Demographic Profile of Senior in Wayne County, Michigan

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The results detailed in Table 16 are consistent with the needier population previously identified in Region 1-A. The first point to make is that a higher percentage of Region 1- A’s seniors reported at least one disability – 58 vs. 48 percent. Of those reporting only one disability, Region 1-A’s seniors designated a limitation in going outside the home more frequently – 34 vs. 28 percent. Finally, Region 1-A seniors were more likely to report 2 or more disabilities – 30 vs. 21, and with a self-care disability being included as one of these – 49 vs. 42 percent. Education and Language The final two demographic tables look at persons 65 years and over in terms of their educational attainment and language usage. While educational attainment is an important indicator of socioeconomic status and potential need, the relationship is not always clear due to the fact that many of the area’s elderly were able to come to the Detroit area during the last century and get good jobs in the auto plants with minimal education. Nevertheless, educational attainment is an important indicator, and the lack of a high school diploma can signal potential illiteracy. Language spoken at home and the ability to speak English are quite important indicators for service providers. There continues to be a large segment of immigrants from the mid-1900s who never learned English well, who are being joined by recent immigrants with little English capability. Providers of aging services need to know where these people live and develop procedures to reach them in their language. Table 17 shows a significantly higher high school graduation rate for the elderly living in Region 1-C. It is known that the great migration of African Americans to Detroit in the mid-1900s brought a large pool of persons without high school diplomas. As of 2000, 54 percent of Detroit’s African American population 65 years and over report having no high school degree. Once a person has received a high school diploma, the share going on for some college or college degrees is similar for both regions. Table 17. Educational Attainment of the Population 65+ in Wayne County, 2000 Region Percent High School Grad or higher Some College, no degree Percent College Grad or higher 1 Wayne County 57.1 13.8 11.9 1-A 50.0 13.4 11.7 1-C 63.1 14.2 12.0 1 - Associate degrees included in tabulation The effect of the different racial/ethnic makeup of the two regions is most apparent in language spoken at home and the ability to speak English. While Region 1-A has a large, and growing, Hispanic population, and a relatively similar share of English only speakers than Region 1-C, it is the higher number of recent Arab and other ethnic immigrants in Demographic Summary for Wayne County 12
out-Wayne County – particularly Dearborn – that drives the significantly larger share of persons who report not speaking English well, or not at all. Table 18. Language Spoken by the Population 65+ in Wayne County, 2000 Region Persons 65 years and over Only English Percent of total Spanish Indo European Asian and Pacific Other Speak English not well, not at all Wayne County 249,881 222,751 89.1 4,021 18,112 968 4,029 13.3 1-A 115,424 105,117 91.1 2,267 6,573 396 1,071 4.3 1-C 134,457 117,634 87.5 1,754 11,539 572 2,958 18.8 Conclusion A summary at the county level provides a broad view of the demographic, socioeconomic and housing trends of Wayne County’s elderly and how these trends compare with those across the State. This view makes clear that, while the County’s numerical share is decreasing, the needs of its elderly are increasing. It is obvious that the incidences of poverty, disability and living alone are greater in PSA 1-A than in PSA 1-C, and the detailed reports that follow will further delineate the trends within each region. Pockets of strong need exist in both regions, and it is only through a detailed geographic analysis of each that these pockets can be revealed. The following reports take each region in turn and analyze the characteristics of the elderly by geographic sub area. The PSA 1-A analysis looks at communities, sectors and Detroit subcommunities. The PSA 1-C analysis utilizes the component communities – cities and townships. Demographic Summary for Wayne County 13
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Table 18 provides data on the total
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Table 20. Educational Attainment of
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whether these seniors are owning or
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Conclusions and Recommendations Whi
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TABLE 1. GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS
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TABLE 1. GENERAL POPULATION TRENDS
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TABLE 2. LIVING ARRANGEMENT TRENDS
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Appendix B Wayne County Maps
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Northville Harper Woods Grosse Poin
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Number of Persons 60 Years of Age a
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Percent of Population 60 Years and
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Population 60 Years of Age and Over
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Percent of Population 60 Years and
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