The 2018 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Population Study: - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 The 2018 Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit Population Study: Twelve Major Findings Ira M. Sheskin, Ph.D. Director of the Jewish Demography Project of the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies and Professor Department of Geography University of Miami

2 2 Topics Covered in the Study 1. Survey Methodology 2. Jewish Population Size 3. Geographic Profile 4. Demographic Profile 5. Religious Profile 6. Types of Marriage 7. Membership Profile 8. Jewish Education: Adults 9. Jewish Education: Children 10. Jewish Agencies 11. Social Service Needs 12. Israel 13. Anti ‐ Semitism 14. The Media 15. Philanthropic Profile 16. Political Profile

3 3 Resources Available to the Community 1. Main Report (1,200+ pages) 2. Summary Report (180 pages) 3. Slides (1,000+) 4. Posted at www.jewishdetroit.org and www.jewishdatabank.org

4 4 Finding 1: Planning should assume that the Jewish population will remain relatively constant in the next years.

5 The Jewish Community of Detroit 83,800 persons live in 31,500 Jewish households, of whom 70,800 persons are Jewish Non ‐ Jews 13,000 15% 85% Plus 950 Jews in Institutions: Jews 71,750 Jews 70,800

6 Changes in the Size of the Jewish Community of Detroit ‐ 1989 ‐ 2018 Increase Number of 1989 Estimate 2005 Estimate 2018 Estimate 2005 ‐ 2018 Households 42,500 30,000 31,500 1,500 Persons in Jewish 105,000 78,000 83,800 5,800 Households Jews 96,000 71,500 70,800 ‐ 700 % of Persons in Jewish Households 91% 92% 84% Who Are Jewish

7 Locally Born (Adults in Jewish Households) Detroit 2018 62% Cleveland 57% Detroit 2005 57% Chicago 57% Philadelphia 56% St. Louis 55% New York 54% Baltimore 52% Pittsburgh 49% Minneapolis 46% Cincinnati 45% Rhode Island 43% Omaha 43% Hartford 40% St. Paul 39% Tidewater 34% New Haven 33% Indianapolis 30% Columbus 29% Houston 25% Lehigh Valley 24% San Antonio 21% Denver 20% Portland (ME) 18% Jacksonville 18% Miami 18% Middlesex 16% Atlanta 16% Washington 15% Bergen 14% Westport 12% Atlantic County 11% San Diego 11% Broward 9% Tucson 8% St. Petersburg 7% Howard County 7% Phoenix 6% West Palm Beach 2% Las Vegas 1% Sarasota 1% South Palm Beach 0% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

8 Long ‐ Term Households (20 or More Years) (Respondents) Detroit 2005 88% Detroit 2018 87% Detroit 1989 87% Cleveland 85% Baltimore 83% Philadelphia 80% St. Louis 78% New York 78% Chicago 76% Pittsburgh 73% Houston 71% Columbus 71% Omaha 69% Rhode Island 69% Hartford 69% Minneapolis 68% New Haven 67% Cincinnati 67% Miami 65% Broward 63% Lehigh Valley 63% San Antonio 62% San Francisco 60% St. Paul 60% East Bay 59% Tidewater 59% St. Petersburg 56% Denver 56% Bergen 56% Washington 54% Jacksonville 53% Indianapolis 50% Atlantic County 50% Howard County 48% Middlesex 47% Portland (ME) 45% Atlanta 45% 93% of the people we San Diego 45% Westport 44% interviewed lived in Tucson 41% Seattle 37% Detroit when we did Phoenix 35% Sarasota 26% the last study in 2005 South Palm Beach 23% West Palm Beach 23% Las Vegas 21% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

