Social Characteristics - Northville demographics	Estimate	Percent	U.S.
Average household size	2.65		2.61
Average family size	3.22		3.20
Population 25 years and over	20,383
High school graduate or higher		96.2	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher		56.6	27.4%
Civilian veterans (civilian population 18 years and over)	1,494	6.6	10.1%
Foreign born	4,126	13.9	12.5%
Male, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)	6,943	62.4	52.2%
Female, Now married, except separated (population 15 years and over)	6,734	53.3	48.2%
Speak a language other than English at home (population 5 years and over)	4,931	17.3	19.6%
Household population	28,677
Economic Characteristics	Estimate	Percent	U.S.
In labor force (population 16 years and over)	14,635	62.8	65.2%
Mean travel time to work in minutes (workers 16 years and over)	27.0		25.3
Median household income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)	101,712		52,175
Median family income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)	125,322		63,211
Per capita income (in 2008 inflation-adjusted dollars)	49,924		27,466
Families below poverty level		1.2	9.6%
Individuals below poverty level		3.3	13.2%
Housing Characteristics of Canton Township Michigan	Estimate	Percent	U.S.
Total housing units	11,937
Occupied housing units	10,806	90.5	88.0%
Owner-occupied housing units	8,456	78.3	67.1%
Renter-occupied housing units	2,350	21.7	32.9%
Vacant housing units	1,131	9.5	12.0%
Owner-occupied homes	8,456
Median value (dollars)	375,600		192,400
ACS Demographic Estimates	Estimate	Percent	U.S.
Total population	29,741
Male	14,194	47.7	49.3%
Female	15,547	52.3	50.7%
Median age (years)	40.8		36.7
Under 5 years	1,301	4.4	6.9%
18 years and over	22,511	75.7	75.5%
65 years and over	3,486	11.7	12.6%
White	N	N	74.3%
Black or African American	N	N	12.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native	N	N	0.8%
Asian	N	N	4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	N	N	0.1%
Some other race	N	N	5.8%
Two or more races	N	N	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,440	4.8	15.1%

Yes as you know most of this Northville demographic information is from the 2000 census, but I don't think it has changed much.  There has not been a tremendous amount of building in the City of Northville.

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Did you know any of these Michigan facts?

1855 - Michigan State University was founded as the nation's first land-grant university and served as the model for 69 land-grant institutions later established under the Morrill Act of 1862. It was the nation's first institution of higher learning to teach scientific agriculture.

Alpena is the home of the world's largest cement plant. 

 The Packard Motor Car Company in Detroit manufactured the first air-conditioned car in 1939.

That the saying "the real McCoy" originated from a Michigan inventor named Elijah J. McCoy.  Elijah was a black inventor raised in Ypsilanti in 1872, patented the first automatic lubrication system for locomotives and other machinery. The device was so effective it was difficult to sell imitations that were not "the real McCoy"; McCoy's name became synonymous with anything genuine or authentic.

 The Detroit Zoo was the first zoo in America to feature cageless, open-exhibits that allowed the animals more freedom to roam.

Indian River is the home of the largest crucifix in the world. It is called the Cross in the Woods.

Michigan is called the Wolverine State, they thought there were no wolverines in Michigan.  However supposedly, one was spotted in 2007, so hopefully there is at least one.

I hope you enjoyed this glimpse of Michigan and all the Michigan Trivia and interesting Michigan fun facts 

Russ Ravary your  Livonia real estate agent serving the Metro Detroit real estate Market

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My quote of the day is:

You can win more friends listening with your ears than speaking with your mouth.

They had already eaten down at Lafayette Coney Island.  So I was safe for another day on my diet.

But today I crashed.  My diet died.  I was tempted twice in 24 hours.  Today one of my clients that owns a Italian Bakery brought me Cannolis for me and my wife. 

                                       Cannoli's from Italia Bakery  (313) 846-4600

                                       5717 Schaefer Rd, Dearborn, MI 48126

 I gave up I needed good food.  So I am off the diet and back to eating great food.  And those Cannolis from Italia Bakery were delicious.  My wife loved them and she's full blooded Italian.  She doesn't pass many cannolis, but she really liked these.

I'm back to eating great dinners from my wife Marianne.  I hate diets!!!

BATVAI - Buyers Agent To Verify All Information

HUD homes - FHA homes that have gone into foreclosure

REO - Real Estate Owned by banks

ROI - Return on investment

MLS - Multi Listing Service - the organization that Realtors list homes through - the company that puts all the listings out on the internet for buyers to look at.

A/C - Air conditioning

BDRM - Bedrooms

A/C - Air Conditioning

WIC- Walk in Closet

FP - Fire place

LBP - Lead Based Paint

EMD - Earnest Money Deposit

Short sale - should be called long sale.  Where a seller is trying to sell a home for less than what they owe,  They must get the banks approval to do so.

If you have any other abbreviations or questions feel free to call me or email me.  Cell 313-310-9855 or Yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

LATPAO - Listing Agent To Present All Offers

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