Southfield, MI Social Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Number

Percent

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school21,319100.0
Nursery school, preschool1,3466.3
Kindergarten8754.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)7,77836.5
High school (grades 9-12)4,24019.9
College or graduate school7,08033.2
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over55,416100.0
Less than 9th grade2,2514.1
9th to 12th grade, no diploma4,7608.6
High school graduate (includes equivalency)10,70719.3
Some college, no degree13,71824.8
Associate degree3,6606.6
Bachelor's degree11,97021.6
Graduate or professional degree8,35015.1
Percent high school graduate or higher87.3(X)
Percent bachelor's degree or higher36.7(X)
MARITAL STATUS
Population 15 years and over64,505100.0
Never married20,54531.9
Now married, except separated29,50645.7
Separated1,2121.9
Widowed5,4428.4
Female
4,5567.1
Divorced7,80012.1
Female
5,0827.9
GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS
Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years1,632100.0
Grandparent responsible for grandchildren69942.8
VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over61,462100.0
Civilian veterans6,64910.8
DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION
Population 5 to 20 years15,015100.0
With a disability1,1447.6
Population 21 to 64 years46,991100.0
With a disability8,81618.8
Percent employed
61.3(X)
No disability38,17581.2
Percent employed
80.0(X)
Population 65 years and over11,243100.0
With a disability5,26246.8
RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over73,974100.0
Same house in 199538,13351.5
Different house in the U.S. in 199533,10244.7
Same county
14,29319.3
Different county
18,80925.4
Same state
14,58319.7
Different state
4,2265.7
Elsewhere in 19952,7393.7
NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population78,296100.0
Native67,31286.0
Born in United States
66,87285.4
State of residence
47,31160.4
Different state
19,56125.0
Born outside United States
4400.6
Foreign born10,98414.0
Entered 1990 to March 2000
5,1596.6
Naturalized citizen
5,8007.4
Not a citizen
5,1846.6
REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Total (excluding born at sea)10,984100.0
Europe2,65524.2
Asia6,18156.3
Africa9038.2
Oceania380.3
Latin America5715.2
Northern America6365.8
LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over73,974100.0
English only61,21082.7
Language other than English12,76417.3
Speak English less than 'very well
5,4857.4
Spanish
1,5872.1
Speak English less than "very well"
5690.8
Other Indo-European languages
4,3405.9
Speak English less than "very well"
1,6952.3
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,4762.0
Speak English less than "very well"
6650.9
ANCESTRY (single or multiple)
Total population78,296100.0

Total ancestries reported

76,92798.3
Arab1,6072.1
Czech12000.3
Danish1390.2
Dutch4760.6
English2,4903.2
French (except Basque)11,0871.4
French Canadian15490.7
German4,0295.1
Greek2220.3
Hungarian6160.8
Irish12,7193.5
Italian1,2521.6
Lithuanian1990.3
Norwegian1860.2
Polish3,1144.0
Portuguese210.0
Russian2,5143.2
Scotch-Irish4080.5
Scottish6140.8
Slovak1160.1
Subsaharan African2,0442.6
Swedish2680.3
Swiss370.0
Ukrainian4880.6
United States or American1,8902.4
Welsh1870.2
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups)4990.6
Other ancestries48,95662.5
(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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