Woodhaven is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 12,559 people and six associated neighborhoods, Woodhaven is the 91st largest community in Michigan.Woodhaven is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Woodhaven is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodhaven who work in office and administrative support (14.04%), management occupations (9.90%), and healthcare (9.77%). Also of interest is that Woodhaven has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The overall education level of Woodhaven is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.35% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Woodhaven in 2022 was $39,150, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,600 for a family of four. However, Woodhaven contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodhaven is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Woodhaven home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodhaven residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Woodhaven include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Woodhaven is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
