Redford is a medium-sized town located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 48,492 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, Redford is the 29th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Redford is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Redford is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Redford who work in office and administrative support (13.78%), management occupations (7.65%), and food service (6.99%). Also of interest is that Redford has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.63% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 citizens of Redford are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.87% of adults in Redford having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Redford in 2022 was $31,567, which is middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $126,268 for a family of four. However, Redford contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Redford is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Redford home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Redford residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Redford include German, Polish, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Redford is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
