Detroit, Michigan
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City Overview
As of 2009, Detroit's population is 916,952 people. Since 2000, it has had a population growth of -8.43 percent.
The median home cost in Detroit is $69,660. Home appreciation the last year has been -20.60 percent.
Compared to the rest of the country, Detroit's cost of living is 26.50% Lower than the U.S. average.
Detroit public schools spend $7,301 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $6,058. There are about 21 students per teacher in Detroit.
The unemployment rate in Detroit is 22.80 percent(U.S. avg. is 8.50%). Recent job growth is Negative. Detroit jobs have Decreased by 7.20 percent.
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People
The 2009 Detroit, MI, population is 916,952. There are 6,282 people per square mile (population density).
Family in Detroit, MI
The median age is 32.1. The US median is 37.6. 35.04% of people in Detroit, MI, are married. 12.83% are divorced.
The average household size is 2.76 people. 12.32% of people are married, with children. 20.96% have children, but are single.
Race in Detroit, MI
10.36% of people are white, 83.41% are black, 1.11% are asian, 0.32% are native american, and 5.52% claim 'Other'.
6.01% of the people in Detroit, MI, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 93.99% are non-hispanic).
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Health
There are 225 physicians per 100,000 population in Detroit, MI. The US average is 170.
Detroit, MI Health Index
Air quality in Detroit, MI is 1 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.
Water quality in Detroit, MI is 36 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 10 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.
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Economy
The unemployment rate in Detroit, MI, is 22.80%, with job growth of -7.20%. Future job growth over the next ten years is predicted to be 2.80%.
Detroit, MI Taxes
Detroit, MI,sales tax rate is 6.00%. Income tax is 7.40%.
Detroit, MI Income and Salaries
The income per capita is $15,825, which includes all adults and children. The median household income is $32,108.
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| Unemployment Rate | 22.80% | 8.50% |
| Recent Job Growth | -7.20% | -3.10% |
| Future Job Growth | 2.80% | 26.40% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.00% | 6.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.40% | 5.02% |
| Income per Cap. | $15,825 | $24,020 |
| Household Income | $32,108 | $44,684 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 25.82% | 13.64% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 14.84% | 11.21% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 13.18% | 11.46% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 15.09% | 15.84% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 15.12% | 19.28% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 7.71% | 11.53% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 5.97% | 10.70% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 1.71% | 4.43% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.48% | 1.31% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.07% | 0.61% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 7.50% | 13.61% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 14.23% | 20.24% |
| Service | 21.57% | 14.75% |
| Sales and Office | 26.81% | 26.74% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.17% | 0.74% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 7.22% | 9.48% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 22.50% | 14.44% |
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Housing
The median home value in Detroit, MI, is $69,660. Home appreciation is -20.60% over the last year. The median age of Detroit, MI, real estate is 57 years.
Detroit, MI Apartments and Rentals
Renters make up 40.56% of the Detroit, MI, population. 10.45% of houses and apartments in Detroit, MI, are unoccupied (vacancy rate).
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Detroit is NICE!: To all of you who are putting down Detroit, you can all go **** yourselves. Have you ever been in downtown Detroit? It is awesome. I have been down there tons of times... (read more)LOOKING TO MOVE!!!: I have been in the "D" for all my life the city has went down year after year. All rec centers have closed up and the ones that are still open are overcrowded or have no... (read more)Moving to Little Rock, AR in July: My family and I are moving to Little Rock this July and I was wondering does anyone know the conditions of Madison Heights Apartments In Little... (read more)Have an opinion about Detroit? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Detroit Click Here
| Median Home Age | 57 | 27 |
| Median Home Cost | $69,660 | $202,300 |
| Home Appreciation | -20.60% | -4.60% |
| Homes Owned | 48.80% | 64.07% |
| Housing Vacant | 10.45% | 14.48% |
| Homes Rented | 40.56% | 21.45% |
| Property Tax Rate | $16.22 | $13.28 |
| OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY VALUE | | |
| Less Than $20,000 | 7.04% | 3.01% |
| $20,000 to $39,999 | 12.46% | 4.37% |
| $40,000 to $59,999 | 15.37% | 5.74% |
| $60,000 to $79,999 | 17.06% | 7.07% |
| $80,000 to $99,999 | 17.38% | 8.41% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 20.31% | 19.74% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 5.64% | 14.06% |
| $200,000 to $299,999 | 3.06% | 16.59% |
| $300,000 to $399,999 | 0.92% | 8.21% |
| $400,000 to $499,999 | 0.27% | 4.53% |
| $500,000 to $749,999 | 0.24% | 4.75% |
| $1,000,000 or more | 0.16% | 1.86% |
| HOUSING UNITS BY YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT | | |
| 1999 to October 2005 | 1.70% | 10.15% |
| 1995 to 1998 | 0.67% | 6.69% |
| 1990 to 1994 | 0.83% | 6.70% |
| 1980 to 1989 | 2.18% | 14.75% |
| 1970 to 1979 | 4.98% | 17.11% |
| 1960 to 1969 | 9.83% | 12.78% |
| 1950 to 1959 | 24.84% | 11.64% |
| 1940 to 1949 | 25.78% | 6.64% |
| 1939 or Earlier | 29.19% | 13.55% |
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Crime
Detroit, MI, violent crime, on a scale from 1 (low crime) to 10, is 8. Violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. The US average is 3.
