Median household income (1999): $21,659
Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,715
| This zip code | $21,715 | | Michigan: | $46,039 |
Nearest zip codes: 48030, 48212, 48206, 48238, 48221, 48202.
Housing units in zip code 48203 with a mortgage: 3,011 (323 second mortgage, 362 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,134
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $709
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $273
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 35.3% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.7% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 253
- 1990 to 1994: 187
- 1980 to 1989: 351
- 1970 to 1979: 1,313
- 1960 to 1969: 1,377
- 1950 to 1959: 3,778
- 1940 to 1949: 5,045
- 1939 or earlier: 6,486
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Highland Park, MI (48203):
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- no bedroom: 80
- 1 bedrooms: 196
- 2 bedrooms: 1,697
- 3 bedrooms: 3,005
- 4 bedrooms: 1,408
- 5 or more bedrooms: 558
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 607
- 1 bedrooms: 3,050
- 2 bedrooms: 3,091
- 3 bedrooms: 1,971
- 4 bedrooms: 527
- 5 or more bedrooms: 139
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Vehicles available in 48203 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 1,203
- 1 vehicle: 2,903
- 2 vehicles: 1,937
- 3 vehicles: 642
- 4 vehicles: 155
- 5 or more vehicles: 104
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 3,767
- 1 vehicle: 4,281
- 2 vehicles: 1,001
- 3 vehicles: 228
- 4 vehicles: 38
- 5 or more vehicles: 70
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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 48203:
- Less than $10,000: 264
- $10,000 to $14,999: 346
- $15,000 to $19,999: 466
- $20,000 to $24,999: 398
- $25,000 to $29,999: 275
- $30,000 to $34,999: 405
- $35,000 to $39,999: 294
- $40,000 to $49,999: 828
- $50,000 to $59,999: 653
- $60,000 to $69,999: 544
- $70,000 to $79,999: 450
- $80,000 to $89,999: 324
- $90,000 to $99,999: 171
- $100,000 to $124,999: 144
- $125,000 to $149,999: 69
- $150,000 to $174,999: 129
- $175,000 to $199,999: 54
- $200,000 to $249,999: 51
- $250,000 to $299,999: 26
- $300,000 to $399,999: 71
- $400,000 to $499,999: 93
- $500,000 to $749,999: 59
- $750,000 to $999,999: 19
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 48203:
- Less than $100: 237
- $100 to $149: 444
- $150 to $199: 478
- $200 to $249: 551
- $250 to $299: 891
- $300 to $349: 1354
- $350 to $399: 1652
- $400 to $449: 1456
- $450 to $499: 938
- $500 to $549: 464
- $550 to $599: 250
- $600 to $649: 68
- $650 to $699: 103
- $700 to $749: 41
- $750 to $799: 20
- $800 to $899: 36
- $1,000 to $1,249: 9
- $1,250 to $1,499: 19
- No cash rent: 298
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $30,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $61,875
- Black or African American householders: $67,808
- Asian householders: $317,853
- Some other race householders: $74,165
- Two or more races householders: $52,410
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $179,693
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 10,539
- One, attached: 1,246
- Two: 1,705
- 3 or 4: 574
- 5 to 9: 464
- 10 to 19: 928
- 20 to 49: 1,541
- 50 or more: 1,686
- Mobile homes: 107

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 8,171 (63%)
- Carpooled: 2,264 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1,743 (14%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 4 (0%)
- Taxi: 76 (1%)
- Walked: 313 (2%)
- Other means: 110 (1%)
- Worked at home: 216 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 197
- 5 to 9 minutes: 546
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1122
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1962
- 20 to 24 minutes: 2723
- 25 to 29 minutes: 746
- 30 to 34 minutes: 2477
- 35 to 39 minutes: 294
- 40 to 44 minutes: 255
- 45 to 59 minutes: 1128
- 60 to 89 minutes: 642
- 90 or more minutes: 589
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 44,351
- In family households: 37,190 (4,142 male householders, 5,982 female householders)
3,694 spouses, 16,330 children (15,211 natural, 486 adopted, 633 stepchildren), 2,327 grandchildren, 1,092 brothers or sisters, 370 parents, 1,438 other relatives, 1,815 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7,161 (2,850 male householders (2,443 living alone)), 3,433 female householders (3,130 living alone)), 878 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 960 (233 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 3,152 2-persons, 2,510 3-persons, 1,908 4-persons, 1,149 5-persons, 667 6-persons, 738 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 5,573 1-person, 606 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.
