force66 plus or minus 38
- Employed63 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 6
- Unemployment rate4.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Adults 25 and over127 plus or minus 65
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher67.7 percent plus or minus 45.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.7 percent plus or minus 17.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent plus or minus 17.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Detroit
Housing in Detroit
- Housing units130 plus or minus 46
- Occupied units71 plus or minus 40
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 27
- Vacancy rate45.4 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Owner occupied30 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied41 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate42.3 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,000 plus or minus $50,871
- Median gross rent, monthly$377
- Single family units50 plus or minus 23
- Share single family38.5 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Units in buildings of two or more70 plus or minus 42
- Share in buildings of two or more53.8 percent plus or minus 26.2
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Detroit
How Detroit gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute61 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes6 plus or minus 6
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.9 percent plus or minus 19.0
- Drove alone28.6 percent plus or minus 19.5
- Carpooled68.3 percent plus or minus 30.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Detroit
Flood risk in Detroit
- NFIP communityTown of Detroit
- NFIP community number010135
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10(M)
The Town of Detroit participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010135 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lamar County, not Detroit
Lamar County context, not Detroit figures
- Establishments in Lamar County243
- Covered employment, Lamar County3,403
- Average annual pay, Lamar County$50,837
- Housing units permitted, Lamar County0
Every figure in this section is published for Lamar County as a whole and is not a measurement of Detroit.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Detroit questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Detroit, Alabama?
189, in 71 households. Detroit town covers 1.33 square miles of land, which is 143 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Detroit in?
Lamar County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
Is Detroit in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Detroit appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Detroit, town of, community 010135, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Detroit figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lamar County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Detroit.
Is zoning published for Detroit?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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