Michigan Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school2,780,378100.0
Nursery school, preschool173,0836.2
Kindergarten149,1865.4
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,225,21744.1
High school (grades 9-12)597,05621.5
College or graduate school635,83622.9
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over6,415,941100.0
Less than 9th grade299,0144.7
9th to 12th grade, no diploma765,11911.9
High school graduate (includes equivalency)2,010,86131.3
Some college, no degree1,496,57623.3
Associate degree448,1127.0
Bachelor's degree878,68013.7
Graduate or professional degree517,5798.1
Percent high school graduate or higher83.4(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher21.8(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over7,775,603100.0
Never married2,162,86027.8
Now married, except separated4,188,51253.9
Separated111,5781.4
Widowed513,0106.6
Female
417,0885.4
Divorced799,64310.3
Female
450,4395.8
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years166,705100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren70,04442.0
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over7,341,880100.0
Civilian veterans913,57312.4
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years2,335,938100.0
With a disability197,6118.5
Population 21 to 64 years5,631,322100.0
With a disability1,017,94318.1
Percent employed
54.8(X)
No disability4,613,37981.9
Percent employed
77.9(X)
Population 65 years and over1,171,080100.0
With a disability495,67742.3
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over9,268,782100.0
Same house in 19955,307,22857.3
Different house in the U.S. in 19953,801,89241.0
Same county
2,324,13725.1
Different county
1,477,75515.9
Same state
1,010,11710.9
Different state
467,6385.0
Elsewhere in 1995159,6621.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population9,938,444100.0
Native9,414,85594.7
Born in United States
9,357,81694.2
State of residence
7,490,12575.4
Different state
1,867,69118.8
Born outside United States
57,0390.6
Foreign born523,5895.3
Entered 1990 to March 2000
235,2692.4
Naturalized citizen
239,9552.4
Not a citizen
283,6342.9
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)523,585100.0
Europe156,98830.0
Asia209,41640.0
Africa16,7353.2
Oceania2,0830.4
Latin America88,70416.9
Northern America49,6599.5
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over9,268,782100.0
English only8,487,40191.6
Language other than English781,3818.4
Speak English less than 'very well
294,6063.2
Spanish
246,6882.7
Speak English less than "very well"
100,6891.1
Other Indo-European languages
303,1223.3
Speak English less than "very well"
96,9001.0
Asian and Pacific Island languages
104,4671.1
Speak English less than "very well"
48,4540.5
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population9,938,444100.0

Total ancestries reported

10,859,658109.3
Arab116,3311.2
Czech162,0530.6
Danish44,2670.4
Dutch480,7744.8
English988,6259.9
French (except Basque)1489,5894.9
French Canadian1191,8991.9
German2,028,21020.4
Greek44,2140.4
Hungarian98,0361.0
Irish11,068,90110.8
Italian450,9524.5
Lithuanian30,9770.3
Norwegian85,7530.9
Polish854,8448.6
Portuguese4,9930.1
Russian71,0150.7
Scotch-Irish130,2821.3
Scottish224,8032.3
Slovak28,0490.3
Subsaharan African51,4350.5
Swedish161,3011.6
Swiss24,7000.2
Ukrainian46,3500.5
United States or American517,7015.2
Welsh50,6090.5
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)11,1350.1
Other ancestries2,501,86025.2
(X) Not applicable.
1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic.



Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19

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