Every place has a story, and the numbers tell more of it than you might think. The Census puts the residents born outside the U.S. in Jeffries at 3.5%.
That is 66% below the Wayne County figure of 10.3%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 10.7%, it is 67% below.
Where Jeffries stands
Among 119 Detroit neighborhoods, Jeffries has the 42nd highest figure, above 65% of them. The middle figure in that group is 2.2%, so Jeffries sits above the typical one.
The range runs from 0.2% in Evergreen-Outer Drive to 53.3% in Buffalo Charles. The highest figures in the group belong to Buffalo Charles (53.3%), North Campau (49.5%), and Delray (35.0%).
Next door
Woodbridge nearby comes in at 1.3%, 62% lower. Midtown nearby comes in at 8.4%, 141% higher.
Wayne State nearby comes in at 24.4%, 601% higher. North Corktown nearby comes in at 0.9%, 74% lower.
Related numbers
For median age, Jeffries comes in at 56.5 years. For average household size, Jeffries comes in at 1.70 people.
For households with children under 18, Jeffries comes in at 27.1%.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Metro Detroit has always been built by newcomers, and the share born abroad shows where they settle today.
How we read the numbers
The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Jeffries with the 119 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.
Next door, compared
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Jeffries 3.5%
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Woodbridge 1.3%
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Midtown 8.4%
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Wayne State 24.4%
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North Corktown 0.9%
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Corktown 6.6%
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Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.