Detroit

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  1. Detroit Legal Resources
  2. Detroit Statistics
  3. Detroit Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Detroit Employment Information
  5. Detroit Family Information
  6. Detroit Education Information
  7. Detroit Business Information
  8. Detroit Public Benefits Information
  9. Detroit Criminal Information
  10. Detroit Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Detroit Zip Codes


Detroit Legal Resources Back to top

Detroit Government Website

Detroit Legal Code

Michigan Constitution
Michigan Code

Michigan State Resources
Michigan Website
Michigan Governor
Michigan Legislature
Michigan Courts
Michigan Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
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Detroit Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 951,270
  • Land Area (2000): 359.410 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 10.818 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 24.7186 (-4.0) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 74.2186 (23.5) / 83.3186 (28.5)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 6,167
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 805
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 32 inches
Detroit Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 975,020 2002 961,987 2005 900,932
2000 972,390 2003 927,766 2006 884,462
2001 956,283 2004 914,353 2007 860,971

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Houses (2000): 375,096
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 55,754
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 86,715
Detroit Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Detroit Employment Information Back to top
Detroit Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 401,935 340,569 61,367 15.27% 153
1991 405,322 332,776 72,545 17.90% 179
1992 407,771 336,926 70,845 17.37% 174
1993 395,812 342,166 53,646 13.55% 136
1994 391,459 347,723 43,736 11.17% 112
1995 391,699 352,035 39,664 10.13% 101
1996 396,281 356,492 39,789 10.04% 100
1997 394,815 359,429 35,386 8.96% 90
1998 394,239 361,181 33,058 8.39% 84
1999 396,439 364,480 31,959 8.06% 81
2000 381,498 353,813 27,685 7.26% 73
2001 384,903 346,153 38,751 10.07% 101
2002 378,691 333,436 45,255 11.95% 120
2003 379,173 326,386 52,787 13.92% 139
2004 374,916 322,424 52,492 14.00% 140
2005 371,504 319,250 52,255 14.07% 141
2006 368,259 317,878 50,381 13.68% 137
2007 363,364 311,302 52,062 14.33% 143
2008 361,460 305,082 56,378 15.60% 156
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 358,925 305,840 53,085 14.79% 148
Feb 2008 356,424 307,082 49,342 13.84% 138
Mar 2008 357,771 305,248 52,523 14.68% 147
Apr 2008 349,187 304,212 44,975 12.88% 129
May 2008 363,726 303,757 59,969 16.49% 165
Jun 2008 370,741 305,174 65,567 17.69% 177
Jul 2008 369,921 305,282 64,639 17.47% 175
Aug 2008 366,712 305,364 61,348 16.73% 167
Sep 2008 359,734 303,779 55,955 15.55% 156
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Detroit Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 23,602 15.23%
2. Construction 11,077 7.15%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 10,613 6.85%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 10,226 6.60%
5. Public Administration 8,769 5.66%
6. Health Care 6,789 4.38%
7. Educational Services 6,590 4.25%
8. Metal Manufactuing 5,648 3.64%
9. Repair and Maintenance 4,461 2.88%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 4,276 2.76%
11. Other Transportation 3,816 2.46%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3,313 2.14%
13. Utilities 3,254 2.10%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2,998 1.93%
15. Finance and Insurance 2,882 1.86%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,687 1.73%
17. Truck Transportation 2,627 1.69%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 2,574 1.66%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 2,433 1.57%
20. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,275 1.47%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 30,241 17.14%
2. Educational Services 17,240 9.77%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 12,173 6.90%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 11,522 6.53%
5. Public Administration 11,448 6.49%
6. Finance and Insurance 11,356 6.44%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 8,633 4.89%
8. Social Assistance 7,168 4.06%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 6,111 3.46%
10. Department and Other General Stores 5,337 3.02%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3,761 2.13%
12. U.S. Postal Service 3,443 1.95%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,353 1.90%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 3,342 1.89%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 3,240 1.84%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 3,139 1.78%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,163 1.23%
18. Utilities 2,028 1.15%
19. Other Transportation 1,962 1.11%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,892 1.07%

