Every place has a story, and the numbers tell more of it than you might think. The Census puts the unemployment rate in Mohican Regent at 19.6%.
That is 127% above the Wayne County figure of 8.7%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 6.4%, it is 206% above.
Where Mohican Regent stands
Among 136 Detroit neighborhoods, Mohican Regent has the 33rd highest figure, above 76% of them. The middle figure in that group is 14.7%, so Mohican Regent sits above the typical one.
The range runs from 1.1% in New Center to 32.2% in Harmony Village. The highest figures in the group belong to Harmony Village (32.2%), Petoskey-Otsego (30.0%), and North End (27.9%).
Next door
Franklin nearby comes in at 15.1%, 23% lower. Regent Park nearby comes in at 17.6%, 10% lower.
Conner Creek nearby comes in at 25.4%, 30% higher. Pulaski nearby comes in at 15.4%, 21% lower.
Related numbers
For adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or more, Mohican Regent comes in at 11.0%. For households with a broadband subscription, Mohican Regent comes in at 94.2%.
For residents below the poverty line, Mohican Regent comes in at 22.5%.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
The jobless rate moves home prices, rents and how long a for-sale sign stays up.
How we read the numbers
The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Mohican Regent with the 136 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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Mohican Regent 19.6%
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Franklin 15.1%
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Regent Park 17.6%
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Conner Creek 25.4%
District 3
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Pulaski 15.4%
District 3
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Von Steuben 24.0%
District 3
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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.