Southgate is a medium-sized city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 29,699 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Southgate is the 44th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Southgate is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Southgate is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Southgate who work in office and administrative support (13.80%), management occupations (8.41%), and sales jobs (7.97%). Also of interest is that Southgate 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: 9.80% 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 education level of Southgate citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.22% of adults 25 and older in Southgate have a college degree. The per capita income in Southgate in 2022 was $34,480, which is upper middle income relative to Michigan, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $137,920 for a family of four. However, Southgate contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Southgate is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Southgate home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Southgate residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Southgate also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Southgate include German, Irish, Polish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Southgate is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