Detroit Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 9,460 6.10%
2. Other Production Occupations 9,210 5.94%
3. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 9,043 5.83%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 8,433 5.44%
5. Assemblers and Fabricators 8,007 5.17%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7,531 4.86%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 7,269 4.69%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 5,849 3.77%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 5,078 3.28%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 4,083 2.63%
11. Other Protective Service Workers 3,906 2.52%
12. Other Management Occupations 3,796 2.45%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 3,788 2.44%
14. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,306 2.13%
15. Law Enforcement Workers 3,094 2.00%
16. Other Office and Admin Support 2,999 1.93%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,785 1.80%
18. Construction Laborers 2,728 1.76%
19. Other Construction Trades 2,660 1.72%
20. Other Food Preparation and Servers 2,496 1.61%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 13,584 7.70%
2. Cashiers 9,082 5.15%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 8,442 4.78%
4. Secretaries and Admins 7,724 4.38%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 7,194 4.08%
6. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 6,513 3.69%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 6,003 3.40%
8. Other Production Occupations 5,920 3.36%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 5,370 3.04%
10. Customer Service Representatives 5,336 3.02%
11. Other Management Occupations 5,173 2.93%
12. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 5,100 2.89%
13. Child Care Workers 4,826 2.74%
14. Health Technologists and Technicians 4,678 2.65%
15. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 4,549 2.58%
16. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 4,349 2.46%
17. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4,088 2.32%
18. Business Operations Specialists 3,797 2.15%
19. Registered Nurses 3,595 2.04%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 3,547 2.01%

Detroit Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 332,614 48.66%
15-35 hours 65,224 9.54%
1-14 hours 16,200 2.37%
No regular hours 269,575 39.43%

Detroit Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14,624 4.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM 11,115 3.54%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 13,041 4.16%
6 AM-6:29 AM 24,297 7.75%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 25,410 8.10%
7 AM-7:29 AM 39,166 12.49%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 43,359 13.82%
8 AM-8:29 AM 29,873 9.52%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 13,925 4.44%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 16,514 5.27%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 8,250 2.63%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3,842 1.22%
Noon-3:59 PM 37,791 12.05%
4 PM-11:59 PM 32,435 10.34%

Detroit Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 4,221 1.35%
5-9 16,719 5.33%
10-14 32,917 10.50%
15-19 51,113 16.30%
20-24 60,923 19.42%
25-29 23,478 7.49%
30-34 58,109 18.53%
35-39 8,542 2.72%
40-44 9,643 3.07%
45-59 22,512 7.18%
60-89 14,701 4.69%
At least 90 10,764 3.43%

Detroit Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 6,923 2.21% 182,448 58.17%
30-44 6,445 2.05% 69,849 22.27%
45-59 4,090 1.30% 18,422 5.87%
At least 60 10,176 3.24% 15,289 4.87%

Detroit Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 507 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 54,537 17.07%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 219,118 68.59%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 62 0.02%
Color 4 Box Other 2,807 0.88%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 27,634 8.65%
Color 6 Box Walked 8,977 2.81%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 5,807 1.82%

Detroit Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Detroit Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 336,482 (931,738 people)
Families (2000): 220,418 (760,177 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 35,878
People at same address in 1995: 525,317
Detroit Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 64,304 19.11%
$10,000-$14,999 27,914 8.30%
$15,000-$19,999 26,758 7.95%
$20,000-$24,999 27,375 8.14%
$25,000-$29,999 23,762 7.06%
$30,000-$34,999 21,301 6.33%
$35,000-$39,999 18,696 5.56%
$40,000-$44,999 17,138 5.09%
$45,000-$49,999 14,096 4.19%
$50,000-$59,999 24,597 7.31%
$60,000-$74,999 25,835 7.68%
$75,000-$99,999 23,430 6.96%
$100,000-$124,999 10,843 3.22%
$125,000-$149,999 4,448 1.32%
$150,000-$199,999 2,887 0.86%
$200,000 or more 3,098 0.92%

Detroit Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 99,861 29.68%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 69,406 20.63%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 14,284 4.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 55,151 16.39%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 2,151 0.64%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 41,795 12.42%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 884 0.26%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 25,605 7.61%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 366 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 13,126 3.90%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 216 0.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 13,400 3.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 183 0.05%

Detroit Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 251,670 29.84%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 50,074 5.94%
Public Assistance 38,268 4.54%
Retirement 60,749 7.20%
Self Employment 17,077 2.02%
Social Security 89,798 10.65%
Supplemental Security 36,382 4.31%
Wage / Salary 246,797 29.26%
Other 52,706 6.25%

Detroit Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 49,389 52.88%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 44,008 47.12%

