2. Educational Attainment
Population 25+, Less than High School Diploma
43.2%
21.4%
18.6%
30.4%
31.9%
14.1%
19.1%
20.7%
28.3%
16.9%
5.9%
16.7%
56.1%
24.8%
26.7%
38.2%
24.4%
11.6%
6.5%
12.6%
20.6%
12.4%
10.0%
19.7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Detroit
Wayne
County
Oakland
County
Macomb
County
Black or African
American
White Alone,
not Hispanic or
Latino
Hispanic or
Latino
Asian/Pacific
Islander*
American
Indian or
Alaskan Native
Two or More
Races or Some
Other Race
3. Population 25+, High School Graduate, GED or Alternative
24.9%
25.6%
18.2%
25.6%
25.0%
29.1%
30.9%
32.8%
18.9%
14.1%
7.4%
13.4%
25.7%
26.5%
23.0%
26.3%
32.1%
32.8%
22.1%
31.5%
34.3%
30.0%
21.2%
33.6%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Detroit
Wayne
County
Oakland
County
Macomb
County
Black or African
American
White Alone,
not Hispanic or
Latino
Hispanic or
Latino
Asian/Pacific
Islander*
American Indian
or Alaskan
Native
Two or More
Races or Some
Other Race
Educational Attainment
4. Population 25+, Some College or Associate's Degree
22.1%
34.0%
31.3%
29.1%
29.4%
46.7%
31.9%
35.0%
13.9%
20.8%
10.9%
14.1%
13.3%
30.7%
24.1%
23.1%
25.1%
33.9%
28.9%
30.4%
33.6%
41.0%
37.7%
34.3%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Detroit
Wayne
County
Oakland
County
Macomb
County
Black or African
American
White Alone, not
Hispanic or
Latino
Hispanic or
Latino
Asian/Pacific
Islander*
American Indian
or Alaskan
Native
Two or More
Races or Some
Other Race
Educational Attainment
5. Population 25+, Bachelor’s Degree or Higher
Educational Attainment
9.8%
19.0%
31.9%
14.9%
13.6%
10.2%
18.1%
11.5%
38.9%
48.1%
75.8%
55.9%
4.9%
18.0%
26.2%
12.4%
18.5%
21.7%
42.4%
25.5%
11.4%
16.6%
31.1%
12.4%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Detroit
Wayne
County
Oakland
County
Macomb
County
Black or African
American
White Alone,
not Hispanic or
Latino
Hispanic or
Latino
Asian/Pacific
Islander*
American Indian
or Alaskan
Native
Two or More
Races or Some
Other Race
6. Educational Attainment Arabs and Chaldeans
The U.S. Census Bureau must adhere to the 1997 Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau
in classifying written responses to the race question: White – A person having
origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Therefore, the U.S. Census considers Arabs and Chaldeans as White.
Wayne State University Office of the Provost, Center for Urban Studies. Arab American Economic Contribution Study.
Arabs and Chaldeans have roughly the same percentage of college and
advanced degrees as the general population, but a higher percentage has less
than a high school degree. Those born in the U.S. have more education than
either the general population or Arabs and Chaldeans born abroad.
28% of Arabs and Chaldeans do not have a high school degree, compared
to 13% of the general population.
14% have college degrees and 9% report advanced degrees (17% and 10%
respectively, in the overall population).
The Detroit Arab American Study (DAAS), The University of Michigan.
13. Income - Arabs and Chaldeans
The U.S. Census Bureau must adhere to the 1997 Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) standards on race and ethnicity which guide the Census Bureau in
classifying written responses to the race question: white – A person having origins
in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Therefore, the U.S. Census considers Arabs and Chaldeans as white. Nearly two-
thirds of Arabs and Chaldeans identify their race as “white,” while another third
identify as “other.”
Arabs and Chaldeans are disproportionately represented among the area’s
wealthiest and poorest households.
The relatively high number of Arabs and Chaldeans without a high school degree
is reflected in income figures. Twenty-four percent claim an annual total family
income of under $20,000, 6 percentage points higher than in the general
population. On the other hand, 25 percent report total family incomes of $100,000
or more per year, compared to 16 percent in the larger population.