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Detroit, MI real estate and demographic information
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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Detroit NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Oak, Delray, Fort Wayne, Southfield Fwy / Joy Rd, Southfield Fwy / Whitlock Ave, Whitlock Ave / Piedmont St, Warren Ave / Ashton Ave, Heyden Ave / Van Buren Ave, Patton St / Westfield Ave
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Detroit, MI Dearborn, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Huntington Woods, Lathrup Village, Pleasant Ridge, Royal Oak, Southfield
POPULATION
951,270
Detroit, MI Information
| DETROIT INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 951,270 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 375,096 |
| DETROIT HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 49.23% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 40.46% |
| % VACANT | 10.31% |
| TYPE OF DETROIT HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 63.22% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 6.68% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 13.95% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 15.72% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.38% |
| OTHER | 0.05% |
| SIZE OF DETROIT HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 3.01% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 13.64% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 29.55% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 40.71% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 10.22% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.87% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 0.87% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 7.94% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 61.33% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 29.86% |
| DETROIT REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $70,438 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $374 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$56,000 | 36.41% |
| $56,001-$112,000 | 48.57% |
| $112,001-$225,000 | 12.65% |
| $225,001-$336,000 | 1.51% |
| $336,001-$448,000 | 0.36% |
| $448,001-$560,000 | 0.17% |
| $560,001-$840,000 | 0.13% |
| $840,001-$1,122,000 | 0.08% |
| > $1,122,000 | 0.12% |
| PEOPLE OF Detroit | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.98% |
| 5 TO 17 | 23.09% |
| 18 TO 24 | 9.64% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.02% |
| 35 TO 54 | 26.71% |
| 55 TO 64 | 7.08% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.48% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 69.63% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 10.96% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $29,526 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $14,717 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 26.08% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Manufacturing (18.78%), Healthcare (13.73%), Retail (9.52%), Education (7.19%), Accomodation (6.56%), Public Service (6.10%), Administration (5.81%), Other (5.52%), Transportation (5.10%), Finance (4.30%), Construction (3.69%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (3.13%), Information Technology (2.87%), Wholesale (2.33%), Arts (2.13%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 5.14% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 12.37% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 81.38% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.34% |
| ASIAN | 1.00% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.02% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 2.59% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.29% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 4.97% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (68.93%), Unclassified (19.83%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.79% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (83.59%) , Spanish (4.52%) |
Detroit is a very large city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 951,270 people and 321 constituent neighborhoods, Detroit is the largest community in Michigan.
Detroit is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Detroit is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Detroit who work in office and administrative support jobs (18.24%), sales jobs (8.57%), and food service (5.27%).
Detroit is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Detroit really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Detroit citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Detroit ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Detroit a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.
Detroit Information and Demographics
The percentage of people in Detroit with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 10.96% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Detroit in 2000 was $14,717, which is low income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $58,868 for a family of four.
Detroit is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Detroit home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Detroit is African-American, followed by White.
The most common language spoken in Detroit is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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