Ecorse is a somewhat small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 8,941 people and five associated neighborhoods, Ecorse is the 124th largest community in Michigan.

A relatively large number of people in Ecorse telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.97% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Ecorse, just 8.83% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.

The per capita income in Ecorse in 2022 was $21,819, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,276 for a family of four. However, Ecorse contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ecorse is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Ecorse home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ecorse residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Ecorse also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Ecorse include German, Irish, African, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Ecorse is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.