3,388 married couples with children.
7,586 single-parent households (813 men, 6,773 women).
90.7% of residents of 48203 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 23% well, 12% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 13% well, 16% not well, 1% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 7% well, 27% not well).
6.0% of residents speak other language at home (35% very well, 26% well, 27% not well, 12% not at all).
Foreign born population: 2,804 (6.2%)
(36.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Iraq (70%)
- Jamaica (4%)
- Canada (3%)
- Other Western Africa (3%)
- Germany (2%)
- India (1%)
- Egypt (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 1,033
- 1990 to 1994: 695
- 1985 to 1989: 176
- 1980 to 1984: 279
- 1975 to 1979: 275
- 1970 to 1974: 118
- 1970 to 1974: 58
- 1965 to 1969: 170
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 30366
- Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 1756
- Subsaharan African:: 885
- African: 801
- Arab:: 639
- United States or American: 454
- Polish: 409
- German: 335
- Arab/Arabic: 280
- Irish: 237
- Iraqi: 210
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 162
- English: 146
- Italian: 136
- Lebanese: 95
- Jamaican: 91
- Russian: 66
- French (except Basque): 63
- Romanian: 56
- Canadian: 50
- Scottish: 37
- Swedish: 37
- Greek: 35
- Nigerian: 32
- West Indian: 28
- Liberian: 26
- Israeli: 26
- Armenian: 25
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 25
- Moroccan: 25
- Yugoslavian: 21
- Guyanese: 20
- Scotch-Irish: 19
- Lithuanian: 18
- Macedonian: 17
- Ukrainian: 17
- Finnish: 15
- Haitian: 14
- French Canadian: 14
- Senegalese: 13
- Other Subsaharan African: 13
- Jordanian: 13
- European: 12
- Portuguese: 12
- Syrian: 9
- Egyptian: 7
- Croatian: 7
- Hungarian: 7
- Slovak: 6
- Czech: 6
- Norwegian: 6
- Bulgarian: 6
- Dutch: 5
- Czechoslovakian: 5
- Swiss: 5
- British West Indian: 4

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 48203 not listed on the city page:- NOLAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 776; Location: 1150 E. LANTZ STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: 06 - 08)
- GREENFIELD UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 754; Location: 420 W. 7 MILE ROAD, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 08)
- MARSHALL, JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 703; Location: 1255 E. STATE FAIR, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
- GREENFIELD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 380; Location: 17501 BRUSH STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 06)
- FIELD LEARNING CENTER (Students: 258; Location: 19670 CAMERON STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: UG - UG)
- GRAYLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 744 W. ADELINE STREET, DETROIT, MI; Grades: PK - 05)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CHROME CRAFT CORPORATION (318 MIDLAND in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1996-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC and NAICS classification: ELECTROPLATING, PLATING, POLISHING, ANODIZING, AND COLORING
Organizations: FLEX-N-GATE (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHROME CRAFT CORP.
