Detroit At A Glance

It's a lot to digest in one sitting,
but these survey findings give
valuable insight into our Jewish
community:

Population Size:

• 78,000 people live in 30,000
Jewish households, of whom
71,500 are Jewish. Adding an
estimated 500 Jews who live in
Jewish institutions like apart-
ment or assisted living facilities,
the Detroit Jewish population
is 72,000, or 2 percent of Metro
Detroit's population. In 1989,
106,250 people lived in 42,500
Jewish households, of which
96,000 were Jews. The 2000 U.S.

Jewish population is 5.2 million,
also 2 percent of the national
total.
• Though ranked as the 21st
largest Jewish community,
Detroit is ranked fifth in annual
charitable giving to Federation.
The average household donation
to Federation is $1,165, a record
high amount.

Geographic Profile:

• The core area of Jews has
expanded. In 1999, the core
area included parts of West
Bloomfield and Farmington
Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Franklin,
Southfield and Oak Park - 13
ZIP codes in all. In 2005, the

core area expanded into Royal
Oak, Commerce Township and
Walled Lake - 23 zip codes
in all. The top five ZIP codes in
the 2005 study are 48322 (West
Bloomfield), 48331 (Farmington
Hills), 48237 (Oak Park), 48334
(Farmington Hills) and 48323
(West Bloomfield).
• 73 percent of Jewish house-
holds live in the core area com-
pared to 77 percent in 1999.
• 88 percent of Jewish house-
holds have been in Detroit for 20
years or longer - highest of all
communities surveyed nationally
- and Jews who have moved

100,000

(Number of Jews)

9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21

80,000

60,000

40,000

The 106,250 is
believed to
have been an
overestimate

1989

25 Largest American
Jewish Communities

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

120,000

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-Federation President Peter Alter

Hand in Hand on page 16

1989-2005 People n Jewish Households

20,000

"This is a very stable,
supportive community
that values and respects
Israel and Jewish
traditions, and it says
that this is a fantastic
community to raise
a family, especially
Jewishly."

1999

Total
Place
1,412,000
New York
519,200
Los Angeles
270,500
Chicago
234,000
Broward County (FL)
227,300
Boston
215,600
Washington
208,600
San Francisco
206,100
Philadelphia
131,300
Palm
Beach
South
124,250
West Palm Beach
113,300
Miami
Essex-Morris County (NJ) 109,700
91,400
Baltimore
90,000
East Bay (CA)
90,000
Rockland County (NY)
89,000
San Diego
85,900
Atlanta
83,700
Bergen County (NJ)
82,900
Phoenix
81,50 0
Cleveland
72,000 (21st Largest)
Detroit
70,000
trio
63,000
San Jo

.

2005

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