Detroit, Michigan
By Brittany Anderson
Population (2013)
Metro Population:
4,296,247
Median Household Incomes
Occupied Housing Units: $26,955
Owner-Occupied Housing Units: $38,938
Renter-Occupied Housing Units: $17,158Poverty
Under 18 Years Old: 52.7% Below the Poverty Level
18-64 Years Old: 35.1% Below the Poverty Level
65 Years and Over: 20.1% Below the Poverty LevelSchool District Data
77.2% High School Graduate or Higher
K-12th Grade
Public School: 93.8%
Private School: 6.2%
Kindergarten
Public School: 91.8%
Private School: 8.2%
Elementary (Grades 1-4)
Public School: 92.6%
Private School: 7.4%
Elementary (Grades 5-8)
Public School: 93.7%
Private School: 6.3%
High School (Grades 9-12)
Public School: 95.2%
Private School: 4.8%
College; Undergraduate
Public School: 80.8%
Private School: 19.2%
College; Graduate
Public School: 65.2%
Private School: 34.8%Crime
Violent Crime Rate (Number of violent crimes per 100,000 people): 656.8
Murder Rate (Number of murders and non-negligent manslaughter per 100,000 people): 10.1
Rape Rate (Number of forcible rapes per 100,000 people): 32.1
Robbery Rate (Number of robberies per 100,000 people): 194.3
Aggravated Assault Rate (Number of aggravated assaults per 100,000 people): 420.3
Property Crime Rate (Number of property crimes per 100,000 people): 3,071.1
Burglary Rate (Number of burglaries per 100,000 people) 835.8
Larceny Rate (Number of larcenies per 100,000 people) 1,723.0
Health
Births by C-Section: 29.6%
Low-Birth Weight: 7.3%
Preterm Births: 11.3%
Births to Unmarried Mothers: 39.8%
Births to Teenage Mothers: 9.6%Physical Environment
Number of people per square foot: 1,137.6
Number of Governments (general purpose and single-purpose): 375
Land Area in Square Miles: 3,914.1
Annual hours of delay due to traffic congestion per auto commuter: 40
Annual cost of traffic congestion per auto commuter (extra fuel costs, etc): $859
Travel time to work: 26.4 MinutesHousing
Number of home purchase loans: 26,150
Number of refinance loans: 44,731
Number of home purchase loan applications: 40,189
Number of refinance loan applications: 76,982
Foreclosure Rate: 5.9%
Home ownership rate: 70.9%
Number of owner-occupied housing units: 1,193,402
Share of homeowners with a mortgage: 72.2%
Share of households in single-unit structures: 74.7%
Share of households in multi-unit structures: 21.8%
Avg.value of owner-occupied housing units: $59,700
Persons per household: 2.74Veteran Status: 37,492
Gulf War (9/2001 or later): 5.2%
Gulf War (8/1990 to 8/2001): 10%
Vietnam Era: 35.8%
Korean War: 11.5%
World War II: 9.3%Education Attainment: Head of Household
Adults without a high school diploma: 36%
Adults with a bachelors degree or higher: 47%Neighborhoods
Share of population living in high poverty neighborhood:
Hispanic: 39.3%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander: 10.7%
Non-Hispanic Black: 57.1%
Non-Hispanic White:4.8%
Share of population living in a very high poverty neighborhood:
Hispanic: 2.8%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander: 2.1%
Non-Hispanic Black: 8.3%
Non-Hispanic White: 0.5%
Exposure to neighborhoods with crowded housing:
Hispanic: 6.8%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander: 3.8%
Non-Hispanic Black: 6.8%
Non-Hispanic White: 2.6%
Exposure to neighborhoods with households receiving public assistance income
Hispanic: 12.5%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander: 5.9%
Non-Hispanic Black: 20.5%
Non-Hispanic White: 5.2%
Exposure to neighborhoods with Single Mom Households
Hispanic: 16.5%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander: 8%
Non-Hispanic Black: 23.2%
Non-Hispanic White: 6.3%
Children’s Exposure to neighborhood poverty: 11.7%
Children’s Exposure to neighborhood unemployment: 7%Segregation
Segregation of population: Dissimilarity with Non-Hispanic Whites by Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black
75.3%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander
50.6%
Hispanic
43.3%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native
33.6%
Segregation of population: Isolation by Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black
69.7%
Non-Hispanic White
83.1%
Hispanic
20.3%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander
12%
Segregation of Population: Exposure to Whites by race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black
23.5%
Hispanic
59.3%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native
68.9%
Non-Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander
70.4%