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Southgate, MI vs Southfield, MI

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- Southfield is 0% more densely populated than Southgate.
- People are 16.0% less likely to be married in Southfield.
- The Median Age is 0.6 years younger in Southfield.
 Southgate, MISouthfield, MIUnited States
 Population  Unlock76,196329,725,481
 Female Population52.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock41.538.4
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 Population - 201029,977  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock78,296285,036,114
 Population - 199030,771  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-7.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-5.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,902.093.4
 Land Area6.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Southgate, MISouthfield, MIUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.6%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Southgate, MISouthfield, MIUnited States
 White78.7%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock66.3%12.2%
 Asian2.3%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock1.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Southgate, MISouthfield, MIUnited States
 Married Population45.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock35.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock62.2%50.2%
 Never Married34.3%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.242.60
 Households12,566  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock17,78180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock37.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households5,004  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Southgate    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Every city has it's positives and negatives. Southgate's positives to name a few include relatively inexpensive housing, a decent public transportation system, no lack  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southgate is a quiet city. The roads could use a little fixing however if transportation were an issue between the buses and taxis you can pretty much get anywhere you  More

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Over 16 years ago

19 students per teacher?? In my dreams. I teach for Southgate schools, and the average class size is around 32, so you folks should either go back to math class, or  More

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Reviews for Southfield    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Weak mayor, crooked politicians, upper tier tax base is leaving. Police department inept and not reflective of the community. So many things wrong with Southfield.  More

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Over 17 years ago

The winter is too long and  More

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Over 18 years ago

the cost of living is  More

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