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Middle Eastern American Population and Area of Residence:
The Middle Eastern American population is considered to be one of the largest, oldest and most diverse communities in the metro Detroit area. The Middle Eastern community, which works and resides in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties, is distinguished for its purchasing power, education, social, business, political and economic involvement.
Economic Contribution and Income:
*Middle Eastern Americans own more than 10,000 businesses in the tri-county area.
*Total contribution of Middle Eastern American economic activity supports between 99,494 and 141,541 jobs in the tri-county southeastern Michigan Region.
*The Middle Eastern American contribution represents $3.7 billion in Michigan, $2.4 billion in Washington DC and $9 billion in wage and salary earnings nationwide. This includes jobs held by the Arab Americans and those jobs that result from the associated business and consumer spending.
*The median income of Middle Eastern American families is $52,300 in Michigan, $59,700 in Washington DC and $54,400 nationwide which is 4.6% higher than the average American family.
Language:
*English
*Arabic
*Aramaic
Education:
* 85% of Middle Eastern Americans have at least a high school diploma.
* 41.7% of Middle Eastern Americans have a Bachelor’s degree.
* 17% of Middle Eastern Americans have a postgraduate degree.
* 72% of people of Arab descent in the United States work as managers or professionals, while the same is true for only 34 percent of the general US population |
