Housing in Central Southwest at a glance
- Population
- about 11,270
- Housing units
- about 4,399
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $95,000Detroit: $83,900 (+13%)
- Median gross rent
- $850 a monthDetroit: $1,074 (-21%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 63.5%Detroit: 50.3%
- Homes built before 1980
- 91.1%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
Central Southwest pairs high owner estimates with the lowest rent in Detroit. Owners value their homes at $95,000, third among the 10 sectors and above the $83,900 for the city, while renters pay only $850, against $1,074 for Detroit overall. Owner households are 63.5%, second-highest, so this is mostly a place of owners. It lies south-east of the city's centre, with Springwells at $87,000 and $940 in rent, Claytown at $74,000 and $990, and Barton-McFarland at $64,000 but with higher rents of $1,160. All of those neighbours come in lower on value. The housing is old, and the usual home is from 1939 or earlier, although a pre-1980 share of 91.1% makes it only ninth in the city for that share, so newer construction is relatively present. With 11,270 residents, it is among the smaller sectors, and its renters, who pay the least in the city, share it with a large share of owners.
Questions about Central Southwest
What is the median home value in Central Southwest, Detroit?
$95,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $83,900 for Detroit as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Central Southwest?
$850 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,074 in Detroit (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Central Southwest own or rent?
Most own: 63.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 50.3% in Detroit (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 4 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Central Southwest is one of the 10 most populous of 205 neighborhoods of Detroit: estimated population about 11,270 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Detroit Open Data, Current City of Detroit Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Detroit as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
Near Central Southwest
The closest sectors of Detroit, by distance between population centres.
Other sectors of Detroit
Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Central Southwest. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Central Southwest? Ask for your spot.