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Detroit Population: 951270 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 448319 47.13%
Female 502951 52.87%

Under 5 years 76232 8.01%
5 to 9 years 93882 9.87%
10 to 14 years 83361 8.76%
15 to 19 years 68707 7.22%
20 to 24 years 65654 6.9%
25 to 34 years 144323 15.17%
35 to 44 years 136695 14.37%
45 to 54 years 115971 12.19%
55 to 59 years 38045 4%
60 to 64 years 29344 3.08%
65 to 74 years 52863 5.56%
75 to 84 years 35213 3.7%
85 years and over 10980 1.15%

Median age (years) 30.9

18 years and over 655561 68.91%
Male 298276 31.36%
Female 357285 37.56%
21 years and over 615549 64.71%
62 years and over 115934 12.19%
65 years and over 99056 10.41%
Male 38990 4.1%
Female 60066 6.31%

Race
One race 929229 97.68%
White 116599 12.26%
Black or African American 775772 81.55%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3140 0.33%
Asian 9268 0.97%
Asian indian 2827 0.3%
Chinese 912 0.1%
Filipino 951 0.1%
Japanese 188 0.02%
Korean 217 0.02%
Vietnamese 393 0.04%
Other Asian 3780 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 251 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 46 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 45 0%
Samoan 64 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 96 0.01%
Some other race 24199 2.54%
Two or more races 22041 2.32%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 951270 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 47167 4.96%
Mexican 33143 3.48%
Puerto Rican 6615 0.7%
Cuban 871 0.09%
Other Hispanic or Latino 6538 0.69%
Not Hispanic or Latino 904103 95.04%
White alone 99921 10.5%

Relationship
Total Population 951270 100.00%
In households 931569 97.93%
Householder 336428 35.37%
Spouse 89660 9.43%
Child 329498 34.64%
Own child under 18 years 229865 24.16%
Other relatives 115035 12.09%
Under 18 years 56084 5.9%
Nonrelatives 60948 6.41%
Unmarried partner 23610 2.48%
In group quarters 19701 2.07%
Institutionalized population 10509 1.1%
Non-Institutionalized population 9192 0.97%

Households by Type
Total Households 336428 100.0 %
Family households (families) 218483 64.94%
With own children under 18 years 113961 33.87%
Married-couple family 89660 26.65%
With own children under 18 years 42085 12.51%
Female householder, no husband present 106386 31.62%
With own children under 18 years 62533 18.59%
Non Family households 117945 35.06%
Householder living alone 99861 29.68%
Householder 65 years and over 30824 9.16%

Households with individuals under 18 years 139663 41.51%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 76862 22.85%

Average Household size 2.77
Average family size 3.45

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 375096 100.00%
Occupied housing units 336428 89.69%
Vacant housing units 38668 10.31%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 632 0.17%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 336428 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 184647 54.88%
Renter-occupied housing units. 151781 45.12%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.84
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.68

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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