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 Nolan at 4.1%.
That is 60% below the Wayne County figure of 10.3%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 10.7%, it is 62% below.
Where Nolan stands
Among 119 Detroit neighborhoods, Nolan has the 34th highest figure, above 72% of them. The middle figure in that group is 2.2%, so Nolan 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
Greenfield Park nearby comes in at 0.4%, 90% lower. Northeast Central District nearby comes in at 2.7%, 35% lower.
Pershing nearby comes in at 0.6%, 84% lower. Cadillac Heights nearby comes in at 4.9%, 20% higher.
Related numbers
For median age, Nolan comes in at 31.7 years. For average household size, Nolan comes in at 2.90 people.
For households with children under 18, Nolan comes in at 28.8%.
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 Nolan 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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Nolan 4.1%
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Greenfield Park 0.4%
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Pershing 0.6%
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Cadillac Heights 4.9%
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North Campau 49.5%
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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.