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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

dark blue chart bars Significantly different than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Average Household Size

Select a Census Tract
Measurement Period: 2018-2022
This indicator shows the average number of persons per household. 

Why is this important?

Household size is a demographic variable collected by the census. Demographics convey important information about the population and help to shape targeted strategy and policy. 
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Average Household Size

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Measurement Period: 2018-2022
Data Source: American Community Survey 5-Year
November 23, 2024dashboard.mihia.org
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1.70 - 2.00
2.00 - 2.40
2.40 - 2.80
2.80 - 3.20
3.20 - 5.00
persons per household
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Census Tract Source Period Persons per household
There are 232 Census Tract values. The lowest value is 1.7, and the highest value is 5. Half of the values are between 2.2 and 2.5. The middle (median) value is 2.4.

Data Source

Filed under: Community / Demographics, Social Determinants of Health

Michigan Health Improvement Alliance