Families with children in North End, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the households with children under 18 in North End at 12.5%.

That is 56% below the Wayne County figure of 28.5%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 27.5%, it is 55% below.

Where North End stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, North End has the 130th highest figure, above 6% of them. The middle figure in that group is 27.8%, so North End sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 2.8% in Lafayette Park to 52.2% in Sherwood. The highest figures in the group belong to Sherwood (52.2%), North Campau (50.6%), and Davison (47.8%).

Next door

Arden Park nearby comes in at 16.6%, 33% higher. Piety Hill nearby comes in at 19.7%, 58% higher.

New Center nearby comes in at 11.1%, 11% lower. Boston Edison nearby comes in at 24.6%, 97% higher.

Related numbers

For median age, North End comes in at 42.6 years. For average household size, North End comes in at 1.60 people.

For residents born outside the U.S., North End comes in at 9.5%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Where more households have children, schools, parks and safe streets carry more weight in what a house is worth.

How we read the numbers

The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare North End 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.