Harper Woods, MI (Michigan) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,254 (All urban)

Harper Woods, Michigan Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,514 (6,292 occupied: 5,171 owner occupied, 1,121 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	26%

Housing density: 2523 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $123,400

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $632

Median gross rent in Harper Woods, MI in 2000: $721

Housing units in Harper Woods with a mortgage: 3,246 (205 second mortgage, 484 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,611

Household type by relationship

Households: 14,107

In family households: 11,202 (2,777 male householders, 957 female householders)
2,881 spouses, 3,910 children (3,581 natural, 103 adopted, 226 stepchildren), 176 grandchildren, 95 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 125 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,905 (901 male householders (723 living alone)), 1,643 female householders (1,523 living alone)), 361 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 147 (127 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,700 2-persons, 862 3-persons, 738 4-persons, 312 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,246 1-person, 255 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

2,264 married couples with children.
743 single-parent households (145 men, 598 women).

91.7% of residents of Harper Woods speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
5.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 52% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 861 (6.0%)
(63.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harper Woods, Michigan:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 34
3 rooms: 119
4 rooms: 502
5 rooms: 1,695
6 rooms: 1,632
7 rooms: 786
8 rooms: 279
9 or more rooms: 124

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harper Woods, Michigan:

1 room: 24
2 rooms: 68
3 rooms: 156
4 rooms: 399
5 rooms: 300
6 rooms: 128
7 rooms: 32
8 rooms: 14
9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 16
1980 to 1989: 154
1970 to 1979: 186
1960 to 1969: 676
1950 to 1959: 3,542
1940 to 1949: 1,654
1939 or earlier: 263

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harper Woods:

no bedroom: 22
1 bedroom: 164
2 bedrooms: 1,208
3 bedrooms: 3,175
4 bedrooms: 563
5 or more bedrooms: 39

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harper Woods:

no bedroom: 24
1 bedroom: 456
2 bedrooms: 472
3 bedrooms: 163
4 bedrooms: 6
5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Harper Woods in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 314
1 vehicle: 2,077
2 vehicles: 2,120
3 vehicles: 517
4 vehicles: 127
5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Harper Woods in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 181
1 vehicle: 586
2 vehicles: 267
3 vehicles: 74
4 vehicles: 13
5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Harper Woods, MI:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 20
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 56
$50,000 to $59,999: 102
$60,000 to $69,999: 240
$70,000 to $79,999: 399
$80,000 to $89,999: 622
$90,000 to $99,999: 633
$100,000 to $124,999: 997
$125,000 to $149,999: 1197
$150,000 to $174,999: 363
$175,000 to $199,999: 116
$200,000 to $249,999: 74
$250,000 to $299,999: 19
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Harper Woods:

Less than $100: 0
$100 to $149: 46
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 18
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 18
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 17
$450 to $499: 129
$500 to $549: 50
$550 to $599: 93
$600 to $649: 199
$650 to $699: 50
$700 to $749: 176
$750 to $799: 40
$800 to $899: 107
$900 to $999: 29
$1,000 to $1,249: 11
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 82

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 147
1990 to 1994: 78
1985 to 1989: 84
1980 to 1984: 50
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 26
1970 to 1974: 79
1965 to 1969: 386

Harper Woods, MI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.9%
Number of people working at home: 115 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 131
5 to 9 minutes: 710
10 to 14 minutes: 751
15 to 19 minutes: 901
20 to 24 minutes: 995
25 to 29 minutes: 480
30 to 34 minutes: 1121
35 to 39 minutes: 292
40 to 44 minutes: 323
45 to 59 minutes: 633
60 to 89 minutes: 188
90 or more minutes: 66

Harper Woods mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,955 (89%)
Carpooled: 481 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 74 (1%)
Walked: 75 (1%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 115 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 381
$10,000 to $14,999: 294
$15,000 to $19,999: 347
$20,000 to $24,999: 367
$25,000 to $29,999: 381
$30,000 to $34,999: 405
$35,000 to $39,999: 387
$40,000 to $44,999: 410
$45,000 to $49,999: 374
$50,000 to $59,999: 749
$60,000 to $74,999: 843
$75,000 to $99,999: 794
$100,000 to $124,999: 323
$125,000 to $149,999: 94
$150,000 to $199,999: 74
$200,000 or more: 55

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1799
German: 1794
Italian: 1743
Polish: 1560
Irish: 1294
English: 624
French (except Basque): 441
United States or American: 403
French Canadian: 291
Scottish: 258
Arab:: 241
Greek: 239
Belgian: 224
Scotch-Irish: 193
Lebanese: 142
European: 117
Dutch: 102
Armenian: 101
Hungarian: 93
Swedish: 79
Canadian: 74
Subsaharan African:: 65
African: 65
Lithuanian: 62
Syrian: 58
Russian: 48
Welsh: 43
Norwegian: 43
Ukrainian: 42
Austrian: 40
Northern European: 40
Czechoslovakian: 40
Serbian: 38
Romanian: 34
Croatian: 34
Maltese: 31
Eastern European: 30
Finnish: 27
British: 24
Arab/Arabic: 20
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19
Bulgarian: 19
Slovak: 19
Yugoslavian: 16
Moroccan: 15
Haitian: 12
Macedonian: 12
Pennsylvania German: 11
Danish: 11
Scandinavian: 10
Brazilian: 9
West Indian: 7
Slovene: 7
Slavic: 7
Celtic: 7
Other Arab: 6
Israeli: 5
Czech: 5
Carpatho Rusyn: 5
Swiss: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (19%)
Italy (12%)
Philippines (6%)
India (6%)
Greece (5%)
Poland (4%)
Germany (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 11335
Northeast: 478
Midwest: 598
South: 753
West: 172

59% of Harper Woods residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Michigan.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 41
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 23
7th and 8th grade: 104
9th grade: 88
10th grade: 110
11th grade: 141
12th grade, no diploma: 132
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,017
Less than 1 year of college: 368
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 803
Associate degree: 231
Bachelor's degree: 1,005
Master's degree: 245
Professional school degree: 186
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 54
Nursery to 4th grade: 26
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 150
9th grade: 149
10th grade: 172
11th grade: 156
12th grade, no diploma: 142
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,713
Less than 1 year of college: 545
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 883
Associate degree: 287
Bachelor's degree: 805
Master's degree: 431
Professional school degree: 140
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 5.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,714
Black householders: $46,332
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $33,611
Asian householders: $65,750
Some other race householders: $51,953
Two or more races householders: $62,708
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $52,135

Harper Woods household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Harper Woods household income for Black or African American householders

Harper Woods household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Harper Woods household income for Asian householders

Harper Woods household income for some other race householders

Harper Woods household income for two or more races householders

Harper Woods household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Harper Woods marital status for males

Harper Woods marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,800
Black or African American householders: $121,900
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $94,200
Asian householders: $152,800
Some other race householders: $85,000
Two or more races householders: $71,300
Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,000

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,297
One, attached: 171
Two: 11
3 or 4: 355
5 to 9: 366
10 to 19: 152
20 to 49: 46
50 or more: 116

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Harper Woods:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (97%)
Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (88%)
Electricity (9%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 142

Here:	10.0%
Michigan:	11.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126

Here:	18.4%
Michigan:	8.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 166

Here:	24.0%
Michigan:	16.5%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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