Michigan

State Government

Governor

Gretchen Whitmer (D)

State Senate

Democrats,

Republicans

State House

Democrats,

Republicans

Assets - Michigan

Average College Debt

$36,973

Unbanked Households

3.20%

Economic well-being - Michigan

Extreme poverty rate

0.1

Food insecurity

0.2

Minimum wage

12.5

Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line

0.3

Poverty rate

13.4%

Unemployment rate

5.2

Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment

Percent of individuals who are uninsured

5.1

Percent of jobs that are low-wage

Family - Michigan

Children in foster care

9,504

Percent of children in immigrant families

14%

Percent of children living in single parent families

33%

Housing - Michigan

Home foreclosure rate

1 in 4776

People experiencing homelessness

9,739.0

Households paying more than 50% of income on housing

277,300.0

Percent renters

0.3

Total households

Poverty by demographic - Michigan

Child poverty rate

0.2

Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty

18000

Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty

193000

Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty

89000

Percent of single-parent families with related children that are below poverty

Senior poverty rate

10.6 %

Women in poverty

5,034,424

September 22, 2011

Detroit Free Press, September 22, 2011: Number of poor students surges -- even in wealthy cities

"More of the children attending schools in metro Detroit are living in poverty, a trend pronounced not just in urban areas but also in some of the tri-county's wealthier areas. Between 2006 and 2010 -- a period marked by a recession that rocked Michigan more than most states -- 19 school districts in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties saw increases of more than 100% in the number of poor children."

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