Southfield, MI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	78,296	100.0

Male	35,955	45.9
Female	42,341	54.1

Under 5 years	4,358	5.6
5 to 9 years	4,683	6.0
10 to 14 years	4,847	6.2
15 to 19 years	4,653	5.9
20 to 24 years	4,548	5.8
25 to 34 years	12,356	15.8
35 to 44 years	11,571	14.8
45 to 54 years	12,084	15.4
55 to 59 years	4,302	5.5
60 to 64 years	3,006	3.8
65 to 74 years	5,323	6.8
75 to 84 years	4,427	5.7
85 years and over	2,138	2.7

Median age (years)	38.3	(X)

18 years and over	61,420	78.4
Male	27,460	35.1
Female	33,960	43.4
21 years and over	58,947	75.3
62 years and over	13,560	17.3
65 years and over	11,888	15.2
Male	4,483	5.7
Female	7,405	9.5

RACE
One race	75,955	97.0
White	30,406	38.8
Black or African American	42,454	54.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	157	0.2
Asian	2,416	3.1
Asian Indian	1,088	1.4
Chinese	395	0.5
Filipino	341	0.4
Japanese	68	0.1
Korean	143	0.2
Vietnamese	147	0.2
Other Asian ¹	234	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	24	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	12	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	498	0.6
Two or more races	2,341	3.0

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	32,129	41.0
Black or African American	43,711	55.8
American Indian and Alaska Native	670	0.9
Asian	2,820	3.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	73	0.1
Some other race	1,483	1.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	78,296	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	934	1.2
Mexican	381	0.5
Puerto Rican	182	0.2
Cuban	57	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	314	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	77,362	98.8
White alone	30,025	38.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	78,296	100.0
In households	77,073	98.4
Householder	33,987	43.4
Spouse	13,671	17.5
Child	21,265	27.2
Own child under 18 years	14,739	18.8
Other relatives	4,758	6.1
Under 18 years	1,823	2.3
Nonrelatives	3,392	4.3
Unmarried partner	1,370	1.7
In group quarters	1,223	1.6
Institutionalized population	673	0.9
Noninstitutionalized population	550	0.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	33,987	100.0
Family households (families)	19,774	58.2
With own children under 18 years	8,586	25.3
Married-couple family	13,671	40.2
With own children under 18 years	5,570	16.4
Female householder, no husband present	4,870	14.3
With own children under 18 years	2,534	7.5
Nonfamily households	14,213	41.8
Householder living alone	12,310	36.2
Householder 65 years and over	4,052	11.9

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,706	28.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	8,679	25.5

Average household size	2.27	(X)
Average family size	3.01	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	35,698	100.0
Occupied housing units	33,987	95.2
Vacant housing units	1,711	4.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	111	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	5.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	33,987	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	18,375	54.1
Renter-occupied housing units	15,612	45.9

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.64	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.83	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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