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Southfield Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Southfield Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

75,431

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.4%
5 - 17:
13.7%
18 - 24:
8.9%
25 - 34:
14.1%
35 - 54:
22.9%
55 - 64:
13.8%
Over 65 Years:
21.2%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.7%
4.7%
93.9%
93.9%
37.9%
37.9%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Southfield
USA
$37,722
$37,722
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Southfield
USA
$63,980
$63,980
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

11.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Transportation
Administration
Accommodation
Public Service
Other
Construction
18.0%
18.0%
16.1%
16.1%
10.6%
10.6%
9.4%
9.4%
7.1%
7.1%
6.4%
6.4%
6.0%
6.0%
5.0%
5.0%
4.7%
4.7%
4.0%
4.0%
3.6%
3.6%
3.0%
3.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
64.9%
64.9%
25.1%
25.1%
6.6%
6.6%
1.8%
1.8%
1.5%
1.5%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Polish
English
Irish
African
Italian
Russian
Hungarian
French
Nigerian
Ukrainian
Iraqi
Jamaican
Scottish
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac
Israeli
Eastern European
European
Welsh
Dutch
3.1%
3.1%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.4%
2.4%
1.7%
1.7%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Arabic
Spanish
African languages
Polish
Russian
Langs. of India
Slavic languages
French
Italian
Chinese
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Armenian
Other Indo-European
Tagalog
Pacific Island languages
German/Yiddish
Native American languages
Japanese
90.2%
90.2%
1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.0%
1.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Southfield Residents

7.7%