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Originally Posted by iheartthed
I read yesterday that Detroit's population may finally be growing again.
But even if it is growing now the 2020 census will probably still show a decline since 2010.
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The metric that city officials like Duggan have been using to judge population growth in the city has been the number of new residential hookups va shut offs.
In 2016 it was thought bu Duggan at least that there might be an increase in the population due to the ever increasing number of hookups not just downtown but in the neighborhoods as well. the 2nd half of 2016 seems to have been the turning point where new hookups passes shut offs and 2017 the trend was only gaining strength.
There was a recent study done by Detroit Future City called 139 Square Miles & funded by the Knight Foundation that
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Local report details Detroit’s population trends, jobs, housing stock
By Robin Runyan
Curbed Detroit
Aug 23, 2017
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Added the pic of S.W. cuz as the only consistently growing neighborhood for the past 20-25 years it seems appropriate.
A new report by Detroit Future City called 139 Square Miles, funded through the Knight Foundation, compiles a slew of Detroit data points to help understand where Detroit has been and where we might be headed. The report has data in four areas: population, economy, people, and place. This includes population trends in terms of age and race, where jobs are located and how much they pay, how people get to work, and how housing stock has changed.
Overall, the report shows that Detroit is finally moving toward growth for the first time in 60 years. Although the population itself hasn’t grown yet, it is stabilizing after decades of decline. In this graphic, we can see where housing and population is stabilizing in the city. The darker the blue, the greater the growth.
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Although signs point toward growth, the number of families with children has declined significantly in Detroit; since 2000, the number has decreased by 43%.
The report also highlights how rent-burdened many residents are (as we’ve discussed before). While rents in Detroit are still less than other cities, the median income is also a lot lower. 58% of renters are cost-burdened, while 37% of renters spend more than 50% of their income on housing.
In terms of jobs, the report shows that Detroit has shown a large increase in jobs that pay more than $40,000 a year. Most are located in the downtown/Midtown corridor. The report shows a high number of residents who live in the city and commute out of the city for work (especially those with lower incomes). Unemployment is still high among African American and Hispanic residents, who make up a majority of the city’s population.
Detroit’s poverty rate sits at 40%.
The report also compiles data relating to safety, transportation (69% of commuters drive alone), schools, and health.
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The full report can be found here -
https://detroitfuturecity.com/wp-con...ile_Report.pdf
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https://detroit.curbed.com/2017/8/23...-report-trends
I believe the numbers used in the Future City report only go through 2015 things have really begun to heat up exponentially so I wouldn't be surprised to see the 60,000 new residents forecast by 2040 revised upwards.
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Study: Detroit will add 60,000 new residents by 2040
Louis Aguilar
The Detroit News
July 27, 2017
Detroit is expected to add 60,000 residents by 2040, the first time the city’s population will have shown growth since the 1950s, according a study to be released Thursday.
The forecast in a study by the Urban Institute also lists a predicted rise of senior-headed households for southeast Michigan and the continued challenges of homeownership, particular for African-Americans in the area.
The study, called Southeast Michigan Housing Futures, joins the growing number of reports predicting a stabilization of the region’s population and noting that Detroit will finally end its decades-long loss of residents.
“We’re seeing the point where (the population) is not going to get much lower,” said Mark Treskon, lead author of the study by the Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
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The study reported that the region’s economy and population is expected to continue to recover from the deep pains experienced between 2000 to 2010.
Overall, the Metro Detroit region is expected to gain approximately 380,000 households by 2040, the study found. All counties are expected to gain population in the 2020s and 2030s, but the location of that growth is expected to shift. Macomb and Oakland counties, the usual growth areas in previous studies, will slow considerably, researchers said.
In 2016, the Detroit’s population slowed to its lowest pace in decades, according U.S. Census data. As of last summer, Detroit’s population was 672,795, a loss of 3,541 residents. The decline was nearly the same as 2015’s loss of 3,573 residents.
Between 2000 to 2010, the city was losing more than 23,700 per year on average, according to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, based on census data.
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http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...wth/104031902/
I think the 3,000 new hookups came from DTE's March 2015 - 2016 numbers although it's possible 3,000 more hookups have occurred according to the 15-16 numbers. I'm inclined to believe that 2017 numbers aren't fully out yet though.
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To regrow, Detroit must aggressively confront its challenges
MARK S. LEE
Crain's Detroit Business
June 05, 2017
during his Mackinac conference comments, the mayor cited DTE Energy Co., which estimates there were more than 3,000 incremental housing electrical hookups in the last year — meaning more houses are becoming occupied and, hopefully, indicating population growth.
Additionally, many will point to the increase in housing and rental permits and population growth in Midtown and others will point to the number of businesses moving downtown, new development efforts and the increasingly strong entrepreneurial ecosystem across the city.
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http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article...its-challenges
*Edit I forgot to add in one more article in it's from a site called USPopulation2017.com which in its about section site aims to give most accurate population of USA states and its city in 2017. I didn't look too deep into the site while attempting to find the criteria they use so take these numbers with a grain of salt.
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Population of Detroit 2017
January 23, 2017
US Population 2017
Archive, City
2012 –698,582
2013 –688,701
2014 –678,588
2015 –677,416
2016 – 676,312
The population of Detroit in 2017 is forecasted to be 676,312 + 1108 = 677,420. So, the population of Detroit in the year 2017 as per estimated data = 677,420.
Detroit Population 2017 – 677,420 (estimated)
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http://uspopulation2017.com/populati...roit-2017.html
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