A post office named "Moulin Rouge" was established there in December 1857.

A special assessment of Inkster residents will pay for the settlement, on their July 1, 2015, property tax bill.

[9] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.25 square miles (16.19 km2), all land.

27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[16] In 2017, it was reported that a one-time property tax assessment of nearly $200 was levied on Inkster residents to cover settlements in police brutality cases.

The largest individual settlement was to Floyd Dent for $1.4 million after the 57-year-old man was pulled over and badly beaten as evidenced by the police officer's dashboard camera.

Wayne-Westland operates David Hicks Elementary School in Inkster.

[23] The portions of Inkster that are located in the Wayne-Westland district are zoned to Hicks.

[37] The remaining students were split up among the Taylor, Romulus, Wayne-Westland and Westwood districts.

Students north of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Wayne-Westland.

Students north of Michigan Avenue and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Westwood.

Students south of Michigan Avenue and west of Middlebelt were rezoned to Romulus.

Students south of Michigan and east of Middlebelt were rezoned to Taylor.