Harper Woods, MI City Data

Harper Woods, MI is a city with great restaurants, attractions, history and people. There are around 14,254 people who live in Harper Woods and approximately 2,061,162 who live in Wayne County. We want to help people moving to or living in Harper Woods to understand the dynamics of the city, so we have put together information gathered from various creditable sources to give you a better understanding of Harper Woods. We have included Harper Woods housing information, demographics, social and education characteristics, and even economic information.

General Harper Woods Information

Wayne County where Harper Woods resides is 672.2 square miles. The resident population of this county is 2,061,162 and has a population rank of 11 out of all the places in the United States.

Harper Woods has a total of 14,254 people and of those residents there are 6,614 males and 7,640 females. The median age of the male population is 35.5 and the female population is 40.6. There are approximately 31,149 births each year and around 20,299 deaths. The race breakdown of the population in Harper Woods varies per year, but currently 14,056 are one race and 198 are two or more races.

Of the 14,254 people who live in Harper Woods, there are 3,436 under 20 years old. The sex breakdown of the 20 years old and younger population in Harper Woods is 1,793 male and 1,643 female. If you have children or you are under the age of 20, then you will be considered in that statistic. For those of you who are older, then you will be part of the population that is 18 years and older and totals 11,061.

General Harper Woods Information
Total area in square miles - Wayne County	672.2
Water area in square miles - Wayne County	N/A
Resident population - Wayne County	2,061,162
Population rank - Wayne County	11
Total population	14,254
Total population (male)	6,614
Total population (female)	7,640
Population median age (male)	35.5
Population median age (female)	40.6
Births - Wayne County	31,149
Deaths- Wayne County	20,299
Population of one race	14,056
Population of two or more races	198
Population under 20 years	3,436
Population under 20 years (male)	1,793
Population under 20 years (female)	1,643
Total population 18 years and over	11,061

Harper Woods Social Characteristics

There are 768,440 households in Harper Woods. Families make up 514,979 of these households. The table below breaks down the Harper Woods families into three different groups. Married-couple families (313,028), male householder with no wife present (39,611) and female householder with no husband present (154,716). The remainder of the Harper Woods households are made up of nonfamily households, which total 256,723. Harper Woods, MI moving companies help people in Harper Woods move locally and all around the world.

For years, the US has been building stats on the relationship of males and females 15 years and older in cities around the country including Harper Woods. This information helps individuals analyze the area they are living in or moving to. For the county where Harper Woods is based, there are 832,668 females 15 and over; of those females there are 259,788 never married, 343,755 now married, 23,326 separated, 100,410 widowed, and 105,389 divorced. As for the males, there are N/A males 15 and older: N/A never married, N/A now married, 16,918 separated, 23,314 widowed and 74,625 never married. There is a lot of great information below regarding Harper Woods social characteristics. Be sure to review the tables for more information on Harper Woods.

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HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE (Wayne County)
Total households	768,440
Family households (families)	514,979
With own children under 18 years	286,237
Married-couple family	313,028
With own children under 18 years	149,761
Male householder, no wife present, family	39,611
With own children under 18 years	17,366
Female householder, no husband present, family	154,716
With own children under 18 years	89,864
Nonfamily households	256,723
Householder living alone	217,454
65 years and over	76,792

GENERAL HOUSEHOLDS
Households with one or more people under 18 years	1,826
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,064
Average household size	2.24
Average family size	2.94

RELATIONSHIP FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in family households	11,210
Householder	3,757
Spouse	2,774
Child	4,014
Other relatives	122
Nonrelatives	176
Unmarried partner	94
Roomer or boarder	25
Housemate or roommate	14
Unmarried partner	276
Foster child	1
Other	42

RELATIONSHIP NONFAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
Population in nonfamily households	2,898
Male householder	938
Male householder living alone	774
Male householder not living alone	164
Female householder	1,597
Female householder living alone	1,462
Female householder not living alone	135
Nonrelatives	363
Unmarried partner	182
Roomer or boarder	39
Housemate or roommate	83
Foster child	4
Other	55

RELATIONSHIP BY SEX
Females 15 years and over	832,668
Never married	259,788
Now married	343,755
Separated	23,326
Widowed	100,410
Divorced	105,389
Males 15 years and over	N/A
Never married	N/A
Now married	N/A
Separated	16,918
Widowed	23,314
Divorced	74,625

TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
Total Population	14,254
Male	6,614
Under 5 years	496
5 to 9 years	462
10 to 14 years	430
15 to 17 years	271
18 and 19 years	134
20 years	44
21 years	61
22 to 24 years	191
25 to 29 years	534
30 to 34 years	631
35 to 39 years	538
40 to 44 years	562
45 to 49 years	511
50 to 54 years	371
55 to 59 years	240
60 and 61 years	55
62 to 64 years	100
65 and 66 years	70
67 to 69 years	100
70 to 74 years	244
75 to 79 years	270
80 to 84 years	182
85 years and over	117
Female	7,640
Under 5 years	417
5 to 9 years	443
10 to 14 years	439
15 to 17 years	235
18 and 19 years	109
20 years	56
21 years	60
22 to 24 years	207
25 to 29 years	562
30 to 34 years	634
35 to 39 years	574
40 to 44 years	647
45 to 49 years	511
50 to 54 years	381
55 to 59 years	285
60 and 61 years	109
62 to 64 years	123
65 and 66 years	104
67 to 69 years	152
70 to 74 years	411
75 to 79 years	510
80 to 84 years	361
85 years and over	310

TOTAL POPULATION BY RACE
Total population	14,254
One race	14,056
White	12,247
Black or African American	1,460
American Indian and Alaska Native	48
Asian	243
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1
Some other race	22
Two or more races	198

RACE POPULATION IN HOUSEHOLDS
Total population in households	14,108
People who are White alone	12,126
People who are Black or African American alone	1,435
People who are American Indian and Alaska Native alone	48
People who are Asian alone	243
People who are Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1
People who are Hispanic or Latino	223
People who are Some other race alone	57

RESIDENCE IN 1995
Population 5 years and over	1,909,251
Same house	1,145,372
Different house - same county	N/A
Different county - same state	82,110
Different state or abroad	110,554
Different state	67,824
Abroad	42,730

PLACE OF BIRTH (Wayne County)
Total resident population	2,061,162
Born in United States	1,500,113
State of residence	1,492,996
Different state	417,306
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas	13,091
Foreign born	137,769

Harper Woods Education and School Enrollment

School enrollment refers to students currently attending school, both private and public. By understanding the school enrollment in an area, you can make decisions concerning your kids' environments and even job markets. In a table below, we provide you with the total school enrollment for children 3 years and older in the county surrounding Harper Woods. That total enrollment is 587,853 for the population of the country, which includes Harper Woods. Nursery school and kindergarten enrollment was 281,985 and elementary or high school enrollment was 811,027 children. College or graduate school enrollment was 110,845.

Education attainment is defined as "the highest level of education completed in terms of highest degree or the highest level or schooling completed." The table below shows the Harper Woods population over 25 years old and their level of education achievement.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	587,853
Pre-kindergarten	38,543
Public	26,049
Private	12,494
Kindergarten	32,950
Public	27,781
Private	N/A
Elementary school grades 1 to 8	278,815
Public	248,626
Private	30,189
Elementary and high school	405,514
Public	363,832
Private	41,682
High school grades 9 to 12	126,699
Public	115,206
Private	11,493
College, undergraduate years	89,999
Public	71,079
Private	18,920
Graduate or professional school	20,847
Public	15,200
Private	5,647
Not enrolled in school	1,382,941

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	1,305,288
Less than 9th grade	80,328
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	220,178
High school graduate	399,885
Some college, no degree	303,851
Associate's degree	76,254
Bachelor's degree	224,792
Graduate or professional degree	17.2
Percent high school graduate or higher	77
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	141,866

Harper Woods Employment and Labor Characteristics

There are 1,541,459 people that are employed over the age of 16 in Harper Woods. The Harper Woods occupations categories include management, professional and related occupations (239,562), service occupations (141,856), sales and office occupations (228,130), farming, fishing and forestry occupations (936), constructions, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations (74,116) and production, transportation and material moving occupations (166,510). The 1,541,459 employed over the age of 16 are broken down into the class of worker. There are 716,016 private wage and salary workers, 103,931 government workers, 29,339 self-employed workers and approximately N/A unpaid family workers.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Wayne County)
Population 16 years and over	1,541,459
In labor force	930,640
Civilian labor force	930,219
Employed	851,110
Unemployed	79,109
Percent Unemployed	8.5
Armed Forces	421
Females 16 years and over	818,016
In labor force	449,634
Civilian labor force	449,504
Unemployed Civilian labor force	35,946
Armed forces	130
Males 16 years and over	723,443
In labor force	481,006
Civilian labor force	N/A
Unemployed Civilian labor force	43,163
Armed forces	291

