College graduates in East Canfield, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more in East Canfield at 7.8%.

That is 72% below the Wayne County figure of 27.6%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 34.8%, it is 77% below.

Where East Canfield stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, East Canfield has the 113th highest figure, above 18% of them. The middle figure in that group is 13.1%, so East Canfield sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 0.6% in Delray to 80.8% in Wayne State. The highest figures in the group belong to Wayne State (80.8%), Indian Village (78.3%), and Palmer Woods (71.9%).

Next door

West End nearby comes in at 5.3%, 33% lower. Conner Creek Industrial nearby comes in at 27.2%, 247% higher.

Chandler Park nearby comes in at 7.6%, 4% lower. Fox Creek nearby comes in at 6.7%, 14% lower.

Related numbers

For households with a broadband subscription, East Canfield comes in at 64.8%. For unemployment rate, East Canfield comes in at 11.8%.

For residents below the poverty line, East Canfield comes in at 43.1%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Degrees and trades both pay in Metro Detroit, and this number shows where each path is more common.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare East Canfield with the 138 Detroit neighborhoods that have the same figure on file, highest first.

A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary.