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Southfield Statistics

Statistics for The City of Southfield

Southfield, Michigan, in Oakland county, is 13 miles NW of Detroit, Michigan. The city is part of the Detroit metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 78,296 people people live in Southfield.

The People and Families of Southfield
In Southfield, about 45% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Southfield, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them. Singles, rather than married couples, seem the order of the day in the city.

Kinder? Gentler? Well at least we can say that women form a particularly large portion of the population in Southfield.

Wealth and Education
In 2000, Southfield had a median family income of $64,543. Overall, families in Southfield are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the city are below middle class. It turns out that people in Southfield tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. It turns out that the city is home to a lot of successful single people.

Political Inclinations
In 2004, George W. Bush garnered more political contributions ($95,250) in Southfield than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the city.

Southfield Housing
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Southfield, about 54% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the city tends to be newer than in most cities. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Southfield. The average property tax bill in the city is higher than that of most other communities in Michigan.

Commuting
In Southfield, 95% of commuters drive to work.

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