9 Feel Very Much/Somewhat Part of the Local Jewish Community (Jewish Respondents) Detroit 2005 79% Baltimore * 70% Cleveland * 67% Pittsburgh * 65% New York * 63% South Palm Beach 61% Detroit 2018 60% Bergen 60% Miami 59% San Antonio 56% Rhode Island 55% Indianapolis 55% West Palm Beach 55% Lehigh Valley 54% Hartford 53% Tidewater 53% Houston 51% Washington 51% Jacksonville 50% Middlesex 50% Omaha 49% Broward 49% New Haven 49% Sarasota 46% Atlanta * 44% Tucson 43% Atlantic County 43% Howard County * 43% Westport 41% San Diego * 37% Phoenix * 36% * Responses are “a lot” and “some” Portland (ME) 36% St. Petersburg 31% Very Much Somewhat Las Vegas 31% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

10 10 Migration of Jewish Households Average Annual In ‐ Migration **220 households moved in each year during the past five years Projected Average Annual Out ‐ Migration ** 100 households definitely moving out of Detroit each year during the next three years **535 households probably moving out of Detroit each year during the next three years Projected Change **the Jewish population should not change significantly in the next few years as a result of migration

11 11 Finding 2: While there remains a significant concentration of Jews in the Core Area, a geographic shift is occurring in the Jewish population.

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13 Jewish Households 2005 ‐ 2018 (Respondents) 30,000 All 31,500 73% of households 22,000 Core Area 72% of households 22,600 8,000 Non ‐ Core Area 8,900 7,650 West Bloomfield 6,800 2,750 Increases in red Bloom ‐ Birm ‐ Franklin 4,450 5,250 Farmington Decrease in blue 2,800 2,800 Southfield 2,050 2005 3,200 Oak Park ‐ Hunt Woods 2018 4,100 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000

14 Jewish Households 2005 ‐ 2018 (Respondents) 3,870 27% of full time employees Wayne County work in Wayne County 3,500 1,900 City of Detroit 800 50 Downtown Detroit 48201 and 48226 50 2005 2018 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000

15 Households in Top Three Zip Code Areas (Jewish Households) Westport 66% Middlesex 66% Howard County 57% Jewish community generally West Palm Beach 57% has one major cluster Atlantic County 55% of Jewish population South Palm Beach 54% St. Paul 52% Baltimore 51% Lehigh Valley 50% Indianapolis 46% Miami 42% Cleveland 41% 48237 (Oak Park) Detroit 1989 41% 48076 (Southfield) Rhode Island 39% Pittsburgh 39% 48334 (Farmington) Jacksonville 37% Hartford 37% San Antonio 36% 48322 (West Bloomfield) Detroit 2005 36% Sarasota 35% 48331 (Farmington) Minneapolis 35% 48237 (Oak Park) Bergen 34% Tucson 33% Cincinnati 33% Portland (ME) 33% Tidewater 33% Omaha 32% Columbus 30% St. Louis 29% Detroit 2018 28% 48322 (West Bloomfield) New Haven 25% 48237 (Oak Park) Houston 24% 48323 (West Bloomfield) Broward 21% St. Petersburg 20% Las Vegas 19% Seattle 18% Phoenix 18% Atlanta 17% Jewish community generally San Diego 16% has no major clusters Chicago 15% San Francisco 14% or several major clusters East Bay 14% of Jewish population Washington 13% Philadelphia 12% Denver 10% New York 9% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

16 16 Finding 3: A significant change has occurred in the age distribution since 2005 in part due to young Jews getting married later.

