Median household income (1999): $43,925
Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,637
| This zip code | $43,637 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48150, 48135, 48186, 48184, 48154, 48141.
Housing units in zip code 48185 with a mortgage: 8,064 (478 second mortgage, 1,415 home equity loan, 45 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,847
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,008
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $317
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 6.6% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.6 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 245
- 1995 to 1998: 1,025
- 1990 to 1994: 1,897
- 1980 to 1989: 3,252
- 1970 to 1979: 5,295
- 1960 to 1969: 5,317
- 1950 to 1959: 5,292
- 1940 to 1949: 693
- 1939 or earlier: 415
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Westland, MI (48185): |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 600
- 2 bedrooms: 2,696
- 3 bedrooms: 7,495
- 4 bedrooms: 1,192
- 5 or more bedrooms: 208
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 536
- 1 bedrooms: 4,418
- 2 bedrooms: 4,786
- 3 bedrooms: 547
- 4 bedrooms: 53
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 48185 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 472
- 1 vehicle: 4,030
- 2 vehicles: 5,482
- 3 vehicles: 1,640
- 4 vehicles: 402
- 5 or more vehicles: 176
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 1,510
- 1 vehicle: 5,828
- 2 vehicles: 2,728
- 3 vehicles: 236
- 4 vehicles: 33
- 5 or more vehicles: 11
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 48185:
- Less than $10,000: 15
- $10,000 to $14,999: 23
- $15,000 to $19,999: 25
- $20,000 to $24,999: 24
- $25,000 to $29,999: 28
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 18
- $40,000 to $49,999: 45
- $50,000 to $59,999: 111
- $60,000 to $69,999: 248
- $70,000 to $79,999: 380
- $80,000 to $89,999: 575
- $90,000 to $99,999: 890
- $100,000 to $124,999: 2699
- $125,000 to $149,999: 3289
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1211
- $175,000 to $199,999: 576
- $200,000 to $249,999: 500
- $250,000 to $299,999: 203
- $300,000 to $399,999: 27
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48185:
- Less than $100: 135
- $100 to $149: 90
- $150 to $199: 154
- $200 to $249: 312
- $250 to $299: 337
- $300 to $349: 217
- $350 to $399: 166
- $400 to $449: 154
- $450 to $499: 710
- $500 to $549: 1539
- $550 to $599: 1539
- $600 to $649: 1615
- $650 to $699: 1540
- $700 to $749: 565
- $750 to $799: 185
- $800 to $899: 459
- $900 to $999: 163
- $1,000 to $1,249: 21
- $1,250 to $1,499: 66
- $1,500 to $1,999: 119
- $2,000 or more: 14
- No cash rent: 229
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $117,400
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $167,247
- Black or African American householders: $164,752
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $129,045
- Asian householders: $200,328
- Some other race householders: $134,033
- Two or more races householders: $177,092
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $171,316
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,385
- One, attached: 1,886
- Two: 101
- 3 or 4: 992
- 5 to 9: 2,889
- 10 to 19: 3,121
- 20 to 49: 1,418
- 50 or more: 2,298
- Mobile homes: 319
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 22

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 21,694 (88%)
- Carpooled: 2,187 (9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 96 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 10 (0%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 21 (0%)
- Bicycle: 34 (0%)
- Walked: 335 (1%)
- Other means: 47 (0%)
- Worked at home: 305 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 416
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1857
- 10 to 14 minutes: 3506
- 15 to 19 minutes: 4466
- 20 to 24 minutes: 4541
- 25 to 29 minutes: 1666
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3433
- 35 to 39 minutes: 703
- 40 to 44 minutes: 1066
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1809
- 60 to 89 minutes: 645
- 90 or more minutes: 325
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 48,370
- In family households: 36,416 (9,290 male householders, 3,158 female householders)
9,113 spouses, 12,447 children (11,678 natural, 214 adopted, 555 stepchildren), 437 grandchildren, 329 brothers or sisters, 357 parents, 505 other relatives, 780 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,954 (4,229 male householders (3,326 living alone)), 5,947 female householders (5,319 living alone)), 1,778 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 640 (569 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 5,878 2-persons, 3,069 3-persons, 2,307 4-persons, 851 5-persons, 271 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 8,645 1-person, 1,412 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 5 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
6,699 married couples with children.
2,575 single-parent households (561 men, 2,014 women).
88.3% of residents of 48185 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 25% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 27% well, 10% not well, 3% not at all).
