Download - Opportunity & Equity 2014: Shirley Stancato
Metropolitan Detroit Race Equity Report
Funded in part by The Kresge Foundation and The McGregor Foundation
Educational Attainment Population 25+, Less than High School Diploma
43.2%
21.4%
18.6%
30.4%
31.9%
14.1%
19.1%
20.7%
28.3%
16.9%
5.9%
16.7%
56.1%
24.8%
26.7%
38.2%
24.4%
11.6%
6.5%
12.6%
20.6%
12.4%
10.0%
19.7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Detroit
WayneCounty
OaklandCounty
MacombCounty
Black or AfricanAmerican
White Alone,not Hispanic orLatino
Hispanic orLatino
Asian/PacificIslander*
AmericanIndian orAlaskan Native
Two or MoreRaces or SomeOther Race
Population 25+, High School Graduate, GED or Alternative
24.9%
25.6%
18.2%
25.6%
25.0%
29.1%
30.9%
32.8%
18.9%
14.1%
7.4%
13.4%
25.7%
26.5%
23.0%
26.3%
32.1%
32.8%
22.1%
31.5%
34.3%
30.0%
21.2%
33.6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Detroit
WayneCounty
OaklandCounty
MacombCounty
Black or AfricanAmerican
White Alone,not Hispanic orLatino
Hispanic orLatino
Asian/PacificIslander*
American Indianor AlaskanNative
Two or MoreRaces or SomeOther Race
Educational Attainment
Population 25+, Some College or Associate's Degree
22.1%
34.0%
31.3%
29.1%
29.4%
46.7%
31.9%
35.0%
13.9%
20.8%
10.9%
14.1%
13.3%
30.7%
24.1%
23.1%
25.1%
33.9%
28.9%
30.4%
33.6%
41.0%
37.7%
34.3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Detroit
WayneCounty
OaklandCounty
MacombCounty
Black or AfricanAmerican
White Alone, notHispanic orLatino
Hispanic orLatino
Asian/PacificIslander*
American Indianor AlaskanNative
Two or MoreRaces or SomeOther Race
Educational Attainment
Population 25+, Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Educational Attainment
9.8%
19.0%
31.9%
14.9%
13.6%
10.2%
18.1%
11.5%
38.9%
48.1%
75.8%
55.9%
4.9%
18.0%
26.2%
12.4%
18.5%
21.7%
42.4%
25.5%
11.4%
16.6%
31.1%
12.4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Detroit
WayneCounty
OaklandCounty
MacombCounty
Black or AfricanAmerican
White Alone,not Hispanic orLatino
Hispanic orLatino
Asian/PacificIslander*
American Indianor AlaskanNative
Two or MoreRaces or SomeOther Race
Educational Attainment Arabs and Chaldeans
The U.S. Census Bureau must adhere to the 1997 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau in classifying written responses to the race question: White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Therefore, the U.S. Census considers Arabs and Chaldeans as White. Wayne State University Office of the Provost, Center for Urban Studies. Arab American Economic Contribution Study.
Arabs and Chaldeans have roughly the same percentage of college and advanced degrees as the general population, but a higher percentage has less than a high school degree. Those born in the U.S. have more education than either the general population or Arabs and Chaldeans born abroad.
28% of Arabs and Chaldeans do not have a high school degree, compared to 13% of the general population.
14% have college degrees and 9% report advanced degrees (17% and 10% respectively, in the overall population).
The Detroit Arab American Study (DAAS), The University of Michigan.
Poverty
Household Income – Macomb County
Household Income – Oakland County
Household Income – Wayne County
Household Income - Detroit
Per Capita Income
Income - Arabs and Chaldeans
The U.S. Census Bureau must adhere to the 1997 Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau in
classifying written responses to the race question: white – A person having origins
in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Therefore, the U.S. Census considers Arabs and Chaldeans as white. Nearly two-
thirds of Arabs and Chaldeans identify their race as “white,” while another third
identify as “other.”
Arabs and Chaldeans are disproportionately represented among the area’s
wealthiest and poorest households.
The relatively high number of Arabs and Chaldeans without a high school degree
is reflected in income figures. Twenty-four percent claim an annual total family
income of under $20,000, 6 percentage points higher than in the general
population. On the other hand, 25 percent report total family incomes of $100,000
or more per year, compared to 16 percent in the larger population.