Language Spoken At Home in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 670,845 | 100% |
English only | 607,431 | 90.5% |
Language other than English | 63,414 | 9.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 27,979 | 4.2% |
Spanish | 38,581 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 17,605 | 2.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 11,272 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,193 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,689 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,095 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 10,872 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,086 | 0.8% |
Ancestry in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 721,459 | 100% |
American | 8,927 | 1.2% |
Arab | 8,691 | 1.2% |
Czech | 235 | 0.0% |
Danish | 169 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 1,052 | 0.1% |
English | 5,171 | 0.7% |
French (except Basque) | 3,336 | 0.5% |
French Canadian | 900 | 0.1% |
German | 10,055 | 1.4% |
Greek | 515 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 1,038 | 0.1% |
Irish | 10,282 | 1.4% |
Italian | 4,030 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 314 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 289 | 0.0% |
Polish | 9,863 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 46 | 0.0% |
Russian | 710 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 514 | 0.1% |
Scottish | 1,110 | 0.2% |
Slovak | 297 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 11,601 | 1.6% |
Swedish | 816 | 0.1% |
Swiss | 66 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 648 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 378 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2,456 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 258,867 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 151,620 | 58.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 71,794 | 27.7% |
Married-couple family | 57,551 | 22.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 22,353 | 8.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 17,666 | 6.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,459 | 2.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 76,403 | 29.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 41,982 | 16.2% |
Nonfamily households | 107,247 | 41.4% |
Householder living alone | 95,524 | 36.9% |
65 years and over | 28,185 | 10.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 87,833 | 33.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 65,017 | 25.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 709,435 | 100% |
Householder | 258,867 | 36.5% |
Spouse | 57,406 | 8.1% |
Child | 259,024 | 36.5% |
Other relatives | 95,020 | 13.4% |
Nonrelatives | 39,118 | 5.5% |
Unmarried partner | 13,471 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 261,023 | 100% |
Never married | 143,377 | 54.9% |
Now married, except separated | 68,426 | 26.2% |
Separated | 9,935 | 3.8% |
Widowed | 9,284 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 30,001 | 11.5% |
Females 15 years and over | 304,808 | 100% |
Never married | 152,747 | 50.1% |
Now married, except separated | 65,613 | 21.5% |
Separated | 12,026 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 33,837 | 11.1% |
Divorced | 40,585 | 13.3% |
Fertility in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,785 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 8,876 | 75.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 55 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 113 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 20 | 0% |
Grandparents in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 25,443 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 10,787 | 42.4% |
Less than 1 year | 1,920 | 7.5% |
1 or 2 years | 2,663 | 10.5% |
3 or 4 years | 2,274 | 8.9% |
5 or more years | 3,930 | 15.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 10,787 | 100% |
Who are female | 7,937 | 73.6% |
Who are married | 5,179 | 48.0% |
School Enrollment in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 214,425 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 11,786 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 10,068 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 83,944 | 39.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 52,903 | 24.7% |
College or graduate school | 55,724 | 26.0% |
Educational Attainment in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 446,530 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 29,868 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 71,881 | 16.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 145,863 | 32.7% |
Some college, no degree | 116,438 | 26.1% |
Associate's degree | 27,490 | 6.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 32,805 | 7.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 22,185 | 5.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.3% |
Veteran Status in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 527,571 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 37,492 | 7.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 714,667 | 100% |
With a disability | 137,477 | 19.2% |
Under 18 years | 193,296 | 100% |
With a disability | 12,345 | 6.4% |
18 to 64 years | 440,551 | 100% |
With a disability | 87,199 | 19.8% |
65 years and over | 80,820 | 100% |
With a disability | 37,933 | 46.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 712,127 | 100% |
Same house | 595,205 | 83.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 114,079 | 16.0% |
Same county | 97,243 | 13.7% |
Different county | 16,836 | 2.4% |
Same state | 11,204 | 1.6% |
Different state | 5,632 | 0.8% |
Abroad | 2,843 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 721,459 | 100% |
Native | 684,361 | 94.9% |
Born in United States | 679,522 | 94.2% |
State of residence | 531,442 | 73.7% |
Different state | 148,080 | 20.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,839 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 37,098 | 5.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 37,098 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 11,800 | 31.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 25,298 | 68.2% |
Year of Entry in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 41,937 | 100% |
Native | 4,839 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 323 | 6.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,516 | 93.3% |
Foreign born | 37,098 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,362 | 3.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 35,736 | 96.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Detroit City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 37,098 | 100% |
Europe | 2,342 | 6.3% |
Asia | 11,367 | 30.6% |
Africa | 2,632 | 7.1% |
Oceania | 10 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 19,938 | 53.7% |
Northern America | 809 | 2.2% |