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Hamtramck, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Hamtramck is a Census city of 27,743 people across 2.09 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $39,293, 58.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hamtramck
What Hamtramck is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.09 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land13,275
- 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.
Hamtramck
How many people live in Hamtramck
- Population27,743
- Median age26.5
- Population under 189,753
- Share under 1835.2 percent
- Population 65 and over2,271
- Share 65 and over8.2 percent
- Households7,120
- Family households5,338
- Share of households that are families75.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamtramck
Income and work in Hamtramck
- Median household income$39,293
- Per capita income$14,915
- Civilian labor force8,699
- Employed7,563
- Unemployed1,136 plus or minus 281
- Unemployment rate13.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over14,472
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher65.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.5 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamtramck
Housing in Hamtramck
- Housing units8,371
- Occupied units7,120
- Vacant units1,251
- Vacancy rate14.9 percent
- Owner occupied4,154
- Renter occupied2,966
- Ownership rate58.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$989
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.2 percent
- Single family units5,751
- Share single family68.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,552
- Share in buildings of two or more30.5 percent
- Mobile homes68 plus or minus 43
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamtramck
How Hamtramck gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,719
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,634
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.3 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,154
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.1 percent
- Drove alone70.0 percent
- Carpooled14.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home9.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hamtramck
SBA loans in Hamtramck (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$5,390,100
- Average approval$317,065
- Median approval$52,900
- Largest approval$4,000,000
- Jobs supported208
- Jobs per approval12.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS15
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamtramck, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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.
Hamtramck
Flood risk in Hamtramck
- NFIP communityCity of Hamtramck
- NFIP community number260308
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Hamtramck participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 260308 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 Hamtramck
Wayne County context, not Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck.
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
Hamtramck questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hamtramck, Michigan?
27,743, in 7,120 households. Hamtramck city covers 2.09 square miles of land, which is 13,275 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck?
$39,293. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,000. Median gross rent is $989 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hamtramck businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $5.4 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $52,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hamtramck, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hamtramck borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hamtramck. Only 4 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 Hamtramck in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hamtramck appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hamtramck, city of, community 260308, 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 Hamtramck 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 Hamtramck.
Is zoning published for Hamtramck?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.