COMMUTING TO WORK (Wayne County)
Workers 16 years and over	827,311
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	662,814
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	96,523
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	N/A
Walked	15,661
Other means	4,714
Worked at home	14,603
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	20,928,880

OCCUPATION (Wayne County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	239,562
Management, professional, and related occupations	239,562
Service occupations	141,856
Sales and office occupations	228,130
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	936
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	74,116
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	166,510

INDUSTRY (Wayne County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	239,562
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,044
Construction	N/A
Manufacturing	185,856
Wholesale trade	26,904
Retail trade	90,905
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	54,387
Information	21,231
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	50,591
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative	77,890
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	158,342
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	68,026
Other services, except public administration	N/A
Public administration	34,272

CLASS OF WORKER (Wayne County)
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	239,562
Private wage and salary workers	716,016
Government workers	103,931
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	29,339
Unpaid family workers	N/A

Harper Woods Housing Characteristics

In Harper Woods, MI there are 826,145 housing units; of those housing units, there are approximately 768,440 occupied and 57,705 vacant. Types of homes change over the years, but single family homes detached have remained fairly consistent. In Harper Woods, there are 560,279 1-unit detached housing units. Single-family attached homes, 1-unit attached, which are also known as row houses or town homes, total 45,717 units in Harper Woods. Apartment housing and apartment buildings are from 2-50 units and the statistics are below. With so many housing units people are always in need of Harper Woods, MI local movers to help them move from one place to another so be sure to check out MovingIdeas.org for moving guides, Harper Woods, MI truck rentals options, quotes and additional information.

There are several different ranges if you are looking to rent or are a renter in Harper Woods. There are 14,910 housing units with rent less than $200, 15,741 with rent between $200-299, 77,532 with rent between $300-499 and 136,368 with rent for $500 and above. Full Harper Woods gross rent statistics are shown in the table below. Regardless of the housing unit value, it is always suggested by MovingIdeas.org to have Harper Woods, MI home security systems installed to keep you and your family safe.

HOUSING OCCUPANCY (Wayne County)
Total housing units	826,145
Occupied housing units	768,440
Vacant housing units	57,705

UNITS IN STRUCTURE (Wayne County)
Total housing units	826,145
1-unit, detached	560,279
1-unit, attached	45,717
2 units	55,507
3 or 4 units	23,972
5 to 9 units	31,595
10 to 19 units	25,654
20 to 49 units	23,046
50 or more units	43,773
Mobile home	16,294

HOUSING TENURE (Wayne County)
Occupied housing units	768,440
Owner-occupied	511,837
Renter-occupied	256,603

VEHICLES AVAILABLE (Wayne County)
Occupied housing units	768,440
No vehicles available	106,146
2 vehicle available	362,693
3 vehicles available	74,704
4 vehicles available	19,670
5 or more vehicles available	6,731

HOUSE HEATING FUEL (Wayne County)
Occupied housing units	768,440
Utility gas	706,294
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	N/A
Electricity	43,466
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	3,192
Coal or coke	161
Wood	401
Solar energy	140
Other fuel	3,676
No fuel used	3,355

HOUSING UNIT VALUE (Wayne County)
Occupied housing units	768,440
Less Than $50,000	511,837
$50,000 to $99,999	162,991
$100,000 to $149,999	114,947
$150,000 to $199,999	54,945
$200,000 to $299,999	37,830
$300,000 to $499,999	11,217
$1,000,000 or more	973
Median (dollars)	99,400

GROSS RENT (Wayne County)
Occupied units paying rent	256,603
Less than $200	14,910
$200 to $299	15,741
$300 to $499	77,532
$500 to $699	84,386
$700 to $999	41,302
$1,000 to $1,499	9,044
$1,500 or more	1,635