17 Age Distribution ‐ All Americans ‐ 2016 Age Group 85+ 1.1% 0.7% Median Age is 38 Years 80 ‐ 84 1.1% 0.8% 14% are Age 65 and Over 75 ‐ 79 1.4% 1.2% 6% are Age 75 and Over 70 ‐ 74 2.0% 1.7% 65 ‐ 69 2.7% 2.4% 60 ‐ 64 3.1% 2.9% 55 ‐ 59 3.5% 3.4% 50 ‐ 54 3.5% 3.5% 45 ‐ 49 3.1% 3.2% 40 ‐ 44 3.2% 3.2% 35 ‐ 39 3.1% 3.1% Age Distribution ‐ Detroit Jewish Community 30 ‐ 34 3.4% 3.5% 25 ‐ 29 3.4% 3.5% Age Group 20 ‐ 24 3.5% 3.7% 85+ 1.1% 1.8% 15 ‐ 19 3.1% 3.3% 80 ‐ 84 1.0% 1.3% 10 ‐ 14 3.1% 3.3% 75 ‐ 79 2.2% 1.7% 70 ‐ 74 2.2% 2.8% 5 ‐ 9 3.1% 3.3% 65 ‐ 69 3.5% 3.6% 0 ‐ 4 Males 3.0% 3.1% Females 60 ‐ 64 4.1% 4.0% 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0% 55 ‐ 59 4.4% 4.2% 50 ‐ 54 2.9% 3.6% 45 ‐ 49 2.6% 3.8% 40 ‐ 44 2.1% 2.2% 35 ‐ 39 2.1% 1.7% 30 ‐ 34 1.8% 2.2% 25 ‐ 29 3.0% 2.5% 20 ‐ 24 4.1% 4.0% 15 ‐ 19 5.7% 3.8% Median Age is 46 Years 10 ‐ 14 2.8% 2.6% 5 ‐ 9 2.6% 1.6% 21% are Age 65 and Over Males Females 0 ‐ 4 1.9% 2.4% 9% are Age 75 and Over 6.0% 4.0% 2.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0% 4.0% 6.0%

18 Age 18 ‐ 34 Married Households with Children Age 0 ‐ 17 at Home (Jewish Households) (Persons in Jewish Households) Seattle 29% Westport 42% Columbus 25% Portland (ME) 36% San Francisco 24% St. Paul 36% Detroit 2018 23% Indianapolis 35% St. Louis 23% Atlanta 34% San Diego 23% Bergen 33% Indianapolis 22% Minneapolis 32% Washington 22% East Bay 31% Omaha 20% Detroit 1989 30% Baltimore 20% Howard County 29% Chicago 20% Tidewater 29% Philadelphia 20% Denver 28% Boston 20% Hartford 28% Pittsburgh 20% Baltimore 27% New York 19% Detroit 2005 27% Rhode Island 19% Washington 27% Houston 18% Chicago 26% Miami 18% Cincinnati 26% Denver 18% Pittsburgh 26% Broward 17% Seattle 26% Cincinnati 17% Jacksonville 25% Jacksonville 17% Rhode Island 25% Tidewater 17% St. Louis 24% Howard County 16% New Haven 24% Phoenix 16% San Antonio 24% San Diego 24% Tucson 16% Detroit 1989 16% Detroit 2018 23% Cleveland 22% Cleveland 15% Atlanta 15% Lehigh Valley 22% San Francisco 22% Las Vegas 15% Miami 21% Lehigh Valley 14% Columbus 21% St. Paul 14% Phoenix 21% Bergen 14% Omaha 20% Minneapolis 13% Houston 20% New Haven 12% New York 20% Middlesex 12% Philadelphia 20% Detroit 2005 12% Middlesex 19% Hartford 12% Atlantic County 18% Westport 12% Broward 17% St. Petersburg 11% Tucson 17% Portland (ME) 11% Las Vegas 13% San Antonio 11% West Palm Beach 9% Atlantic County 9% Sarasota 9% West Palm Beach 6% St. Petersburg 8% Sarasota 6% South Palm Beach 8% South Palm Beach 5% ACS (US) 2016 19% ACS (US) 2016 24% 0% 20% 40% 60% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

19 Currently Married, 1989 ‐ 2018 (Adults in Jewish Households) 1989 2005 2018 61% Under 35 24% 17% 77% 35 ‐ 49 86% 78% 78% 50 ‐ 64 83% 78% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%