Harper Woods.
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Michigan·Wayne County
4 tracts·15K people·$157K median·5,749/mi²
Black 62 · White 29 · Multiracial 5 · Hispanic 2 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Other 41 · Living alone 37 · Married couple 22
Retail 41 · Health 25 · Professional 17 · Leisure 10 · Manufacturing 2 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 30 · Sales · office 26 · Service 19 · Production · transport 18 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 67 · Carpool 31 · Work from home 13 · Transit 1 · Walk 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Harper Woods is $157,200 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Harper Woods has 15,116 residents across 4 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.1; the population is 62.4% Black, 29.2% White, 5.3% Multiracial, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 26.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.8% (Census ACS).
Chandler Park Academy Elementary (12%), Tyrone Elementary School (8%) and Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods (7%) lead the elementary schools; Chandler Park Academy Middle School (10%) and Harper Woods Middle School (7%) lead the middle schools; Harper Woods Virtual Academy is the high school with reported scores (30%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,351/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Harper Woods is $65,022 a year, 24% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Harper Woods, median rent is $1,351/month and the median home value is $157,200 (Census ACS).
Harper Woods reported 5.7 violent crimes and 46.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 36 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Harper Woods are inland flooding (87), cold wave (74) and heat wave (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Harper Woods, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).