Detroit Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 35,674 11.16%
Color 1 Box Married 124,309 38.90%
Color 2 Box Never Married 147,973 46.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 11,571 3.62%

Detroit Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 52,854 13.96%
Color 1 Box Married 122,645 32.38%
Color 2 Box Never Married 156,681 41.37%
Color 3 Box Widowed 46,546 12.29%

Detroit Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Detroit Education Information Back to top
Detroit Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 48,809 7.44%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 156,912 23.93%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 199,399 30.41%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 155,562 23.72%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 30,284 4.62%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 40,947 6.24%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 23,808 3.63%

Detroit Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 14,027 1.47% 4,031 0.42% 18,058 1.90%
Kindergarten 14,512 1.53% 2,376 0.25% 16,888 1.78%
Grades 1-4 72,316 7.60% 6,998 0.74% 79,314 8.34%
Grades 5-8 62,923 6.61% 6,373 0.67% 69,296 7.28%
Grades 9-12 58,084 6.11% 5,057 0.53% 63,141 6.64%
Undergrad college 30,166 3.17% 10,391 1.09% 40,557 4.26%
Graduate or professional school 5,683 0.60% 2,686 0.28% 8,369 0.88%
Total 257,711 27.09% 37,912 3.99% 295,623 31.08%

Detroit Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Detroit Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $8,315,946,000
Retail sales (2002): $3,268,378,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $663,708,000
Detroit Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Detroit Public Benefits Information Back to top
Detroit Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 689,359 73.92%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 243,153 26.08%