Detroit, MI, property crime, on a scale from 1 (low) to 10, is 8. Property crime includes the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The object of the theft-type offenses is the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. The US average is 3.
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crime: Too many old and young murdered in... (read more)re: The crime statistics are bad for Detroit, and.: wow, lol, I dont mean to laugh, but that is sooo true, thats why i had to move.... (read more)In Detroit: Do they still do that technique where the car-jackers keep tapping your bumper, and then you're suppose to get out of your car and argue and then WHAM lights out, There... (read more)Have an opinion about Detroit? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Detroit Click Here
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Climate
Detroit, MI, gets 30 inches of rain per year. The US average is 37. Snowfall is 33 inches. The average US city gets 25 inches of snow per year. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 126.
On average, there are 183 sunny days per year in Detroit, MI. The July high is around 83 degrees. The January low is 20. Our comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 50 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.
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How Can You Help It: On my mind is how can anyone really come on here and make rude comments about Detroit's weather... Like People can control the weather ??? ... Anyway i was born and... (read more)What does it take?: Winters in the North make you thankful for the spring and warmer days. Nights are longer and days are shorter. It still seems to draw people from all around to try and... (read more)The economy here is horable: no one in my family had a job until about a month ago. now my dad has a part time job, we have the highest unemployment rate in the county. and the crime, well its not... (read more)Have an opinion about Detroit? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Detroit Click Here
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Education
Detroit, MI, schools spend $7,301 per student. There are 21 pupils per teacher, 1,170 students per librarian, and 485 children per counselor in Detroit, MI schools.
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Looks really great!: Detroit looks great... at night... from across the river in Canada! This city is the sphincter of America. Really sad to see.... (read more)re: a toilet bowl - 6/19/2009: See... (read more)a toilet bowl: detroit is literally the most disgusting... filthy... GROSS, crime filled toilet bowl city ever! i do NOT live in detroit (thank god) but have to visit that dump... (read more)Have an opinion about Detroit? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Detroit Click Here
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Transportation
The average one-way commute in Detroit, MI, takes 31 minutes. 69% of commuters drive their own car alone. 17% carpool with others. 9% take mass transit and 2% work from home.
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How Can You Help It: On my mind is how can anyone really come on here and make rude comments about Detroit's weather... Like People can control the weather ??? ... Anyway i was born and... (read more)The economy here is horable: no one in my family had a job until about a month ago. now my dad has a part time job, we have the highest unemployment rate in the county. and the crime, well its not... (read more)What does it take?: Winters in the North make you thankful for the spring and warmer days. Nights are longer and days are shorter. It still seems to draw people from all around to try and... (read more)Have an opinion about Detroit? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Detroit Click Here
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Cost of Living
Our cost of living indices are based on a US average of 100. An amount below 100 means Detroit, MI is cheaper than the US average. A cost of living index above 100 means Detroit, MI is more expensive.
Overall, Detroit, MI cost of living is 73.50.
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37.71% of the people in Detroit, MI are religious, meaning they affiliate with a religion. 21.88% are Catholic; 9.21% are Protestant; 0.26% are LDS; 3.66% are another Christian faith; 0.41% in Detroit, MI are Jewish; 0.03% are an eastern faith; 2.26% affilitates with Islam.
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| Percent Religious | 37.71% | 50.03% |
| Catholic | 21.88% | 21.92% |
| Protestant | 9.21% | 19.12% |
| LDS | 0.26% | 1.57% |
| Baptist | 2.07% | 8.16% |
| Episcopalian | 0.56% | 8.12% |
| Pentecostal | 1.45% | 1.89% |
| Lutheran | 2.66% | 2.81% |
| Methodist | 1.13% | 3.84% |
| Presbyterian | 1.35% | 1.33% |
| Other Christian | 3.66% | 4.66% |
| Jewish | 0.41% | 2.16% |
| Eastern | 0.03% | 0.05% |
| Islam | 2.26% | 0.54% |
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69.39% of the people in Detroit, MI are registered as Democrats. 29.81% are registered Republican. Remaining are independent: 0.80%.
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Moving Away: I currently reside in Detroit Michigan. The economy here is the worse in the Nation at the moment, need I say more. I am looking to relocate to a hotter climate, where... (read more)crime: Too many old and young murdered in... (read more)re: The crime statistics are bad for Detroit, and.: wow, lol, I dont mean to laugh, but that is sooo true, thats why i had to move.... (read more)Have an opinion about Detroit? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Detroit Click Here
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