The document provides demographic information about metropolitan Detroit from 1930 to 2010 through text, charts, and maps. It shows that Detroit's population peaked at around 1.8 million in the 1950 census but has declined significantly since then as the suburbs grew rapidly. The maps depict how population density in Detroit declined over time and shifted to the surrounding suburbs as people and jobs moved out of the city.

1. The Demographics of
Metropolitan Detroit
presentation to
Detroit Orientation Institute
for
New WSU Faculty
Kurt Metzger
Director
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
August 20, 2010

5. The national media are telling a half-century story as if it
unfolded over a few years, and, in the process, they're
missing important explanations and underpinnings.
The truth is, we've struggled with leadership around here for
at least the last half-century, if not longer. And that's where we
half-
should be embarrassed by the similarities between the 1961
Time story and today's coverage.
How can we have learned so little over so long? What does it
say about leadership -- or our ability to choose leaders -- that
we're facing the same issues today that confronted us before
men walked on the moon?

6. The Transformation of Detroit
“No one social program or policy, A number of historical and
no single force, whether housing contemporary policies and
segregation, social welfare structural factors created
programs or deindustrialization, today’s conditions in Detroit
could have driven Detroit and other
cities like it from their position of
economic and political dominance;
there is no simple explanation for
the inequality and marginality that
beset the urban poor. It is only
through the complex and
interwoven histories of race,
residence and work in the postwar
era that the state of today’s cities
and their impoverished residents
can be fully understood and
confronted.”
– Thomas J. Sugrue, The Origins
of the Urban Crisis: Race and
Inequality in Postwar Detroit.
Page 5

7. Detroit’s Population History
2,000,000
1,849,568
1,800,000
1,670,144
1,623,452
1,600,000 1,568,662
1,511,482
1,400,000
1,203,339
1,200,000
1,027,974
993,078
1,000,000 951,270
912,633 910,920
772,419
800,000
600,000
465,766
400,000
285,704
205,876
200,000 116,340
0
1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2008 2009 2010
Source: Census Bureau and SEMCOG (2010)

8. Growth of Detroit Suburbs Post World War II
3,500,000
TRI-COUNTY TOTALS
3,160,050
1950 3,016,197 3,092,197 3,051,863
1960 3,762,390
3,000,000 2,884,705
1970 4,203,743 2,840,897
1980 4,044,236 2,692,261
1990 3,912,679
2000 4,043,467
2,500,000 2009 3,962,783
2010 3,932,469
2,092,246
2,000,000 1,849,568
1,670,144
1,511,482
1,500,000
1,166,629 1,203,339
1,027,974
1,000,000 951,270 910,920
772,419
500,000
0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2009 2010
Source: Census Bureau and SEMCOG (2010)

9. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
40,000 - 64,910
30,000 - 39,999
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
50 - 4,999
No Population
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1930
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

10. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
40,000 - 78,566
30,000 - 39,999
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
27 - 4,999
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1940
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

11. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
40,000 - 80,150
30,000 - 39,999
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
8 - 4,999
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1950
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

12. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
40,000 - 56,275
30,000 - 39,999
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
1,410 - 4,999
No Population
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1960
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

13. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
30,000 - 39,582
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
405 - 4,999
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1970
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

14. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
30,000 - 32,710
20,000 - 29,999
10,000 - 19,999
5,000 - 9,999
29 - 4,999
No Population
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1980
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

15. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
10,000 - 16,901
5,000 - 9,999
115 - 4,999
No Population
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
1990
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

16. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
8 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 17,090
No Population
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
2000
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

17. I-75
M-10
M-39
I-94
M-8
M-10
I-94
M-39
I-96 I-96
I-75
M-10
I-96
I-94
I-75
M-39 I-375
I-94
M-10
I-75
Persons Per Square Mile
6 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 16,051
No Population
I-75
Population Density, by Census Tract
0 0.45 0.9 1.8
2010
Miles
Sources: Data Driven Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
Claritas, Demographics Now, US Census Bureau 7/30/2010

