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Northville Demographics Information


Population (year 2000): 6,459, Est. population in July 2002: 6,487 (+0.4% change)
Males: 3,097 (47.9%), Females: 3,362 (52.1%)

Elevation: 829 feet

County: Wayne

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Zip code: 48167

Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $83,961 (year 2000)
Median house value: $237,000 (year 2000)

Races in Northville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (24.3%), Irish (20.5%), English (14.9%), Polish (13.5%), Italian (9.2%), Scottish (5.6%).

For population 25 years and over in Northville

  • High school or higher: 94.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Northville city

  • Never married: 20.2%
  • Now married: 65.3%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.0%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

7.4% Foreign born (3.2% Europe, 2.0% Asia, 1.8% North America).

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Farmington Hills, MI (8.3 miles, pop. 82,111).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Detroit, MI (26.4 miles, pop. 951,270).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (291.1 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Novi, MI (3.2 miles), Plymouth, MI (4.4 miles), Plymouth Township, MI (4.5 miles), Walled Lake, MI (7.1 miles), Wixom, MI (7.6 miles), Farmington, MI (7.8 miles), Wolverine Lake, MI (8.2 miles), Farmington Hills, MI (8.3 miles).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $142,200
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $107,800
  • 1998: 12 buildings, average cost: $230,700
  • 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $417,300
  • 2000: 4 buildings, average cost: $235,800
  • 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $343,200
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $268,300
  • 2003: 8 buildings, average cost: $260,500

Area code: 248

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.9%), Manufacturing (20.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.2%), Retail trade (10.6%).

Crime in Northville (2002):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (15.3 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 3 assaults (45.9 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (30.6 per 100,000)
  • 41 larceny counts (627.7 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (15.3 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 44.3 (higher means more crime, US average = 330.6)

Crime in Northville (2001):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 rape (15.4 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 2 burglaries (30.8 per 100,000)
  • 34 larceny counts (523.6 per 100,000)
  • 1 auto theft (15.4 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 30.7 (higher means more crime)




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