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As Detroit’s population keeps falling, how did we get here?
WEBAugust 2021 — Detroit’s population dropped by 74,000 residents, or 10.5 percent, since 2010, according to the 2020 Census. The loss of Black residents in the still majority-Black city was deep, with 93,361 fewer African-Americans compared to 2010. There was growth in the white, Latino and Asian populations.
Detroit’s population slide challenges vision of revitalization
WEBMay 30, 2023 · New U.S. Census Bureau data is calling attention to challenges holding back Detroit’s growth ahead of an annual gathering of business and political leaders where population decline is expected to be a major theme. Estimates released in May show Detroit lost 7,791 residents from 2021 to 2022, dropping to 620,373 total.
Extra food stamp benefits extended through November for …
WEBNov 12, 2020 · Michigan families eligible for food stamps, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, will continue receiving additional benefits through November, state officials said last week. The additional benefits will impact about 350,000 families who have been receiving the increased monthly benefits since March in …
Land bank home renovation program leaves half of buyers with …
WEBApr 28, 2023 · Thousands of people who bought “extremely blighted” properties through a land bank program designed to reduce barriers to homeownership now owe a combined $7 million in delinquent property tax debt. Half of all homes purchased through the Detroit Land Bank Authority’s Own It Now program between 2015 and …
Built to keep Black from white: The story behind Detroit’s "Wailing ...
WEBJul 19, 2021 · Eighty years after a segregation wall rose in Detroit, America remains divided. That’s not an accident. (Detroit News; NBC News) This article was published in partnership with NBC News.. DETROIT — When they started building the wall behind Margaret Watson’s house in northwest Detroit, she knew the reason without having to ask.. As a child in the late 1930s, Watson had seen the new ...
Detroit schools are struggling with enrollment. Here’s what they’re ...
WEBSep 20, 2023 · Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said this month that about 51,600 K-12 students were enrolled in the Detroit Public Schools Community District, a decline from about 52,300 enrolled at the same time last year, and roughly 53,000 at the start of 2021-22.. The exodus of students during and since the pandemic underscores the need for the district’s continued focus on strategies to boost enrollment ...
A freeway ripped the heart out of Black life in Detroit. Now …
WEBDec 1, 2021 · The highway, built in the 1960s, divided Hastings Street, the center of Black business and entertainment in Detroit. The project will replace the sunken, four-lane highway with a street-level boulevard, creating a more equitable and sustainable transportation system.
How Detroit fits into Michigan’s population growth plan
WEBJan 8, 2024 · During the last 30 years, Michigan’s population growth has ranked second-to-last in the country. Meanwhile, Detroit’s population declined. The state only grew by 9%, but the population in Detroit plummeted by nearly 40% since 1990. Nearly half (44%) of Michigan’s migration loss in 2021 was attributed to young adults aged 22-24.
Detroit's 2020 Census Archives - BridgeDetroit
WEBby Bisma Parvez October 15, 2020 12:41 pm. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, and fears of an undercount, the Census 2020 tally ended this week and only half of Detroit has been counted. Now, Michigan could lose a congressional seat and federal funding for essential services may be cut. Federal judge extends Census deadline.
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