Home internet in Berg-Lahser, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the households with a broadband subscription in Berg-Lahser at 88.6%.

That is about the same as the Wayne County figure of 89.7%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 91.9%, it is about the same.

Where Berg-Lahser stands

Among 138 Detroit neighborhoods, Berg-Lahser has the 54th highest figure, above 61% of them. The middle figure in that group is 86.4%, so Berg-Lahser sits above the typical one.

The range runs from 56.2% in Piety Hill to 99.0% in Rivertown. The highest figures in the group belong to Rivertown (99.0%), Indian Village (98.7%), and Rosedale Park (98.2%).

Next door

Seven Mile-Rouge nearby comes in at 89.5%, about the same. Five Points nearby comes in at 84.4%, 5% lower.

Evergreen Lahser 7/8 nearby comes in at 88.3%, about the same. The Eye nearby comes in at 96.3%, 9% higher.

Related numbers

For adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more, Berg-Lahser comes in at 18.4%. For unemployment rate, Berg-Lahser comes in at 18.8%.

For residents below the poverty line, Berg-Lahser comes in at 39.1%.

What it means for you

So what does that mean for you?

Internet at home is now a must for school, work and the doctor, so the gaps here are real gaps in opportunity.

How we read the numbers

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