2.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% very well, 37% well, 8% not well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% very well, 22% well, 8% not well, 3% not at all).
Foreign born population: 4,486 (9.2%)
(37.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 9.2% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- India (17%)
- Canada (13%)
- Other Eastern Europe (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Romania (6%)
- Mexico (4%)
- Philippines (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,765
- 1990 to 1994: 672
- 1985 to 1989: 327
- 1980 to 1984: 201
- 1975 to 1979: 202
- 1970 to 1974: 209
- 1970 to 1974: 214
- 1965 to 1969: 896
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 6606
- German: 6550
- Polish: 6301
- Irish: 3977
- English: 3114
- Italian: 2390
- United States or American: 1799
- French (except Basque): 1238
- French Canadian: 863
- Scottish: 840
- Scotch-Irish: 702
- Arab:: 692
- Hungarian: 492
- Romanian: 406
- Finnish: 392
- Swedish: 319
- European: 302
- Canadian: 296
- Dutch: 296
- Arab/Arabic: 285
- Greek: 283
- Ukrainian: 283
- Albanian: 268
- Lebanese: 231
- Lithuanian: 230
- Russian: 214
- Maltese: 208
- Armenian: 198
- Norwegian: 193
- British: 160
- Czechoslovakian: 143
- Slovak: 134
- Danish: 134
- Czech: 124
- Welsh: 122
- Subsaharan African:: 108
- Austrian: 105
- Macedonian: 103
- Belgian: 95
- Serbian: 93
- Croatian: 78
- African: 64
- Yugoslavian: 63
- Palestinian: 60
- Syrian: 55
- Portuguese: 47
- Scandinavian: 35
- Slovene: 34
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 33
- Nigerian: 29
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 27
- Other Arab: 23
- Swiss: 22
- Jamaican: 22
- Israeli: 20
- Icelander: 17
- Celtic: 16
- Jordanian: 16
- Australian: 14
- Iranian: 12
- Slavic: 11
- Haitian: 11
- Iraqi: 11
- Egyptian: 11
- Other Subsaharan African: 8
- Liberian: 7
- Eastern European: 7
- Brazilian: 7

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48185 not listed on the city page:- THOMAS A. EDISON ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 376; Location: 34505 HUNTER STREET, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 372; Location: 28550 ANN ARBOR TRAIL, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 06)
- PATCHIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 368; Location: 6420 N. NEWBURGH ROAD, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- P.D. GRAHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 356; Location: 1255 S. JOHN HIX ROAD, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 349; Location: 33800 GRAND TRAVERSE STREET, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- NANKIN MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 328; Location: 8100 HUBBARD STREET, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 06)
- N.W. WAYNE SKILL CENTER (Students: 264; Location: 8075 RITZ AVENUE, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- JEFFERSON-BARNS ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 239; Location: 32150 DORSEY STREET, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 05)
- STOTTLEMYER EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR. (Students: 177; Location: 34801 MARQUETTE STREET, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: PK - PK)
- PERRINVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students: 154; Location: 33344 ANN ARBOR TRAIL, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- WILLIAM FORD CAREER-TECH CENTER (Students: 66; Location: 36455 MARQUETTE, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- WALTER P. REUTHER PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (Students: 12; Location: 30901 PALMER ROAD, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- THOMAS-GIST ACADEMY SOUTH (Location: 4825 DANCY, WESTLAND, MI; Grades: KG - 04)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL (33475 PALMER ROAD in WESTLAND, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00017
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WAYNE WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ADAMS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- EUGENE B. ELLIOTT ELEM. SCHOOL (30800 BENNINGTON in WESTLAND, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01111
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WAYNE WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ELLIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- ALBERT SCHWEITZER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (2601 TREADWELL in WESTLAND, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-00043
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: WAYNE WESTLAND COMMTY SCH00LS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, WAYNE-WESTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: SCHWEITZER ELEMENTARY SCHL
- BILLS AUTO SERVICE (35522 FORD ROAD in WESTLAND, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2001-0618, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- FEISTER OIL (5635 NEWBURGH ROAD in WESTLAND, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: FEISTER ROBERT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: FEISTER BULK OIL SITE/MDEQ
- AUTO COLLSIION EXPERTS (33000 FORD RD in WESTLAND, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: TODD BLEVINS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DONALD & MICHAEL LIPTAK (CONTACT/OWNER)
, LIPTAK ENTERPRISES (CONTACT/OWNER)
, COLLISION SERVICES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FORD ROAD COLLISION
- AM CAR (5871 HIX in WESTLAND, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: CAR WASHES.
