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Ecorse, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Ecorse is a Census city of 9,064 people across 2.84 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $40,241, 62.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ecorse
What Ecorse is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.84 sq mi
- Water area0.81 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,195
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
Ecorse
How many people live in Ecorse
- Population9,064
- Median age34.9
- Population under 182,294 plus or minus 471
- Share under 1825.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over1,405
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent
- Households3,614
- Family households1,951
- Share of households that are families54.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ecorse
Income and work in Ecorse
- Median household income$40,241
- Per capita income$21,276
- Civilian labor force3,597
- Employed3,302
- Unemployed295 plus or minus 157
- Unemployment rate8.2 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over6,007
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher70.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ecorse
- Housing units4,121
- Occupied units3,614
- Vacant units507 plus or minus 163
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Owner occupied2,247
- Renter occupied1,367
- Ownership rate62.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$65,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$840
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.0 percent
- Single family units2,993
- Share single family72.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more882 plus or minus 247
- Share in buildings of two or more21.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes246 plus or minus 217
- Median year structure built1954
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ecorse
How Ecorse gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,902
- Commuting under 15 minutes701 plus or minus 281
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.2 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more911 plus or minus 296
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone74.8 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport1.1 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked3.6 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home11.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ecorse
SBA loans in Ecorse (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$1,847,800
- Average approval$369,560
- Median approval$300,000
- Largest approval$1,100,000
- Jobs supported20
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term186 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ecorse, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ecorse
Flood risk in Ecorse
- NFIP communityCity of Ecorse
- NFIP community number260223
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/21/21
The City of Ecorse participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260223 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.
Wayne County, not Ecorse
Wayne County context, not Ecorse figures
- Establishments in Wayne County33,699
- Covered employment, Wayne County725,504
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$76,411
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County2,629
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ecorse.
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.
Coverage
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
Ecorse questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ecorse, Michigan?
9,064, in 3,614 households. Ecorse city covers 2.84 square miles of land, which is 3,195 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ecorse in?
Wayne County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Ecorse?
$40,241. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $65,400. Median gross rent is $840 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ecorse businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $300,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ecorse, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ecorse borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ecorse. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Ecorse in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ecorse appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ecorse, city of, community 260223, 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 Ecorse figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 Ecorse.
Is zoning published for Ecorse?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.