Southfield.
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Michigan·Oakland County
23 tracts·76K people·$236K median·2,904/mi²
Black 65 · White 24 · Multiracial 7 · Asian 2 · Hispanic 2 · Other 0
Living alone 45 · Married couple 31 · Other 24
Professional 55 · Health 18 · Retail 11 · Manufacturing 8 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 15 · Service 14 · Construction · maintenance 4
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 17 · Carpool 13 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · 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 Southfield is $236,200 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Southfield has 76,236 residents across 23 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 42.3; the population is 64.7% Black, 24.5% White, 6.7% Multiracial, 2.0% Asian, 1.7% Hispanic or Latino and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 40.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 10.3% (Census ACS).
Faxon Academy (31%), Adlai Stevenson Elementary School (27%) and Laurus Academy (27%) lead the elementary schools; Glenn W Levey Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (12%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,340/month, 15% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Southfield is $68,166 a year, 21% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Southfield, median rent is $1,340/month and the median home value is $236,200 (Census ACS).
Southfield reported 5.4 violent crimes and 27.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 20°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 34 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Southfield are tornado (87), cold wave (84) and ice storm (80), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Southfield, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).