St John Paul II Parish

St John Paul II Parish is a Roman_catholic church at 5830 Simon Street in Detroit, MI 48212. It is one of 1,590 churches in Detroit, and one of 28 Roman_catholic congregations in the city.

5830 Simon Street, Detroit, MI, 48212

Shares a ministry location with Transfiguration Parish.

St John Paul II Parish is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around St John Paul II Parish

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 5 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Child Poverty: 52.2% (39.0–65.5%)
  • Food Insecurity: 47.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 43.5% (30.2–56.8%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 38.6%
  • Housing Insecurity: 31.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.1%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.2%
  • Diabetes: 19.5%
  • Unemployment: 18.9% (6.7–31.1%)
  • Obesity: 42.4%
  • Social Isolation: 37.8%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
  • Depression: 26.7%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 13.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Detroit city is served by 1,247 churches — about one congregation for every 510 residents.

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