Detroit Beach, Michigan

Detroit Beach, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Entranceway along North Dixie Highway Entranceway along North Dixie Highway
Location within Monroe County Location within Monroe County
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Coordinates: 41°55′52″N 83°19′37″W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Monroe
Township	Frenchtown
Established	1923
Area
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Population  (2020)
• Total	1,957
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Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48162 (Monroe)
Area code(s)	734
FIPS code	26-22040
GNIS feature ID	0624581

Detroit Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,957 at the 2020 census. As an unincorporated community, Detroit Beach has no legal autonomy of its own. The CDP is located within Frenchtown Charter Township along the shores of Lake Erie.

Detroit Beach and its surrounding communities are served by Jefferson Schools.

History

The community of Detroit Beach was established by the Industrial Development Company in 1923 and so named in order to attract lot buyers from Detroit.

Geography

The community is in Frenchtown Charter Township on the shores of Lake Erie about 3.0 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the city of Monroe. The area defined by the CDP is bounded on the northeast by South Grove Drive, on the northwest by North Dixie Highway, and on the southwest by the Sandy Creek and Sterling State Park. Detroit Beach is the main community, but the CDP also extends to include residents and storefronts along North Dixie Highway, as well as the Frenchtown Harbor condominiums and a small portion of Grand Beach. The CDP of Woodland Beach borders to the northeast.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.71 km²), of which 0.62 square miles (1.61 km²) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (6.06%) are water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Detroit Beach had a population of 1,957. The median age was 43.8 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 106.6 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 776 households in Detroit Beach, of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 23.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 855 housing units, of which 9.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%.

Racial composition as of the 2020 census

Race	Number	Percent
White	1,790	91.5%
Black or African American	21	1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native	17	0.9%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	1.2%
Two or more races	101	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	61	3.1%

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 2,289 people, 791 households, and 620 families residing in the community. The population density was 3,643.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,406.6/km²). There were 820 housing units at an average density of 1,305.1 per square mile (503.9/km²). The racial makeup of the community was 98.08% White, 0.13% African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.04% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 1.35% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 791 households, out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the community, the population was spread out, with 28.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $56,528, and the median income for a family was $58,393. Males had a median income of $47,333 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the community was $21,025. About 2.7% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Detroit Beach Association website