Detroit Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $86,065 $3,347 $33,853 $52,680 $6,666 $23,298 $202,562 $102,838 $315,034 $0
1952 $93,909 $3,273 $38,454 $54,023 $6,906 $30,178 $223,470 $114,843 $315,603 $148,534
1953 $100,874 $3,488 $40,150 $61,258 $8,190 $26,289 $236,761 $122,302 $327,140 $164,636
1954 $102,895 $4,183 $42,728 $59,039 $8,399 $27,395 $240,456 $128,640 $350,400 $183,422
1955 $105,367 $4,278 $48,759 $56,324 $9,164 $25,314 $244,928 $135,115 $354,647 $183,712
1956 $105,465 $4,618 $49,961 $54,921 $9,950 $25,427 $245,724 $136,602 $359,826 $196,103
1957 $109,783 $4,288 $56,419 $51,884 $9,804 $27,518 $255,408 $145,604 $367,821 $193,947
1958 $124,264 $4,027 $55,804 $49,540 $10,046 $27,250 $266,904 $145,724 $376,540 $198,395
1959 $125,298 $4,134 $68,901 $48,694 $10,728 $27,279 $280,900 $142,875 $418,153 $240,584
1960 $123,376 $3,062 $67,253 $54,246 $11,392 $30,621 $286,888 $148,049 $441,857 $269,460
1961 $124,391 $2,989 $70,190 $51,873 $12,397 $31,054 $289,905 $148,858 $438,200 $256,506
1962 $122,500 $3,010 $70,885 $50,800 $12,850 $33,709 $290,744 $150,500 $460,650 $268,634
1963 $116,500 $35,879 $69,505 $49,900 $13,910 $36,600 $286,415 $155,500 $467,950 $299,038
1964 $114,864 $44,571 $70,638 $52,653 $15,074 $37,222 $290,451 $158,573 $471,140 $0
1965 $112,872 $47,556 $72,572 $54,100 $15,841 $43,783 $299,168 $166,780 $515,583 $0
1966 $109,652 $48,594 $86,028 $56,970 $17,933 $47,599 $318,182 $177,866 $525,833 $0
1967 $104,527 $49,768 $89,162 $60,092 $20,898 $57,200 $331,879 $200,163 $560,532 $471,671
1968 $114,723 $50,877 $87,915 $65,305 $21,748 $59,324 $349,015 $203,463 $607,883 $0
1969 $119,543 $82,763 $104,015 $71,170 $23,487 $68,079 $386,294 $232,365 $614,321 $0
1970 $125,595 $97,456 $112,520 $71,578 $26,599 $75,346 $411,638 $250,881 $662,301 $644,446
1971 $144,349 $103,714 $173,833 $74,305 $32,208 $78,831 $503,526 $272,910 $721,940 $737,272
1972 $151,811 $117,113 $222,279 $76,537 $34,498 $90,224 $575,349 $276,449 $752,616 $791,346
1973 $154,672 $127,919 $281,539 $79,168 $40,313 $101,127 $656,819 $321,528 $753,925 $899,390
1974 $172,010 $132,921 $258,584 $81,596 $52,141 $110,597 $674,928 $338,390 $756,370 $1,009,304
1975 $158,213 $129,731 $292,371 $80,894 $61,010 $107,026 $699,514 $376,835 $763,327 $1,028,886
1976 $163,089 $140,193 $354,057 $82,141 $70,168 $124,608 $794,063 $394,492 $753,049 $1,134,204
1977 $167,545 $161,888 $441,019 $94,641 $69,351 $126,571 $899,127 $422,313 $683,743 $1,231,461
1978 $163,907 $172,567 $447,037 $95,586 $73,568 $160,078 $940,176 $472,690 $685,195 $1,350,460
1979 $163,352 $182,448 $517,347 $98,692 $92,115 $189,732 $1,061,238 $504,343 $854,805 $1,542,983
1980 $176,469 $184,451 $584,005 $93,499 $119,423 $226,071 $1,199,467 $533,910 $896,855 $1,666,891
1981 $180,306 $180,468 $764,191 $105,958 $130,913 $172,849 $1,354,217 $509,357 $880,855 $1,710,807
1982 $182,318 $274,900 $729,403 $120,324 $174,313 $239,590 $1,445,948 $567,918 $946,859 $1,985,172
1983 $181,056 $272,062 $690,793 $130,700 $159,888 $207,622 $1,370,059 $500,710 $923,310 $2,132,440
1984 $178,073 $293,196 $594,707 $135,889 $192,204 $198,895 $1,299,768 $508,743 $911,886 $2,395,128
1985 $177,148 $307,456 $682,182 $134,667 $235,331 $226,045 $1,455,373 $547,656 $935,768 $2,787,387
1986 $177,621 $337,509 $697,817 $131,910 $317,827 $243,356 $1,568,531 $598,877 $1,057,988 $3,397,520
1987 $176,186 $324,542 $708,993 $128,371 $358,178 $235,901 $1,607,629 $625,876 $1,083,225 $3,637,922
1988 $176,832 $333,647 $699,629 $138,980 $355,433 $232,749 $1,603,623 $646,903 $1,177,192 $3,805,014
1989 $194,146 $353,691 $737,979 $141,774 $355,433 $226,742 $1,656,074 $646,230 $1,334,332 $3,632,267
1990 $181,660 $339,846 $673,253 $157,413 $346,478 $322,724 $1,681,528 $671,672 $1,450,264 $3,907,512
1991 $198,747 $328,892 $677,456 $144,360 $307,040 $308,812 $1,636,415 $620,927 $1,536,411 $4,418,002
1992 $215,382 $335,166 $705,504 $169,039 $307,040 $310,544 $1,707,509 $611,942 $1,685,475 $4,483,403
1993 $215,100 $337,600 $707,763 $168,634 $307,040 $302,696 $1,701,233 $608,394 $1,886,587 $4,551,151
1994 $226,435 $361,324 $693,469 $169,766 $344,470 $342,609 $1,776,749 $568,884 $2,016,123 $5,383,564
1995 $235,947 $373,893 $745,245 $179,131 $307,040 $351,642 $1,819,005 $587,879 $1,955,764 $4,582,830
1996 $228,278 $403,924 $806,978 $181,229 $881,790 $365,490 $2,463,765 $614,746 $2,258,983 $6,218,948
1997 $237,273 $398,445 $911,361 $190,206 $835,329 $424,243 $2,598,412 $656,289 $2,213,838 $6,820,530
1998 $266,023 $410,566 $878,105 $204,256 $1,261,903 $464,313 $3,074,600 $656,464 $2,642,163 $7,843,912
1999 $375,940 $441,444 $2,172,197 $217,322 $1,261,903 $495,838 $4,523,200 $1,577,273 $3,258,604 $8,325,308
2000 $391,940 $511,021 $2,243,538 $221,493 $888,660 $603,414 $4,349,045 $1,680,384 $3,720,834 $8,668,194
2001 $400,719 $492,778 $2,299,266 $190,656 $0 $25,368 $2,916,009 $1,703,657 $4,111,020 $7,908,957
2002 $413,938 $497,588 $2,403,707 $232,348 $255,719 $560,927 $3,866,639 $1,744,598 $5,044,957 $7,694,775
2003 $399,562 $502,876 $2,298,459 $269,964 $205,394 $565,258 $3,738,637 $1,800,005 $6,780,684 $4,488,023
2004 $400,221 $509,580 $2,271,715 $280,130 $478,584 $585,903 $4,016,553 $1,817,582 $6,997,877 $7,377,842
2005 $498,297 $551,721 $2,117,820 $284,016 $1,363,070 $637,792 $4,900,995 $1,739,677 $9,246,104 $8,345,891
2006 $308,551 $558,326 $693,607 $313,712 $738,562 $571,626 $2,626,058 $709,688 $7,515,267 $8,685,921


