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Detroit, Michigan Neighborhood Profile

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The number of people who reside in Detroit, Michigan is about nine hundred and fifty-one thousand, two hundred and seventy people. The percentage of male population in Detroit, Michigan is forty-seven point one three percent, female population - 52.87%. 30.9 years old is the median age for Detroit, Michigan residents. Total occupied housing units in Detroit, Michigan is three hundred and thirty-six thousand, four hundred and twenty-eight. Total vacant housing units in Detroit, Michigan is thirty-eight thousand, six hundred and sixty-eight. Renter-occupied housing units in Detroit, Michigan account for 40.46%. Detroit, Michigan median household income was $29,526 in 1999 (national average was forty-one thousand, nine hundred and ninety-four dollars).

QuickFacts

 Detroit, Michigan United States
Total population951,270 281,421,906
StateMichigan 
CityDetroit 

Detroit, Michigan Population

 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
Male448,31947.13%49.06%
Female502,95152.87%50.94%
Median age (years)30.9  35.3
18 years and over655,56168.91%74.31%
21 years and over615,54964.71%69.97%
62 years and over115,93412.19%14.66%
65 years and over99,05610.41%12.43%

 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
White116,59912.26%75.14%
Black or African American775,77281.55%12.32%
Asian9,2680.97%3.64%
Some other race27,5902.9%5.46%
Two or more races22,0412.32%2.43%

Detroit, Michigan Housing

 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
Total housing units 375,096 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 38,66810.31%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 336,42889.69%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 184,64749.23%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 151,78140.46%30.77%
 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 200055,614 16.53%19.95%
1995 to 199887,003 25.86%28.9%
1990 to 199450,271 14.94%16.07%
1980 to 198952,788 15.69%15.58%
1970 to 197943,418 12.91%9.86%
1969 or earlier47,334 14.07%9.65%
 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
Total households336,428  105,480,101
Family households (families)218,483 64.94%68.06%
Nonfamily households117,945 35.06%31.94%
 Detroit, Michigan United States
VALUE
Less than $50,00057,8555,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99981,31216,778,971
$100,000 to $149,99916,25313,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9994,9558,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9992,4736,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9998963,584,108
$500,000 to $999,9993281,308,116
$1,000,000 or more110313,759
Median (dollars)63,600119,600

Detroit, Michigan Education

 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 295,623 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool18,0586.11% 6.47%
Kindergarten16,8885.71% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)148,61050.27% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)63,14121.36% 21.38%
College or graduate school48,92616.55% 22.81%

Detroit, Michigan Economy

 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
Population 16 years and over683,613  217,168,077
In labor force384,897 56.3%63.92%
- Civilian labor force384,700 56.27%63.39%
- - Employed331,441 48.48%59.73%
- - Unemployed53,259 7.79%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force13.8  5.8
- Armed Forces197 0.03%0.53%
Not in labor force298,716 43.7%36.08%
Females 16 years and over371,408 54.33%51.66%
In labor force201,431 29.47%29.72%
- Civilian labor force201,366 29.46%29.65%
- - Employed176,448 25.81%27.92%
Own children under 6 years82,091 12.01%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force50,576  12,787,501
With earnings251,670 36.81%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)42,542  56,604
With Social Security income89,798 13.14%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,113  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income36,382 5.32%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,282  6,320
With public assistance income38,268 5.6%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)3,024  3,032
With retirement income60,749 8.89%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,321  17,376
 Detroit, Michigan %, Detroit, Michigan United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households336,482  105,539,122
Less than $10,00064,304 19.11%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99927,914 8.3%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99954,133 16.09%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99945,063 13.39%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99949,930 14.84%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99950,432 14.99%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99923,430 6.96%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99915,291 4.54%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9992,887 0.86%2.2%
$200,000 or more3,098 0.92%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)29,526  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.