Ecorse Wedding

Ecorse is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,229 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.4 km (3.6 mi). 7.0 km (2.7 mi) of it is land and 2.4 km (0.9 mi) of it (25.69%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 11,229 people, 4,339 households, and 2,733 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,611.7/km (4,175.1/mi). There were 4,861 housing units at an average density of 697.7/km (1,807.4/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 52.18% White, 40.56% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 3.36% from other races, and 3.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.94% of the population.

There were 4,339 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.0% were married couples living together, 25.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.23.