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $0 $6,605 $2,209 $15,718 $13,725 $10,360 $189,398
$29,363 $8,493 $6,231 $47,630 $12,219 $36,845
1952 $0 $6,834 $3,210 $17,220 $17,450 $12,778 $207,520
$32,205 $7,388 $5,925 $49,990 $13,342 $41,178
1953 $0 $7,382 $10,088 $19,196 $16,668 $10,574 $231,234
$34,656 $6,367 $5,855 $55,691 $15,756 $49,001
1954 $51 $8,096 $10,460 $19,327 $14,130 $13,908 $251,251
$37,226 $5,950 $6,062 $57,123 $16,859 $62,059
1955 $104 $8,882 $7,420 $20,261 $15,927 $19,705 $251,758
$39,761 $9,100 $6,393 $52,206 $17,906 $54,093
1956 $19 $9,036 $4,964 $19,823 $18,475 $15,172 $243,042
$39,730 $7,259 $6,917 $51,954 $19,493 $50,200
1957 $566 $7,875 $3,130 $21,752 $20,058 $20,646 $269,726
$42,286 $10,223 $7,089 $50,274 $26,562 $59,265
1958 $865 $7,857 $3,448 $21,959 $17,208 $21,271 $272,654
$42,693 $15,167 $7,251 $52,842 $20,658 $61,435
1959 $125 $7,755 $0 $23,303 $18,418 $24,366 $285,079
$42,186 $25,591 $7,869 $52,964 $20,852 $61,650
1960 $50 $8,022 $0 $22,028 $16,440 $27,111 $288,041
$44,313 $24,161 $8,990 $48,733 $21,907 $66,286
1961 $0 $8,151 $0 $21,441 $16,980 $19,332 $300,292
$44,919 $25,096 $10,033 $52,659 $22,289 $79,392
1962 $0 $8,137 $3,468 $21,334 $17,937 $14,351 $306,859
$45,769 $28,721 $10,350 $48,471 $23,150 $85,171
1963 $0 $8,924 $0 $21,169 $16,598 $14,931 $298,329
$48,735 $26,627 $10,650 $55,580 $24,450 $70,665
1964 $0 $9,715 $3,726 $21,541 $21,307 $15,889 $301,641
$49,839 $26,294 $10,847 $51,569 $23,142 $67,772
1965 $570 $10,141 $3,724 $23,027 $19,215 $18,378 $312,312
$54,254 $22,143 $10,764 $48,580 $24,824 $76,692
1966 $4,434 $11,064 $4,021 $24,520 $18,117 $18,330 $350,403
$58,125 $19,818 $10,972 $61,744 $27,922 $91,336
1967 $4,370 $12,762 $4,804 $28,096 $22,415 $23,269 $401,678
$66,477 $16,549 $11,397 $78,852 $30,521 $102,166
1968 $4,897 $12,344 $6,898 $27,770 $16,766 $23,310 $391,013
$67,472 $3,942 $13,794 $71,808 $34,208 $107,804
1969 $3,086 $14,129 $12,767 $31,836 $20,758 $22,070 $437,677
$79,326 $2,722 $14,447 $73,703 $38,219 $124,614
1970 $5,069 $15,757 $13,519 $31,680 $25,532 $25,766 $479,238
$79,287 $4,955 $16,067 $84,771 $40,997 $135,838
1971 $7,020 $16,644 $6,468 $36,379 $22,932 $26,191 $564,815
$98,967 $4,562 $19,640 $91,372 $44,821 $189,819
1972 $8,715 $21,910 $3,715 $49,558 $23,195 $24,235 $646,707
$120,545 $4,705 $23,088 $107,887 $49,261 $209,893
1973 $9,231 $23,907 $3,482 $48,363 $25,850 $25,394 $681,284
$135,657 $3,944 $24,425 $86,743 $54,273 $240,015
1974 $6,755 $30,001 $4,389 $57,437 $30,572 $34,362 $701,725
$155,294 $3,653 $26,723 $85,767 $67,644 $199,128
1975 $5,389 $33,171 $4,409 $64,047 $38,726 $34,506 $803,860
$164,609 $3,161 $27,172 $104,745 $76,747 $247,178
1976 $16,234 $35,172 $7,532 $74,256 $39,866 $43,442 $845,060
$169,633 $608 $28,441 $102,088 $87,976 $239,812
1977 $16,652 $39,855 $10,416 $86,841 $50,050 $45,647 $893,580
$162,569 $650 $28,447 $102,283 $100,727 $249,443
1978 $14,777 $52,039 $8,247 $87,057 $44,605 $67,195 $1,124,005
$228,919 $655 $29,577 $126,975 $106,494 $357,465
1979 $17,392 $55,403 $13,827 $108,249 $54,305 $87,944 $1,240,811
$231,068 $209 $36,651 $141,749 $109,721 $384,293
