HUD State of the Cities Data System (SOCDS)

A Look at: Detroit, MI for 2010
Found in: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area

2010 BLS 12 month Average:
  Labor Force 365,091
  Employed 282,100
  Unemployment rate 22.7

CensusPopulation
This is a top 50 city by population: National Rank = 16
  Total Population: 759,340
  Labor Force 313,497
  Employed 263,668
  Unemployment rate 15.9

Current BLS / SOCDS employment data can be found at SOCDS Current Labor Force Data.

2009 FBI Crime
  Property Crimes per 100,000 Pop. 5,606
  Violent Crimes per 100,000 Pop. 1,992

More detailed FBI data can be found at FBI Data.


Race/Ethnicity ImmigrantsPopulationPct of Total Pop
  White/Non-Hispanic 61,158 8.1
  Black/Non-Hispanic 625,763 82.4
  Other Races/Non-Hispanic 23,562 3.1
  Total Hispanic/All Races 48,857 6.4

Where We're FromPopulationPct of Total Pop
  Native 720,905 94.9
  Born In MI 553,707 72.9
  Not Born in Detroit 162,882 21.5
  Born Outside US 2,126 0.3
  Total Foreign Born Pop 38,435 5.1

Educational AttainmentPopulationPct of Respondents
  Total Respondants 464,517 100.0
  Did Not Graduate High School 107,686 23.2
  High School Graduate 157,914 34.0
  Some College or Associate Degree 114,876 24.7
  Colleg Grad or Advanced Degree 84,041 18.1

Families with Children by Type of FamilyPopulationPct of Respondents
  Married Couple 163,378 62.0
  Single Parent 100,045 38.0

Housing UnitsPopulationPct of
Occupied
Units		Pct of
Total Units
  Total Units 365,058 N/A 100.0
  Total Occupied Units 271,050 100.0 74.2
  Owner Occupied 147,688 54.5 40.5
  Renter Occupied 123,362 45.5 33.8
  Vacant Units 94,008 N/A 25.8

Rent and Income
  Median Household Gross Rent $747
  Median Household Owner's Value $80,400

Employed Workers by Class in Place of WorkPopulationPct of Respondents
  Total Workers 235,799 100.0
  Private for Profit Wage and Salary Workers 166,629 70.7
  Private Non-profit Wage and Salary Workers 23,603 10.0
  Federal Government 6,802 2.9
  State and Local Government 28,052 11.9
  Self Employed 10,374 4.4
  Unpaid Family Work 339 0.1

Civilian Residents by Occupation Total
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Total Respondents Employed
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Employed Respondents
  Total 277,583 100.0 235,799 100.0
  Management, professional, and related
  occupations
 109,385 39.4 52,821 22.4
  Service occupations 57,620 20.8 67,423 28.6
  Sales and office occupations 56,980 20.5 59,773 25.3
  Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations No Data No Data No Data No Data
  Construction, extraction, and maintenance
  occupations
 19,769 7.1 14,711 6.2
  Production, transportation, and material moving
  occupations
 33,734 12.2 41,071 17.4
  Armed Forces 95 0.0 No Data No Data

Civilian Residents by Industry Total
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Total Respondents Employed
Population
16 and Older		 Pct of Employed Respondents
  Total 277,583 100.0 235,799 100.0
  Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 840 0.3 784 0.3
  Construction 12,149 4.4 7,945 3.4
  Manufacturing 34,293 12.4 32,096 13.6
  Wholesale trade 5,442 2.0 3,961 1.7
  Retail trade 14,899 5.4 22,863 9.7
  Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 16,977 6.1 13,941 5.9
  Information 7,091 2.6 5,506 2.3
  Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and
  leasing
 14,786 5.3 13,606 5.8
  Professional, scientific, management, admin,
  and waste management services
 28,632 10.3 22,755 9.7
  Health services No Data No Data 60,455 25.6
  Arts, entertainment, recreation, accomodation and
  food services
 26,597 9.6 26,841 11.4
  Public administration 23,292 8.4 13,482 5.7
  Other services (except public administration) 13,890 5.0 11,564 4.9

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