Duggan said in October that concerns about the Detroit census began even before the process started when the U. Census Bureau cut its budget and did not open an office in the city, and instead focused on Detroit out of Chicago. Ron Jarmin, acting director of the U.
Search our interactive database : How your Michigan community grew or shrank in the census. We are totally focused on salvaging our housing stock and moving people back in the city. He said as he began his second term in January that updated figures were expected that spring would show the city gained population in , but that did not happen. Others shared the concerns of Duggan including former Detroit City Council member Sheila Cockrel, who said the numbers needed to be investigated but was comforted by population losses that appear to have shrunk.
He said for the city to record more than 26, fewer people "is a bit of a surprise. Former Mayor Detroit Dave Bing questioned the census count after it put the city below , residents, a benchmark that qualifies for additional state and federal aid programs. If Detroit officials have information exceeding the count and linked to occupied homes, such as utility bills, they can protest to the bureau, he said. The city could present evidence and then the bureau will investigate, potentially leading to a census change.
Detroit needs to reverse its population decline by attracting more young people to grow its economic base and lead Michigan's prosperity, said Kurt Metzger, a demographer who is Pleasant Ridge's mayor. How Detroit does will greatly influence how Michigan does. And you can't have a successful region without a successful central city.
You can't find it anywhere in the country. Everybody has to realize that their success is predicated on Detroit's success. Metzger said now it is more critical than ever for Detroit to grow, and regional officials must combine efforts to play a role. The count was conducted by mail, telephone and online. Urban Affairs. Census , Detroit. Share This: Share this article on Twitter. Share this article on Facebook. Share this article via email.
Print this article. Urban Affairs Detroit population continues to decline, according to Census estimate. The Motor City also fell again in the rankings of cities by population, from 23rd to 24th. Related Articles:. Can Detroit return its brownfields to the indigenous sacred sites they once were? Magazine in Urban Affairs. Ilitch family revives its first historic Detroit building in 30 years September 15, Louis Aguilar in Urban Affairs.
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