Organizations: LONG TERENCE J (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DETROIT NEWSPAPERS (6330 COMMERCE DR in WESTLAND, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: STERLING PROPERTIES (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AMOCO OIL CO 5475 (34901 ANN ARBOR TRAIL in WESTLAND, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARROW TOOL REPAIR (38148 EXECUTIVE DRIVE in WESTLAND, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MARK BORWUNIEWICZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
- ARTHURS MICHIGAN GROUP (38664 WEBB DR in WESTLAND, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- ADVANCED UNDERGROUND INSPECTION LLC (38657 WEBB DRIVE in WESTLAND, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: JEANA L GARCIA MOIR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AMERICAN GEAR AND ENGINEERING (38200 ABRUZZI in WESTLAND, MI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EMERSON JEFF AND CINGOLANI LOUIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JEFF EMERSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (86%)
- Electricity (11%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 36100
- Northeast: 1821
- Midwest: 2785
- South: 2718
- West: 792
51% of the 48185 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 59% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 84,712. Population change in the 1990s: -35,709 (-42.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 507
| Here: | 12.0% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 186
| Here: | 8.3% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 379
| Here: | 16.3% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WESTLAND, MI):
- AERO MARINE INC (1517 N WAYNE RD; small business): $708,665 in 7 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Electrical Contact Brushes and Electrodes, Hand Tools, Edged, Nonpowered by Army Signed by year: 2000: $262,690; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $325,074; 2004: $6,400; 2005: $-,384; 2006: $114,885.
Biggest contracts:
$164,510 with Army for Electrical Contact Brushes and Electrodes. Signed on 2003-07-30. Completion date: 2004-04-25.
$160,564 with Army for Hand Tools, Edged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2003-09-11. Completion date: 2004-10-07.
$154,240 with Army for Electrical Contact Brushes and Electrodes. Signed on 2000-08-17. Completion date: 2001-06-30.
$114,885, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2006-10-18.
- NEDERMAN INC (39115 W WARREN RD; small business): $222,638 in 5 contracts from 2000 to 2003
Contracts for Gas Generating and Dispensing Systems, Fixed or Mobile, Safety and Rescue Equipment, Machine Tools, Portable, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings by Air Force, Army Signed by year: 2000: $211,673; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $10,965; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$134,674 with Air Force for Gas Generating and Dispensing Systems, Fixed or Mobile. Signed on 2000-09-30. Completion date: 2000-11-10.
$71,999 with Air Force for Safety and Rescue Equipment. Taking place in FL. Signed on 2000-09-19. Completion date: 2000-09-18.
$11,058 with Army for Machine Tools, Portable. Signed on 2003-08-25. Completion date: 2003-09-22.
$5,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Industrial Buildings. Taking place in AK. Signed on 2000-08-14. Completion date: 2000-09-29.
- HEALTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL (No data from D and B)
4 employees, $0 revenue
$99,000 with Office of Assistant Secretary for Health except national centers (disused code) for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2002-08-15. Completion date: 2003-07-15.
- NC SERVO TECHNOLOGY (38422 WEBB DRIVE; small business)
$69,000 with Army for Aircraft Hydraulic, Vacuum, and De-icing System Components. Signed on 2003-02-04. Completion date: 1995-12-29.
- J&K POWER SUPPLY LTD (38217 ABRUZZI DR; small business)
$58,500 with Navy for Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating. Signed on 2000-05-15. Completion date: 2000-08-21.
- EFFECTIVE BUILDING SERVICES IN (34645 FORD RD; small business): $46,288 in 7 contracts from 2003 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $13,296; 2004: $13,824; 2005: $14,376; 2006: $4,792.
Biggest contracts:
$14,376 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-03-01. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
$13,824, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$13,296, same as above. Signed on 2003-02-07. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
$3,594, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-02. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
- DOWNRIVER REFRIGERATIONSUPPLY (38170 EXECUTIVE DR N; small business)
$2,747 with Army for Refrigeration Equipment. Signed on 2004-08-04. Completion date: 2004-08-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 12 establishments, 20-49 employees: 3 establishments, 10-19 employees: 12 establishments, 5-9 employees: 5 establishments, 1-4 employees: 9 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 5, 20-49: 19, 10-19: 10, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 7)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499: 1, 100-249: 3)
- Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (500-999: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 574 people in nursing homes
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 11 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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