People QuickFacts Detroit Michigan Population, 2006 estimate 871,121 10,095,643 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -8.4% 1.6% Population, 2000 951,270 9,938,444 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 8.0% 6.8% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 31.1% 26.1% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.4% 12.3% Female persons, percent, 2000 52.9% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 12.3% 80.2% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 81.6% 14.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 1.0% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.3% 1.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 5.0% 3.3%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 60.0% 57.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.8% 5.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 9.2% 8.4% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 69.6% 83.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 11.0% 21.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 28.4 24.1  Housing units, 2000 375,096 4,234,279 Homeownership rate, 2000 54.9% 73.8% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $63,600 $115,600  Households, 2000 336,428 3,785,661 Persons per household, 2000 2.77 2.56 Median household income, 1999 $29,526 $44,667 Per capita money income, 1999 $14,717 $22,168 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 26.1% 10.5%     Business QuickFacts Detroit Michigan Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,315,946 165,958,945 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,268,378 109,350,139 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $3,543 $10,892 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 663,708 12,248,269 Total number of firms, 2002 35,017 735,531 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 55.8% 6.0% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1% 0.7% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.9% 2.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.7% 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F Z Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 40.1% 29.6%      Geography QuickFacts Detroit Michigan Land area, 2000 (square miles) 138 56,803 Persons per square mile, 2000 6,855.0 175.0 FIPS Code 22000 26 Counties Wayne County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts