COMPARING TWO PLACES
Southfield vs Birmingham
PLACE A
Southfield, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Birmingham, Ohio
Southfield is 57560% larger than Birmingham. Southfield earns more, with a median household income $41,573 higher.
SOUTHFIELDBIRMINGHAMDIFFERENCE
Total population76,111132+57560% vs Birmingham
Population density2,899118+2,781
Population growth6.8%––
Median age42.366.2−23.9
Male46.1%67.4%−21.4 pts
Female53.9%32.6%+21.4 pts
Foreign-born7.1%0.0%+7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic24.5%91.7%−67.2 pts
Black64.7%0.0%+64.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Asian2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Other7.1%8.3%−1.2 pts
Median household income$68,166$26,593+$41,573
Per capita income$41,500$117,498−$75,998
Poverty rate10.3%12.9%−2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.717−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%9.1%+31.6 pts
Graduate degree18.9%9.1%+9.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%28.3%−21.4 pts
Labor force participation61.6%45.5%+16.1 pts
Median home value$236,200$165,900+$70,300
Median gross rent$1,340$675+$665
Owner-occupied53.4%54.9%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.0%0.0%+9.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.7%46.9%+4.8 pts
Average commute23.722.0+1.6
Worked from home17.0%0.0%+17.0 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured3.8%0.0%+3.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024