Harper Woods is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 14,895 people and four associated neighborhoods, Harper Woods is the 80th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities, Harper Woods isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Harper Woods are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Harper Woods is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Harper Woods who work in office and administrative support (13.00%), sales jobs (12.75%), and healthcare (8.61%). Also of interest is that Harper Woods has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.16% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The citizens of Harper Woods are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.99% of adults in Harper Woods having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Harper Woods in 2022 was $29,669, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,676 for a family of four. However, Harper Woods contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Harper Woods is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Harper Woods home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Harper Woods residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Harper Woods include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Harper Woods is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Spanish.
