Southfield is a city of 76,236 people in Michigan. 53% of homes are owner-occupied. Density works out to 2,904 people per square mile. The median age is 42.3, about 3 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $236,200, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 7%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,166, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Southfield
What changed most since 1990
Black share28.8% → 64.7%(+35.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share66.9% → 24.5%(−42.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$202,326 → $236,200(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
Southfield's population equals 6.0% of Oakland County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 3.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 12% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)11.8%(394)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.1%(470)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.5%(1,322)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.6%(221)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(55)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,343 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Southfield, decade by decade
Southfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
75,728
$97,392
$202,326
34.7%
58.5
2000
78,296
$94,365
$275,434
36.7%
69.9
2010
71,739
$73,656
$233,336
38.7%
56.2
2020
76,618
$70,390
$199,744
38.9%
57.4
2024
76,236
$68,166
$236,200
40.7%
64.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
