Southwest Southwest

by numbers

Welcome to

Welcome to Southwest Detroit, a great

place to grow your family and your business.
Southwest is one of the densest neighborhoods in the city with
approximately 8.7 dwelling units per residential acre. It is also
home to large Hispanic and Arabic populations making it one of
the most diverse neighborhoods in Detroit.
Clark and Patton parks cap Southwest and provide year-round opportunities
for fun. With events like Cold Hearted, a February festival held in Clark Park,
and many community sports leagues, youll never have to look far for
something to do. The neighborhood also benefits from a wealth of art with
many murals and mosiacs found throughout the area by local, national and
international artists.

Youll never have to worry about dinner in Southwest

with 20% more grocery stores and 10% more

sit-down restaurants than Detroit on average
is always a place to eat.

COMMUNITY

68,924

3.3

37%

Southwest is good for business.

of the population
is under 20 years old

WALKSCORE

82

SOUTHWEST is DENSE

8.7 dwelling units per residential acre

Southwest will be seeing a large influx in infrastructure, park, and

non-motorized transportation improvements in coming years. The
Ambassador Bridge and the coming Gordie Howe International Bridge,
along with a planned Canadian winery path, create a unique international
connection between Southwest Detroit and Canada.

75

85,000 sq. ft of

10,000
cars per day

The corner of Springwells and

Vernor, alone, has more than
1,200 occupied households
within walking distance.

SOUTHWEST DETROIT
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
SDBAs programs provide business owners the tools they need to succeed.
These programs include facade improvement, small business technical
assistance, and bonding education program for small contractors. SDBA
has also invested over $6 million in streetscape improvements.

OVER

$1 MILLION

in improvements have resulted from the facade program

SDBA provides assistance to new and existing business owners with site
plan reviews, permitting, zoning, and the historic district review process.
They also provide real estate information and referral services for people
looking to invest in Southwest.

Through membership in SDBA,

businesses have a built-in
audience of 1,700 BUSINESSES

and
OVER 100,000 RESIDENTS

OVER

will be spent on capital

improvements in Southwest
between 2016- 2020

MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF

JP MORGAN CHASE & CO.
CREATED AUGUST 2016

THE CLEAN TEAM picks up litter and sweeps the

BIKESCORE

Southwest can
support

$5 BILLION
CREATED BY
MICHIGAN COMMUNTIY RESOURCES
FOR SOUTHWEST DETROIT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION

GRAFFITI REMOVAL is accomplished through

power washing and painting by private contractors
hired by the BID.

additional retail space

the first Business Improvement District in

Michigan and the Southwest Detroit Business
Association, businesses starting and growing in Southwest enjoy
With

ample support.

SECURITY is provided by off-duty Detroit police

contracted by the BID who patrol by foot or bike
2x or more a week.

sidewalk and curbs 2x a week. The BID also maintains

88 litterbaskets that are emptied 1x a week.

BUSINESS ON VERNOR
Vernor carries

BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT

of bike
17.2 miles
lanes and paths

There are approximately

there

Southwest

57% HISPANIC
20% WHITE
20% BLACK
3% OTHER

people live in Southwest

The average
household size is

Support in

$6.4 MILLION
has been invested in
streetscape improvements

852,038

people live within a

15 minute drive

of Southwests Vernor commercial corridor

CONTACT SDBA
313.842.0986
7752 West Vernor Hwy. Detroit, MI 48209

WWW.SOUTHWESTDETROIT.COM
SWDBA
@ SWDET_BUS_ASSN