First United Methodist Church (Highland Park, Michigan)

The community around First United Methodist Church (Highland Park, Michigan)

Within about a mile of this church, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than 4 in 5 the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults live with obesity. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Child Poverty: 89.0%
• Obesity: 47.8%
• Food Insecurity: 42.5%
• Poverty Rate: 40.5% (26.3–54.6%)
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 35.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 31.5%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 27.0%
• Diabetes: 22.7%
• Social Isolation: 36.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.8%
• Transportation Barriers: 21.3%
• Unemployment: 8.7% (2.1–15.2%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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