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Detroit MI - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	951,270	10 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 630) (100%)
Average Income	$29,526	17,219 (32%)	515 (18%)
Median House Value	$63,600	15,677 (38%)	514 (18%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	12.3%	24,566 (of 25,150) (2%)	628 (of 630) (0%)
% Black Population	81.6%	246 (99%)	3 (100%)
% Hispanic Population	5.0%	6,045 (76%)	55 (91%)
% Asian Population	1.0%	5,751 (77%)	119 (81%)
% American Indian Population	0.3%	11,994 (52%)	420 (33%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	69.6%	19,746 (of 25,150) (21%)	596 (of 630) (5%)
% College Graduates	11.0%	15,505 (38%)	386 (39%)
% Never Married	43.6%	665 (97%)	13 (98%)
% Married	31.2%	24,706 (2%)	622 (1%)
% Seperated	4.2%	1,903 (92%)	8 (99%)
% Divorced	12.7%	5,858 (77%)	215 (66%)
% Foreign Born	4.8%	6,315 (75%)	104 (83%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	375,096	10 (of 25,150) (100%)	1 (of 630) (100%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	29.9%	8,571 (66%)	308 (51%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	6.0%	11,760 (53%)	365 (42%)
Average Rooms in House	5.5	10,704 (57%)	304 (52%)
% Households with No Car	21.9%	902 (96%)	6 (99%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	8.9%	22,987 (9%)	598 (5%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,438 (86%)	89 (86%)
Median House Value	$63,600	15,677 (38%)	514 (18%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	6.1%	9,712 (61%)	289 (54%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.3%	5,286 (79%)	121 (81%)
Average Monthly Rent	$486	10,407 (59%)	275 (56%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	56.3%	18,254 (of 25,150) (27%)	520 (of 630) (17%)
% Drive Alone to Work	68.6%	21,137 (16%)	594 (6%)
% Take Public Transportation	8.7%	883 (96%)	3 (100%)
% Walk to Work	2.8%	10,928 (57%)	325 (48%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	28.4	6,416 (74%)	111 (82%)
% Households making less than $10,000	19.1%	3,764 (85%)	29 (95%)
% Households making over $200,000	0.9%	9,553 (62%)	239 (62%)
Median Household Income	$29,526	17,219 (32%)	515 (18%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	11.4%	1,146 (95%)	11 (98%)
Per Capita Income	$14,717	17,295 (31%)	517 (18%)
Male Worker Income	$33,381	9,854 (61%)	357 (43%)
Female Worker Income	$26,749	6,300 (75%)	203 (68%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	21.7%	2,549 (90%)	16 (97%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	26.1%	2,579 (90%)	21 (97%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	N/A	N/A
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	1.00

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Baltimore, Maryland	0.74
Memphis, Tennessee	0.72
San Antonio, Texas	0.70
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	0.69
Dallas, Texas	0.66
Indianapolis, Indiana	0.65
Milwaukee, Wisconsin	0.65
New Orleans, Louisiana	0.65
Cleveland, Ohio	0.65
Jacksonville, Florida	0.65

Detroit MI Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	1,683	2
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	14,377	2
Black or African American Population	775,772	3
Black Plus Other Race Population	787,687	3
Houses with No Telephone Service	23,928	4

Detroit MI Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 630)
Population	951,270	1
Male Population	448,319	1
Female Population	502,951	1
Under 5 years Old Population	76,232	1
5 to 9 year Old Population	93,882	1

Detroit MI Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	26.7%	24,910
Percent Spouse in Household Population	9.4%	24,835
Percent Married People	31.2%	24,706
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	13.8%	24,598
Percent White Population	12.3%	24,566

Detroit MI Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 630)
Percent White Population	12.3%	628
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	13.8%	628
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	10.5%	628
Percent German People	1.8%	628
Percent English People	0.8%	627

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Detroit MI	Baltimore, Maryland
Total Population	651,154	951,270
Average Age	35.0	30.9
Average Income	$30,078	$29,526
Median House Value	$69,100	$63,600
% White Population	31.6%	12.3%
% Black Population	64.3%	81.6%
% Asian Population	1.5%	1.0%
% Hispanic Population	1.7%	5.0%

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