- CHRYSLER CORPORATION CHRYSLER CENTER (12000 CHRYSLER DRIVE in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1985-0163, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-HQ-2000-0071,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1985-0163, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-HQ-2000-0071,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS; SPECIAL DIES AND TOOLS, DIE SETS, JIGS AND FIXTURES, AND INDUSTRIAL MOLDS; MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGER CAR BODIES; TESTING LABORATORIES
Business NAICS classification: AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: CHRYSLER CENTER CIMS 417-24-24, DAIMLER CHRYSLER - CHRYSLER CENTER, VEHICLE RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP
- ABC DRUM & BARREL - LANTZ STREET (102 WEST LANTZ STREET in DETROIT, MI)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1992-0262, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT (TBA)
Organizations: ABC BARREL & DRUM CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ABC BARREL & DRUM CO INC, ABC DRUM & BARREL - LANTZ STREET (B), ABC DRUM #2
- ALL CHEMICAL CORPORATION (15120 3RD STREET in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2001-0010, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: SPECIALTY CLEANING, POLISHING, AND SANITATION PREPARATIONS; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
- CAREER ACADEMY/ADULT EDUCATION (GLENDALE AT SECOND AVENUE in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08376
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: HIGHLAND PARK BOARD OF EDUCATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HIGHLAND PARK CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: HIGHLAND PARK CAREER ACADEMY
- GREENFIELD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (17501 BRUSH STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01495
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: GREENFIELD PARK ELEM SCHOOL
- MARSHALL, JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1255 E. STATE FAIR in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-02398
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: MARSHALL ELEM SCHOOL
- GRAYLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (744 W. ADELINE STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01480
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: GRAYLING ELEM SCHOOL
- FORD ACAD. FOR COMM/PERF ARTS (131 PILGRIM AVENUE in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01633
Organizations: HIGHLAND PARK CITY SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BLANCHE KELSO BRUCE ACADEMY-CALUMET (330 GLENDALE in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-08940
- FIELD LEARNING CENTER (19670 CAMERON STREET in DETROIT, MI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-03995
Organizations: DETROIT CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- MI DEPT/TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE (I-75 TO HAMILTON FROM DAVISON in HIGHLAND PARK, MI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: MICH DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: MIDOT BRIDGE I-75 TO HAMILTON
Median worth of mobile homes: $50,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (89%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 31555
- Northeast: 658
- Midwest: 1574
- South: 8437
- West: 203
61% of the 48203 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Michigan.
Population in 1990: 53,352. Population change in the 1990s: -8,092 (-15.2%).
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): 607
| Here: | 8.5% | | Michigan: | 11.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 215
| Here: | 6.2% | | Michigan: | 8.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 302
| Here: | 19.8% | | Michigan: | 16.5% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (DETROIT, MI):
- JOHN E GREEN CO (220 VICTOR AVE): $122,792 in 9 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment by Air Force, Army, Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $35,962; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $10,000; 2004: $20,000; 2005: $0; 2006: $56,830.
Biggest contracts:
$56,830 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2006-05-23. Completion date: 2006-10-22.
$17,981 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Office Buildings. Taking place in TN. Signed on 2000-10-08. Completion date: 2001-09-22.
$17,981, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-28. Completion date: 2000-09-22.
$12,000 with Public Buildings Service for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment. Signed on 2004-07-16. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
- INTRASTATE DISTRIBUTORS, INC (20021 EXETER AVENUE; small business): $36,214 in 6 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Non-Food Items For Resale by Defense Commissary Agency Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $6,089; 2005: $23,360; 2006: $6,765.
Biggest contracts:
$12,782 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-04-01. Completion date: 2005-08-31.
$6,765 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2006-01-01. Completion date: 2006-03-31.
$6,089 with Defense Commissary Agency for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$5,308 with Defense Commissary Agency for Non-Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2005-12-31.
- ALEX SALTSMAN & JACK J CARMEN (14020 OAKLAND ST; small business)
$8,301 with Navy for Bars and Rods. Signed on 2005-10-17. Completion date: 2005-11-05.
- HELM INCORPORATED (14310 HAMILTON AVE; small business): $3,700 in 2 contracts in 2005
$4,900 with Navy for Educational Services. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2006-07-06.
$-1,200, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2006-07-06.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Direct Mail Advertising (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (500-999: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 2)
- Wholesale Trade: Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 10)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 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 (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 387 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 220 people in nursing homes
- 209 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 67 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 56 people in other group homes
- 13 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 3 people in religious group quarters
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