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- DETROIT – New census data shows the exodus from Detroit continuing -- the city losing 6% of its population. The number of people living in Wayne County also decreased. In a statement, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans is still calling it a win for the county where the rate of people leaving slowed in the past 10 years.
www.clickondetroit.com/news/michigan/2021/08/13/people-on-the-move-breaking-down-metro-detroits-census-numbers/People on the move: Breaking down Metro Detroit’s census numbers
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Aug 12, 2021 · Much of Detroit's population shrinkage in the last decade came from the loss of Black residents. The latest census figures show the city, which was 77% African American in 2020, lost 16% of its...
Aug 13, 2021 · New census data shows the exodus from Detroit continuing -- the city losing 6% of its population. The number of people living in Wayne County also decreased.
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May 16, 2024 · But how many people actually live in Detroit and how they’re counted has been a source of friction between the city and the Census Bureau. In September 2022, Detroit sued the Census Bureau over population estimates from 2021 that showed it lost 7,100 residents.
Jun 22, 2023 · These transformative efforts are already having a significant impact. Job growth is back — it sits at 6% over the last 10 years, while the growth of the prime-age adult population in Greater Downtown is even larger, an 18% increase.
May 30, 2023 · Detroit’s population has dropped in every census since 1950 from a peak of 1.8 million people. However, census data shows the decline is slowing down; Detroit lost 74,666 residents from 2010 to 2020 after losing nearly 237,500 people the prior decade.
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Aug 13, 2021 · Detroit continued a seven-decade string of population loss, while the state's modest gains in residents were fueled by diversity, according to 2020 U.S. census data released Thursday.
Aug 12, 2021 · Detroit was home to 639,111 residents in 2020, according to new data released Thursday, a 10.5% decrease since the last count was taken in 2010. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said he believes the...
