Michigan Profile and Statistics

Michigan Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Michigan had 3864307 total households with the average home having 2.55 residents and the average family coming in at 3.13.

Of those homes reported, 30.9% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 21.2% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 85318 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 289200 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Michigan, 1078734 people live alone, and of that, 366470 are 65 and over.

There were 1299543 (33.6%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 887782 (23%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Michigan

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 9835961, 39.3 percent are the main “Householder,” while 19.7 are spouses. There are 3069599 children, and 485176 comprise “other relatives.” 478320 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 204922 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Michigan Census Marital Status data

In Michigan, there are 3928924 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 1331660 have never married; 2057064 are currently still married, but have separated. 50687 are legally separated, 387471 are divorced and 102042 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (4138696), 27.7% never married, 48.8% are married but separated while 1.7% are legally still separated. 12% are divorced and 9.9% are widowed.

Michigan Fertility Rates and MI Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Michigan (MI): In the 2007 report, 136723 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Michigan (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 47839 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 36 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 54 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 24 babies, while there were 106 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 21.

Michigan Grandparents Statistics

There are 157932 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 67875 (43%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 62.8% are the grandmothers and 68% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 16665 have done it for less than a year; 16554 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 11308 handling things 3 or 4 years and 23348 doing the job 5 or more years.

Michigan School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (MI)

In Michigan, 2771385 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 152719 (5.5%) are in nursery or preschool; 131510 (4.7%) are in kindergarten, while 1103926 (39.8%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 625711 (22.6%) are slogging through High School, while 757519 (27.3%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 32.2% (2138436); 15.1% (1004674) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (6634147), 245586 (3.7%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 615229 (9.3%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 2138436 (32.2%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 1491202 (22.5%) have some college experience but no degree; 520555 (7.8%) reached an Associate’s degree; 1004674 (15.1%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 618465 (9.3%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Michigan is 7604627. Of that, 771538 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 9315302 (100%) – of that, 1494851 (16%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (1532847), 115869 (7.6%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (6562341), 884707 (13.5%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (1220114), 494275 (40.5%) have a disability.

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