More about EastpointeOriginally incorporated as the village of Halfway in 1924, it was rechartered as a city in 1929 under the name East Detroit. The city changed its name to Eastpointe after a vote in 1992. The school district still uses the name East Detroit, however. Eastpointe Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there are 34,077 people, 13,595 households, and 8,959 families residing in the city. The population density is 2,579.8/km² (6,678.8/mi²). There are 13,965 housing units at an average density of 1,057.2/km² (2,737.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 92.13% White, 4.70% African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.87% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. 1.33% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 13,595 households out of which 30.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% are married couples living together, 12.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% are non-families. 28.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.8% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.11. In the city the population is spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 94.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 90.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $46,261, and the median income for a family is $54,895. Males have a median income of $41,449 versus $28,095 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,665. 6.4% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.5% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. Rest Of Today...Partly sunny. Isolated light showers after about noon. Highs 72 to 76. West winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Tonight...Partly cloudy. Isolated light showers until around midnight. Lows 54 to 58. Light south winds...Becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Sunday...Mostly sunny. Highs 77 to 81. North winds 5 to 15 mph... Becoming light northwest during the afternoon. Sunday Night...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms through late evening...Then isolated showers. Lows 54 to 58. Light west winds...Becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 20 percent. Monday...Partly sunny with isolated showers. Highs 73 to 77. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Monday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 54 to 58. Tuesday...Partly sunny. Highs 74 to 78. Tuesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 53 to 57. Wednesday...Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 76 to 80. Chance of rain 20 percent. Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 58 to 62. Thursday...Partly sunny. Highs 81 to 85. Thursday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to 64. Friday...Partly sunny. Highs 84 to 88. Powered by HAMweather Copyright © 2003 HAMweather, LLC, all rights reserved.