1980 $15,780 $58,686 $15,178 $104,546 $62,399 $101,554 $1,390,998
$237,603 $231 $45,500 $165,508 $119,266 $464,747
1981 $13,808 $68,821 $13,525 $61,486 $64,880 $73,380 $1,502,957
$236,221 $140 $51,126 $164,590 $164,440 $590,540
1982 $11,236 $72,142 $15,285 $65,667 $60,181 $71,070 $1,500,124
$240,457 $46 $59,218 $195,830 $160,780 $548,212
1983 $4,745 $74,593 $15,406 $65,207 $122,231 $75,266 $1,652,212
$251,714 $0 $64,793 $205,973 $163,406 $608,878
1984 $5,139 $78,702 $16,429 $69,100 $103,052 $80,717 $1,489,310
$247,618 $0 $66,605 $218,746 $164,442 $438,760
1985 $6,848 $77,929 $16,141 $68,535 $138,205 $80,034 $1,516,399
$247,910 $0 $64,551 $194,156 $177,680 $444,410
1986 $5,508 $79,563 $17,589 $74,613 $146,658 $90,877 $1,592,397
$277,163 $0 $60,681 $218,460 $179,828 $441,457
1987 $6,490 $92,703 $15,634 $73,663 $121,201 $140,913 $1,801,169
$309,787 $0 $78,858 $253,633 $213,127 $495,160
1988 $5,147 $99,795 $14,608 $77,535 $139,028 $173,087 $2,059,666
$335,206 $0 $65,105 $251,651 $217,943 $680,561
1989 $3,585 $105,664 $14,918 $83,631 $132,414 $162,710 $2,021,372
$351,565 $0 $81,316 $275,455 $217,943 $592,171
1990 $2,857 $108,713 $9,085 $90,587 $146,200 $122,954 $1,945,584
$364,805 $0 $76,748 $258,949 $228,554 $536,132
1991 $4,559 $104,624 $16,005 $97,911 $135,323 $107,820 $2,094,700
$385,923 $0 $105,040 $261,594 $249,477 $626,424
1992 $6,165 $115,619 $16,711 $97,504 $114,935 $93,525 $2,131,026
$382,207 $0 $81,185 $305,010 $249,477 $668,688
1993 $6,704 $124,833 $11,130 $94,023 $116,816 $81,424 $2,002,461
$373,301 $0 $94,174 $279,760 $249,477 $570,819
1994 $4,313 $121,771 $24,613 $101,648 $94,056 $89,370 $2,070,447
$376,009 $0 $90,885 $260,958 $303,097 $603,727
1995 $4,947 $118,252 $9,386 $94,304 $94,657 $95,817 $2,017,416
$369,069 $0 $98,432 $294,024 $249,477 $589,051
1996 $5,033 $136,593 $10,299 $98,021 $141,355 $102,945 $2,329,336
$383,099 $0 $93,518 $331,515 $344,526 $682,432
1997 $6,217 $159,278 $12,367 $100,893 $164,562 $102,085 $2,555,240
$397,145 $0 $92,365 $382,082 $384,171 $754,075
1998 $6,517 $200,300 $12,547 $103,683 $228,405 $115,114 $2,889,585
$405,219 $0 $79,692 $391,325 $572,754 $774,029
1999 $1,475,237 $192,139 $11,303 $103,058 $198,117 $106,417 $4,452,657
$392,024 $0 $154,600 $404,837 $572,754 $842,171
2000 $1,561,212 $238,281 $11,711 $115,099 $164,378 $111,976 $4,852,716
$411,575 $0 $107,468 $605,690 $440,877 $1,084,449
2001 $1,604,263 $211,892 $11,582 $107,507 $187,286 $113,801 $4,943,031
$475,690 $0 $112,478 $634,414 $278,894 $1,205,224
2002 $2,007,453 $231,304 $11,945 $115,921 $189,262 $125,338 $5,476,049
$453,883 $0 $115,730 $584,033 $456,030 $1,185,150
2003 $2,074,044 $219,100 $11,947 $125,729 $184,261 $116,588 $6,023,545
$516,189 $0 $201,735 $581,586 $504,753 $1,487,613
2004 $2,009,373 $212,903 $16,099 $199,661 $182,849 $125,964 $6,066,914
$634,492 $0 $251,673 $604,792 $501,492 $1,327,616
2005 $1,832,795 $214,559 $15,717 $200,127 $206,758 $127,141 $5,727,623
$647,397 $0 $218,734 $623,037 $382,616 $1,258,742
2006 $34,514 $157,321 $10,960 $66,403 $165,801 $78,988 $3,349,156
$639,327 $15,890 $147,136 $627,427 $554,054 $851,335

