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'''Bloomfield Hills''' is a city in ] of the ] of ]. It is located in the ], surrounded by ]. As of the ], the city population was 3,940. Bloomfield Hills consistently ranks as one of the five wealthiest cities in the United States of over 1,000 households — in 2000 it was ranked fourth and in 1990 it was ranked second<ref>http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html</ref> - and it is the richest city outside of ] or ]. In 2000, 57.9% of all families in Bloomfield Hills had a household income of over $200,000 , and 39% of households in Bloomfield Hills have a value of over $1,000,000 . '''Bloomfield Hills''' is a city in ] of the ] of ]. It is located in the ], surrounded by ]. As of the ], the city population was 3,940. Bloomfield Hills consistently ranks as one of the five wealthiest cities in the United States of over 1,000 households - in 2000 it was ranked fourth and in 1990 it was ranked second<ref>http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html</ref> - and it is the richest city outside of ] or ]. In 2000, 57.9% of all families in Bloomfield Hills had a household income of over $200,000 , and 39% of households in Bloomfield Hills have a value of over $1,000,000 .


==Demographics== ==Demographics==

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Place in Michigan, United States
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Location in the state of MichiganLocation in the state of Michigan
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOakland
Government
 • ManagerJay Cravens
 • ClerkAmy L. Burton
 • TreasurerDee Ann Irby
Population
 • City3,940
 • Metro5,456,428
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Websitehttp://www.bloomfieldhillsmi.net

Bloomfield Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located in the Detroit metropolitan area, surrounded by Bloomfield Township. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,940. Bloomfield Hills consistently ranks as one of the five wealthiest cities in the United States of over 1,000 households - in 2000 it was ranked fourth and in 1990 it was ranked second - and it is the richest city outside of California or Florida. In 2000, 57.9% of all families in Bloomfield Hills had a household income of over $200,000 , and 39% of households in Bloomfield Hills have a value of over $1,000,000 .

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 3,940 people, 1,520 households, and 1,167 families residing in the city. The population density was 307.3/km² (796.4/mi²). There were 1,628 housing units at an average density of 127.0/km² (329.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 90.69% White, 1.65% African American, 0.10% Native American, 6.57% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.09% of the population.

There were 1,520 households out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 13.8% from 25 to 44, 39.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $170,790, and the median income for a family was $200,000. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $52,273 for females. The per capita income for the city was $104,920. About 1.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The city is served by the Bloomfield Hills School District, a public school district. The district operates the International Academy, a tuition-free, public consortium high school which offers the IB Diploma Program and is consistently rated by Newsweek magazine among the top ten public high schools in the United States. It runs two main high schools, Andover High School, and Lahser High School. The district also offers a Model High School and an alternative high school.

Bloomfield Hills is also home to the Cranbrook Educational Community, as well as The Roeper School, and Brother Rice and Marian Catholic Schools.

Notable people with ties to Bloomfield Hills

Government

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.bloomfieldhillsmi.net/
  2. http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/cphls/cphl126f.html
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