Detroit, MI
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| | Overall Rankings | |
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 39th | |
| | Prior Rank: 21st | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 43rd | |
| | Prior Rank: 37th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2009 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Detroit area had fewer homes with signs of rats, room heaters without a flue, and lacking adequate kitchen facilities. Homes within the central city were less likely to have room heaters without a flue and kitchens lacking adequate facilities, compared to the national average. Housing units outside the central city had fewer issues with rats, room heaters without a flue, and a lack kitchen equipment.
Rental homes were less likely to have room heaters without a flue or a lack of kitchen facilities, compared to the national average. Owner-occupied homes had fewer issues with signs of rats, room heaters without a flue, and a lack of kitchen facilities.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Detroit-area homes were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from inside and outside, water supply stoppage, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdown, and roofing, siding, window, and foundation problems. Detroit central city homes were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, water leaks from inside and outside, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdown, exposed wires, rooms with no working electrical outlets, and roofing, siding, window, and foundation problems. Units outside the central city were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, water leaks from inside and outside, water supply stoppage, and heating equipment breakdowns, compared to the national average. Rental properties were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, water leaks from inside and outside, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdown, exposed wiring, and roofing problems. Owner-occupied homes were more likely to have open cracks or holes in walls, broken plaster or peeling paint, evidence of mice, water leaks from in and outside, water supply stoppage, sewage disposal and heating equipment breakdown, and problems with the roofing, siding, windows, and foundation.
Community Information: The Detroit MSA includes Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties. In 2009, the MSA included 1,543,863 occupied dwelling units, 22.0% of which were located in the central city of Detroit. The housing stock of the MSA had an average age ranking and ranked among the least heavily rental of the cities surveyed. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 25th-youngest (13.4%) for the MSA and 26th-youngest (33.8%) for the central city. The median house age in the Detroit MSA was 1966. The percentage of rental units ranked 4th-least heavily rental (28.1%) for the MSA and 12th-lowest heavily rental (44.8%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, Detroit had one of the highest poverty rates. Its poverty rate ranked 42nd (17.2%) for the entire MSA and 44th (36.5%) for homes in the central city.