18. Metropolitan Detroit MCD's
1990 - 2000 Population Change
Memphis
Richmond Twp
Brandon Twp Oxford Twp Addison Twp
Groveland Twp Bruce Twp Armada Twp
Holly Twp
Richmond
Washington Twp Ray Twp
Independence Twp Orion Twp Oakland Twp Lenox Twp
Springfield Twp
Rose Twp Clarkston
Lake Auburn Hills Chesterfield
New
Baltimore
Angelus
Rochester Twp
Shelby Twp Macomb Twp
Highland Twp White Lake Twp
Waterford Twp
Pontiac
Rochester Hills
Macomb
Macomb
Utica
Oakland
Keego
Oakland Harbor
Sylvan
Lake Mount
Harrison
Twp
Clemens
Orchard
Clinton Twp
Lake
Commerce Twp Village Bloomfield
Hills Troy Sterling Heights
Milford Twp
West Bloomfield
Bloomfield Twp Birmingham
Walled Twp Clawson
Fraser
Wixom Lake
Southfield Twp
Madison
Royal Oak
Heights
Warren Roseville St. Clair
Berkley
Farmington Hills Lathrup
Pleasant
Shores
Village
Ridge
Lyon Twp Huntington
Woods
Center
Line
Novi Southfield
South Novi Twp Grosse
Farmington Oak Park Hazel Eastpointe
Lyon Royal Oak Pointe
Park
Twp Ferndale Shores
Northville Grosse
Harper
Pointe
Woods
Lake
Woods
Northville Twp
Livonia Highland
Park
Grosse
Pointe
Grosse
Pointe
Farms
St. Clair
Ha
mtra
Redford
mck
Twp
Plymouth Grosse
Detroit
Twp
Plymouth
Wayne
Wayne Pointe
Park
Dearborn
Heights
Westland
Garden er
it Riv
Detro
City
Dearborn
Canton Twp. Inkster
Melvindale
Wayne River
Canada
Percent Change
Rouge
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Ecorse
C a 60% d 123%
n a to a
Van Buren Twp Taylor
Belleville
Romulus
Southgate
Wyandotte 40% to 59.9%
20% to 39.9%
Riverview
1% to 19.9%
-4.9% to -1%
Huron Twp
Sumpter Twp
Woodhaven Trenton Grosse Ile
Twp
-17% to -5%
Flat Rock
Gibraltar
Rockwood
Brownstown Twp
Lake
Erie
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies May 2001

19. Figure 6
Net Flow of Domestic Migration
Southeast Michigan, 1995-2000 5,000
35,000 15,000
St. Clair
4,000
2,000 7,000
7,000
Oakland Macomb
Livingston
16,000 5,000
6,000 10,000 15,000
1,000
4,000 Detroit
Balance
Washtenaw of Wayne
18,000
7,000 18,000
1,500 100
32,000
3,000
Arrows extending beyond the Southeast Michigan
Monroe boundary represent the net flow of domestic
migration between the specific county/area and
U.S. counties outside the region.
In net terms, 32,000 more persons moved from the
Balance of Wayne County to U.S. counties outside
the region, from 1995–2000.
500
Note: Numbers shown represent the net flow of persons age five and older. Net flows between non-adjacent counties areas in
Southeast Michigan are less than 2,000. For purposes of map clarity, these net flows are not shown.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
?? - Migration and its Impact on Southeast Michigan, 1990-2003

21. Detroit Residential Parcel Survey – 2/2010

23. Detroit Residential Parcel Survey – 2/2010

24. Predominant Race, 1950
Tri-County Area
MACOMB
MACOMB
OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Detroit
Detroit
WAYNE
WAYNE
Legend
COUNTY
COUNTY
City
City
Census Tract
Predominant Race
White
Black
No Data
No Population
Source: Minnesota Population Center.
HNGIS, 2004
December 2008/jcb

25. Predominant Race, 1960
Tri-County Area
MACOMB
MACOMB
OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Detroit
Detroit
WAYNE
WAYNE
Legend
COUNTY
COUNTY
City
City
Census Tract
Predominant Race
White
Black
No Data
No Population
Source: Minnesota Population Center.
HNGIS, 2004
December 2008/jcb

26. Predominant Race, 1970
Tri-County Area
MACOMB
MACOMB
OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Detroit
Detroit
WAYNE
WAYNE
Legend
COUNTY
COUNTY
City
City
Census Tract
Predominant Race
White
Black
Source: US Census Bureau, 1970
December 2008/jcb

27. Predominant Race, 1980
Tri-County Area
MACOMB
MACOMB
OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Detroit
Detroit
WAYNE
WAYNE
Legend
COUNTY
COUNTY
City
City
Census Tract
Predominant Race
White
Black
Hispanic
No Population
Source: US Census Bureau, 1980
December 2008/jcb

28. Predominant Race, 1990
Tri-County Area
MACOMB
MACOMB
OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Detroit
Detroit
WAYNE
WAYNE
Legend
COUNTY
COUNTY
City
City
Census Tract
Predominant Race
White
Black
Hispanic
No Population
Source: US Census Bureau, 1990
December 2008/jcb

29. Predominant Race, 2000
Tri-County Area
MACOMB
MACOMB
OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Detroit
Detroit
WAYNE
WAYNE
Legend
COUNTY
COUNTY
City
City
Census Tract
Predominant Race
White
Black
Hispanic
No Population
Source: US Census Bureau, 2000
December 2008/jcb

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Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
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Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan 75
tR iver
De troi
Predominant Race
by Census Tract
White
Black
Source: US Census Bureau, 1950
Predominant Race by
1950 CensusTract
75
Detroit, Michigan
 2001 Wayne State University CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb

31. Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
Van Dyke
39 75
10
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warr
wa
wa
ard
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rrd
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39
10
75
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94 96 75 Bell
375
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan
Michigan 75
tR iver
De troi
Predominant Race
by Census Tract
Hispanic
Black
White Predominant Race by
No Population
No Predominant Race
75
2000 Census Tract
Source: US Census Bureau 2000
Detroit, Michigan
 2001 Wayne State University CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb