Demographic Profile of Senior in Wayne County, Michigan

Table 18 provides data on the total number of yes responses gathered from persons 65
years of age and over in Region 1-C, while Table 19 allows for the isolation of persons
reporting single and multiple disabilities. One can see in Table 18 that, while the number
of responses varied across the communities, the general pattern of responses was quite
similar. The disability most often acknowledged, representing one-third (34.5 percent) of
responses in the region, was physical. This was followed by a limitation for going
outside the home – representing one quarter (25.7 percent) of all responses in each sector.
Sensory, self-care and mobility disabilities were each mentioned in the order of 11-16
percent of the time.
Table 19. Detailed Disability Rates of the Population 65+, in Region 1-C, 2000
Community
No
Disability*
Persons Reporting One Disability
Total*
Go-
Physical** outside-
home**
Persons Reporting 2 or More Disabilities
Total* Includes
Selfcare**
Does not include
Self-care**
Region 1-C 57.6 21.0 10.1 5.9 21.3 9.0 12.3
Allen Park city 64.3 17.7 7.6 5.7 18.0 7.6 10.5
Belleville city 51.8 25.7 11.1 3.2 22.5 7.6 15.0
Brownstown township 51.0 22.6 11.7 5.9 26.4 7.2 19.2
Canton township 61.4 20.1 10.0 4.8 18.5 7.2 11.3
Dearborn city 57.6 21.2 9.0 6.9 21.2 9.2 11.9
Dearborn Heights city 55.9 23.7 10.7 7.7 20.4 9.1 11.3
Ecorse city 48.8 21.6 11.2 6.7 29.6 14.8 14.8
Flat Rock city 46.6 24.4 16.4 4.9 28.9 7.8 21.2
Garden City city 61.1 20.4 10.4 6.1 18.6 7.0 11.5
Gibraltar city 60.7 21.6 5.0 7.9 17.7 6.1 11.6
Grosse Ile township 65.8 17.4 10.0 3.6 16.8 8.7 8.0
Huron township 54.8 25.4 8.7 9.5 19.8 12.6 7.2
Inkster city 49.2 21.7 10.8 7.9 29.1 13.9 15.1
Lincoln Park city 51.1 24.8 11.4 8.2 24.1 9.4 14.7
Livonia city 64.5 18.1 8.2 5.3 17.4 7.4 10.1
Melvindale city 49.9 26.7 14.3 7.9 23.5 9.7 13.7
Northville city 52.4 28.3 10.7 13.1 19.3 2.6 16.7
Northville township 64.1 16.1 8.2 4.1 19.8 9.3 10.5
Plymouth city 57.9 23.5 13.9 2.8 18.6 8.3 10.3
Plymouth township 60.3 22.2 11.5 5.8 17.5 8.7 8.8
Redford township 59.7 21.0 9.7 4.0 19.3 8.6 10.7
River Rouge city 48.8 19.2 9.0 6.1 32.0 12.7 19.2
Riverview city 56.4 15.9 7.0 2.2 27.7 11.9 15.8
Rockwood city 65.4 13.1 4.5 7.1 21.5 6.4 15.1
Romulus city 45.4 21.5 10.4 6.8 33.1 12.3 20.8
Southgate city 55.0 21.9 10.7 5.9 23.1 8.7 14.4
Sumpter township 48.2 23.8 11.6 6.9 28.0 12.5 15.5
Taylor city 55.6 21.1 10.5 5.9 23.3 9.5 13.8
Trenton city 63.7 18.5 11.1 3.9 17.8 6.3 11.5
Van Buren township 54.6 23.6 13.2 4.7 21.8 9.8 12.0
Wayne city 53.5 21.6 10.7 4.4 24.9 14.9 10.0
Westland city 54.1 23.6 12.7 5.8 22.3 8.9 13.4
Woodhaven city 58.5 12.0 5.4 4.7 29.6 16.0 13.6
Wyandotte city 55.7 20.6 11.1 4.6 23.7 9.0 14.7
* Percent of all Seniors (65+) within the designated geographic area.
** Percent of Seniors (65+) within specific disability category (one disability; two or more disabilities)
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