Southfield, Michigan demographics

Southfield, MI demographics: median age 42.3; 40.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Southfield city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2674900. The survey estimates a population of 76,236 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Southfield is 42.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 34,860 households (±802). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	42.3 ±2.0	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	14,012 ±1,029	18.4% ±1.3 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	17,811 ±1,155	23.4% ±1.5 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	27,200 ±1,357	35.7% ±1.8 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	17,213 ±1,004	22.6% ±1.3 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	35,108 ±879	46.1% ±1.2 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	41,128 ±877	53.9% ±1.2 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	18,792 ±1,525	24.6% ±2.0 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	49,542 ±1,616	65.0% ±2.1 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	37 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,547 ±473	2.0% ±0.6 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	20 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	413 ±146	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,885 ±1,198	7.7% ±1.6 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	74,945 ±362	98.3% ±0.5 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,291 ±360	1.7% ±0.5 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 34,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	10,800 ±593	31.0% ±1.5 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,334 ±273	3.8% ±0.8 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,757 ±516	16.5% ±1.4 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	15,574 ±974	44.7% ±2.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,395 ±299	4.0% ±0.9 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 34,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,449 ±581	21.4% ±1.6 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	27,411 ±1,025	78.6% ±2.3 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 34,860
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	15,574 ±974	44.7% ±2.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,043 ±672	28.8% ±1.8 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	5,014 ±539	14.4% ±1.5 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,337 ±378	6.7% ±1.1 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,042 ±246	3.0% ±0.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	601 ±231	1.7% ±0.7 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	249 ±82	0.7% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,236
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	70,831 ±947	92.9% ±1.2 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,405 ±948	7.1% ±1.2 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 72,173
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	65,708 ±1,165	91.0% ±1.4 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	1,206 ±333	1.7% ±0.5 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	196 ±123 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	197 ±137 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	849 ±477 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,016 ±725 · low precision	1.4% ±1.0 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	48 ±75 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	131 ±105 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	106 ±85 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	168 ±106 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	411 ±181	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	905 ±302	1.3% ±0.4 pp	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,232 ±481	1.7% ±0.7 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 55,996
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,982 ±498	5.3% ±0.9 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	10,365 ±992	18.5% ±1.7 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	14,931 ±1,353	26.7% ±2.4 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	4,944 ±700	8.8% ±1.2 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	12,197 ±772	21.8% ±1.3 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,577 ±817	18.9% ±1.4 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 75,412
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	66,958 ±1,151	88.8% ±1.5 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,256 ±815	5.6% ±1.1 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	3,433 ±585	4.6% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	574 ±234	0.8% ±0.3 pp	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	191 ±91	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

3.8% of Southfield residents (±0.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 91.9% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Southfield	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	3.8% ±0.6 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.9% ±0.3 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	5.4% ±0.6 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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