The State:

• Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
• Size: 96,716 square miles
• Population in 2000: 9,938,444; 74.7% urban; 25.3% rural
• Population in 1990: 9,295,297
• Population Change: Up 6.9% 1990-2000; Up 0.4% 1980-1990
• Population Rank: 8th of 50; 3.5% of total U.S. population
• Most Populous Cities: Detroit (911,402); Grand Rapids (195,601); Warren (136,016); Sterling Heights (126,182); Flint (120,292)
• Registered Voters: No party registration
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• Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
• State Senate: 22 R 16 D
• State House: 58 R 52 D
• State Legislative Term Limits: Yes

The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 Guide to Usage.

• Race/Ethnic Origin: 7,806,691 (78.6%) white; 1,402,047 (14.1%) black; 175,311 (1.8%) Asian; 53,421 (0.5%) American Indian; 2,145 (0.0%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 163,487 (1.6%) two-plus races; 11,465 (0.1%) other; 323,877 (3.3%) Hispanic origin
• Ancestry: 14.9% German, 7.9% Irish, 7.3% English, 6.3% Polish, 3.8% USA
• State Natives: 75.4% of residents were born in-state.
• Non-Citizens: 2.9% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
• Language Spoken, by Household: 89.2% English; 4.8% Other Eur.; 3.5% Spanish
• Education: 83.4% high school graduates; 21.8% college graduates
• Military Veterans: 913,573 (12.4%); WWII: (21.3%); Korea: (14.0%); Vietnam: (31.4%); First Gulf War: (8.4%)

The Economy:
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• Industry: 1.1% agriculture; 6.0% construction; 5.3% finance; 2.1% information; 26.7% manufacturing; 27.9% professional; 3.6% public administration; 15.2% trade; 12.2% other
• Work Force: 27.6% blue collar; 57.1% white collar; 15.3% gray collar
• Work Sector: 83.1% private; 11.4% government; 5.2% self-employed; 0.3% unpaid family workers
• Unemployment: 0.3% unemployed
• Median Household Income: $44,667
  • 10.5% are below the poverty line
  • 14.1% less than $15,000
  • 24.8% $15-35,000
  • 16.5% $35-50,000
  • 32.0% $50-100,000
  • 8.6% $100-150,000
  • 4.1% more than $150,000
• Median Home Value: $110,300
  • 14.3% less than $50,000
  • 30.3% $50-100,000
  • 38.8% $100-200,000
  • 10.6% $200-300,000
  • 4.4% $300-500,000
  • 1.5% more than $500,000