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| Detroit Apartment Locator Services : Detroit Apartments |  | Contents | |
| Demographics |
| Overview |
| Throughout the city, French colonial influence
is found prominently in place names (Gratiot Ave., Beaubien
St., Cadieux Rd., Chene Park), though only a small percentage
of area residents are descended from 18th-century French settlers. |
| Detroit's population increased more than sixfold
during the first half of the 20th century, thanks largely to
a massive influx of Southern migrants—both white and black—who
came to the area for the burgeoning automobile industry jobs.
Metro Detroit residents with Southern origin possibly comprise
a majority of the region's population; they most certainly do
in suburban sectors such as Downriver, where newcomers established
communities upon their arrival. Traces of the Southern accent
can still be heard in these areas, mingling with the more nasal
Midwest accent to create a distinctive pattern of speech. |
| Detroit's ethnic communities are largely the descendants
of those Poles, Irish, Italians and Greeks who made their way
to the city during its early 20th-century industrial boom. |
| Detroit is also home to large Chaldean and Arab
American populations, and suburban Dearborn is home to the country's
largest concentration of Arab Americans. Recently, the area
has witnessed the growth of Asian American and Hispanic communities.
The southwest side of the city contains a large Mexican American
community, while significant populations of Chinese, Indian,
Korean and Filipino ancestry are found in Oakland County, notably
in Troy. |
| African Americans are a major racial group in
the area, numbering more than 1 million. About three-fourths
of them live within the city limits. Other communities with
large black populations include Southfield, Pontiac and Oak
Park, which are all north of the former segregation boundary
8 Mile Road. The Michigan Chronicle, the state's largest black-owned
newspaper, is based in Detroit. |
| While less prevalent than in the 1970s and 1980s,
perceptions of racial segregation continue to provoke criticism
and soul-searching in the Detroit area. 8 Mile Road, the boundary
between the city and suburban Oakland and Macomb counties, is
more than a line on a map; it is often held up by politicians
and sociologists as a symbolic dividing wall between blacks
and whites. On the east side, the aptly (although unintentionally)
named Alter Road separates Detroit from affluent Grosse Pointe.
Detroit is more than four-fifths African-American, while nearby
Livonia (pop. 100,545) has been described in news reports as
"the whitest American city" as the 2000 census revealed
that 97 percent of its population identified themselves as white. |
| Neighborhoods |
| Some of the Current and historic neighborhoods
in Detroit include: Black Bottom, Brush Park, Corktown, Chaldean
Town, Cultural Center, Del Ray, East English Village, Eastern
Market, Greektown, Indian Village, Mexicantown, New Center,
Old Redford, Palmer Woods, Poletown, Rosedale Park, Springwells,
and Warrendale. |
| Population |
| As of the census2 of 2000, there are 951,270 people,
336,428 households, and 218,341 families residing in the city.
The population density is 6,855.1/mi² (2,646.7/km²).
There are 375,096 housing units at an average density of 2,703.0/mi²
(1,043.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city is 81.55%
Black or African American, 12.26% White, 0.33% Native American,
0.97% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.54% from other races,
and 2.32% from two or more races. 4.96% of the population are
Hispanic or Latino of any race. |
| There are 336,428 households out of which 33.9%
have children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.7% are
married couples living together, 31.6% have a female householder
with no husband present, and 35.1% are non-families. 29.7% of
all households are made up of individuals and 9.2% have someone
living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household
size is 2.77 and the average family size is 3.45. |
| In the city the population is spread out with
31.1% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25
to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who are 65 years of age
or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females
there are 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there are 83.5 males. |
| The median income for a household in the city
is $29,526, and the median income for a family is $33,853. Males
have a median income of $33,381 versus $26,749 for females.
The per capita income for the city is $14,717. 26.1% of the
population and 21.7% of families are below the poverty line.
Out of the total population, 34.5% of those under the age of
18 and 18.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty
line. |
| In 2004, Men's Fitness magazine named Detroit
the fattest city in the U.S. |
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