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 4,191
Detroit Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 13.280 0.810 0.426 8.023 22.539 2.175 18.746 35.422 27.456 83.799
2000 13.407 0.834 0.407 8.091 22.740 2.072 16.277 32.836 26.627 77.812
2001 13.389 0.682 0.413 7.420 21.905 1.709 15.786 30.967 25.659 74.120
2002 13.038 0.736 0.418 6.536 20.728 2.525 14.968 27.900 24.800 70.192
2003 12.640 0.877 0.394 6.270 20.182 1.880 15.198 27.327 27.330 69.855
2004 10.235 0.786 0.421 5.962 17.404 1.896 13.345 22.573 26.875 62.793
2005 14.959 0.654 0.393 7.570 23.576 1.039 16.987 19.294 23.626 59.907
2006 14.860 0.670 0.473 8.186 24.189 0.971 20.503 24.068 25.911 70.481
2007 14.400 0.396 0.458 7.637 22.890 0.880 20.636 24.296 22.785 67.717
2008 6.088 0.218 0.158 3.342 9.806 0.375 9.864 11.099 9.697 30.661

Detroit Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 840 3,772
2005 368 3,327
2006 345 3,164
2007 366 3,037

Detroit Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 103,682
2000 97,776
2001 91,827
2002 87,464

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Detroit Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 170,114 17.88%
10-19 Years 152,068 15.99%
20-29 Years 139,877 14.70%
30-39 Years 137,647 14.47%
40-49 Years 132,103 13.89%
50-59 Years 91,061 9.57%
60-69 Years 56,398 5.93%
70-79 Years 47,369 4.98%
80-89 Years 20,928 2.20%
90+ Years 3,705 0.39%

Detroit Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 448,319 47.13%
Color 1 Box Female 502,951 52.87%

Detroit Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 771,966 81.15%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 99,921 10.50%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 47,167 4.96%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 18,664 1.96%
Color 2 Box Asian 9,135 0.96%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2,572 0.27%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1,676 0.18%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 169 0.02%

Detroit Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Polish 18,992 13.86%
2. German 16,891 12.33%
3. Irish 14,421 10.52%
4. African 14,175 10.35%
5. United States Or American 11,574 8.45%
6. Italian 7,443 5.43%
7. English 7,188 5.25%
8. French Non-Basque 5,130 3.74%
9. Arab / Arabic 3,614 2.64%
10. Scottish 2,274 1.66%

Detroit Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 795,204 91.05%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 43,007 4.92%
3. Arabic 8,057 0.92%
4. French 4,569 0.52%
5. Polish 3,765 0.43%
6. African 2,377 0.27%
7. Other Indic 2,160 0.25%
8. Other Indo European 1,801 0.21%
9. German 1,646 0.19%
10. Miao / Hmong 1,495 0.17%

Detroit Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 905,729 95.21%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 15,320 1.61%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 30,221 3.18%

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