Breakdown of Family

Thirty-five percent of children in the nation's largest 50 cities live in a single-parent home. In Detroit, 60% of children live in a single-parent home.

The national average of children under 15 living in a distressed neighborhood is 17%; in Detroit, it's 62%. The national average of children under 15 living in welfare homes is 12%, but in Detroit the number is 45% (Annie E. Casey Foundation).