Detroit City, Michigan Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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 % 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 % 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

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