Southfield is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 78,296 people and 21 constituent neighborhoods, Southfield is the 14th largest community in Michigan.

Unlike some cities, Southfield isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Southfield are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Southfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southfield who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.31%), sales jobs (12.05%), and management occupations (9.89%).

Also of interest is that Southfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Another interesting thing about Southfield, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Southfield is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

"If you live in Southfield, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Southfield residents do (96.8%). Southfield is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

Southfield Information and Demographics

The citizens of Southfield are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.67% of adults in Southfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Southfield in 2000 was $28,096, which is wealthy relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $112,384 for a family of four.

Southfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Southfield home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Southfield is African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Southfield include Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac, German, Polish, Russian, Irish, and English.

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