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.