Facts for City of Southgate


POPULATION
There are 30,136 people living in 12,836 households within the 6.85 square miles of the city limits. The elevation of the city is 591 feet. Latitude: 42.21 N.; Longitude: 83.20 W.

The populations median age is 38.5 years of age.
Median household income: $46,927 (year 2000)
Median house value: $109,200 (year 2000)
Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $46,927 (year 2000)
Median house value: $109,200 (year 2000)

RESIDENTIAL MARKET STUDY (9-26-03)
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NEAREST CITIES

Riverview, MI (2.2 miles)
Wyandotte, MI (2.5 miles)
Lincoln Park, MI (2.9 miles)
Allen Park, MI (3.5 miles)
Trenton, MI (4.4 miles)
Ecorse, MI (4.6 miles)
Taylor, MI (4.9 miles)
Melvindale, MI (5.4 miles)


AIRPORTS CERTIFIED FOR CARRIER OPERATIONS NEAR SOUTHGATE

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (about 11 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DTW)
Detroit City (about 20 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: DET)
Willow Run (about 23 miles; DETROIT, MI; ID: YIP)


OTHER PUBLIC-USE AIRPORTS NEAR SOUTHGATE

Grosse Ile Muni (about 10 miles; DETROIT/GROSSE ILE, MI; ID: ONZ)


HOSPITALS/MEDICAL CENTERS NEAR SOUTHGATE

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital (about 2 miles; WYANDOTTE, MI)
Select Specialty Hospital Wyandotte (about 2 miles; WYANDOTTE, MI)
Beaumont Hospital Trenton 5450 Fort St. - Trenton, MI
Beaumont Hospital Taylor 10000 Telegraph - Taylor, MI
Beaumont Medical Center Southgate 15777 Northline Road - Southgate
Beaumont Medical Building Wyandotte 1700 Biddle - Wyandotte, MI


TRADE SCHOOLS IN SOUTHGATE

Hair Lab Detroit Barber School 15070 Dix-Toledo Rd - Southgate


COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES WITH OVER 2,000 STUDENTS NEAR SOUTHGATE


TOP EMPLOYERS IN THE CITY OF SOUTHGATE

  1. Meijer
  2. Southgate Community School District
  3. American Sunroof
  4. City of Southgate
  5. Sam's Club
  6. National City Bank

INDUSTRIES PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT
Manufacturing (22.5%),
Educational, Health and Social Services (16.3%),
Retail Trade (12.0%)


AVERAGE CLIMATE IN SOUTHGATE, MICHIGAN
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather station

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RACES
White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
Hispanic (4.0%)
Black (2.1%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
American Indian (0.9%)
Other race (0.8%)
Asian Indian (0.7%)

ANCESTRIES
German (18.5%),
Polish (15.2%),
Irish (15.0%),
English (8.8%)
Italian (8.3%),
French (8.0%)

FOREIGN BORN 5.7%
2.9% Europe,
1.4% Asia,
0.6% North America,
0.6% Latin America

FOR POPULATION 25 YEARS AND OVER

  • High school or higher: 80.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 54.7%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

Mean travel time to work: 22.8 minutes
Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 1996: 41 buildings, average cost: $170,600
  • 1997: 118 buildings, average cost: $153,100
  • 1998: 126 buildings, average cost: $163,800
  • 1999: 89 buildings, average cost: $151,700
  • 2000: 83 buildings, average cost: $153,600
  • 2001: 54 buildings, average cost: $170,800
  • 2002: 52 buildings, average cost: $156,000
  • 2003: 76 buildings, average cost: $92,500
  • 2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $122,500