Warren / metro-Detroit Info
Having lived here most of our lives, our staff highly recommends the local area. In fact, Warren, Michigan, is ranked 1st in the United States for resident longevity. Our residents, on average, have chosen to live in our community for an average of 35+ years, compared to the national average of 8 years for a community of 100,000+ in population.
The following information, which is updated on a regular basis by our staff, is ideal for anyone planning on relocating to Warren or the metro-Detroit area. If you have questions that are not answered by the information presented here, please call our office at (586) 751-0000. We’d be happy to answer any additional questions you have about the local area.
A diverse mixture of land uses characterizes the City of Warren with single-family homes dominating our landscape. Our residents enjoy commercial shopping opportunities along three main corridors, while outdoor recreational activities can be found any of our numerous City parks.
Warren is located in Macomb County. As of the 2000 census, our city had a total population of 138,247, making Warren the third most populous city in Michigan and metro-Detroit's largest suburb.
Warren is home to a wide variety of businesses, including General Motors' Technical Center. Our Mayor is Mark A. Steenbergh, who was elected to his third four-year term in November 2003. Music star Eminem attended Warren Lincoln High School from 1986-1989. Warren is also home to the United States Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM); the Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC); the National Automotive Center (NAC); and the world headquarters of Big Boy Restaurants International.
Warren was incorporated as a city in 1957 and consists of what was previously Warren Township, less the city of Center Line.
Warren is a six-mile by six-mile (10 km) square in the southwest corner of Macomb County in suburban Detroit. The city of Center Line is enclosed within Warren. Other cities bordering on Warren are Detroit, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Sterling Heights, Fraser, Roseville, and Eastpointe.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Warren encompasses a total area of 34.3 square miles (88.9 square km).
As of the 2000 census, there were 138,247 people and 36,719 families living in the city of Warren. Our population density is 4,031 people per square mile. In total, there are 57,249 homes in our town, which translates into 1,669 homes per square mile. The racial makeup of our city is Ninety-one percent (91%) Caucasian, Three percent (3%) African American, Three percent (3%) Asian, Two percent (2%) from two or more races, One-and-a-half percent (1.5%) Hispanic or Latino, and less than One percent (-1%) each of Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and other races.
Of our 55,550 households, approximately Thirty percent (30%) have children under the age of 18 living at home, and nearly Fifty percent (50%) of our residents are married couples living together.
In the city of Warren, the population is pretty evenly spread out with Twenty-three percent (23%) of our citizens being under the age of 18, Eight percent (8%) from 18 to 24, Thirty percent (30%) from 25 to 44, Twenty-two percent from 45 to 64, and Seventeen percent (17%) who are 65 years of age or older.
The median age for our town is 38-years-old, and for every 100 females living in Warren there are 95 males.
The median income for a household in Warren is $44,626, and the median income for a family is $52,444.
Five public school districts serve Warren. Click here for a detailed listing of individual schools serving Warren and Macomb County.
Postsecondary institutions in the local area include the south campus of Macomb Community College, Davenport University-Warren Campus and the Warren Center for Central Michigan University
Our public library system includes four branches, and the city recreation department supports three community and recreation centers along with a system of 24 parks.
And, according to the Detroit Press, the Warren Symphony Orchestra has made major contributions to the Detroit area's cultural life under conductor David Daniels, its music director from the beginning. The WSO has been chosen "Outstanding Community Orchestra" in the Detroit Music Awards, and has commissioned and premiered a number of new compositions over the years.
The Warren/metro-Detroit area is home to nearly 100 different churches covering a wide variety of religious denominations. Please click here for a complete list of churches that serve our local area.
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