This document provides an overview of population trends in metropolitan Detroit from 1880 to 2010 through charts and maps showing:
- Detroit's population peaked at around 1.8 million in 1950 and has declined since to around 900,000 in 2010.
- Suburban populations grew rapidly after WWII, with the tri-county area growing from around 3 million in 1950 to over 3.1 million in 2010.
- Population density maps from 1930-2010 show the decline in density within Detroit city limits and rise in suburbs.
- Net domestic migration flows from 1995-2000 show many leaving Wayne County for Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and St. Clair counties.
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Metropolitan Detroit's Diverse Popultion 10.14.10
1. Metropolitan Detroit’s Diverse
Population: A Closer Look
presentation for
Detroit Orientation Institute
Kurt Metzger
Director
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
October 14, 2010
4. Metropolitan Detroit MCD's
Census 2000
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
Harrison
Twp
Lake Mount
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
Rouge
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Ecorse
CanadaDetroit-Ann Arbor-
Taylor
Van Buren Twp
Romulus
Flint CMSA
Wyandotte
Southgate
Belleville
Riverview
Huron Twp
Woodhaven Trenton Grosse Ile
Sumpter Twp Twp
Area
Flat Rock
Gibraltar
of
Detail
Rockwood
Brownstown Twp
Lake
Erie
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies March 2001
5. 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)
6. Development
History
Year Built
by 5 Acre Gridcells
1920 and Earlier
1921 - 1940
1941 - 1960
1961 - 1980
1981 - 1990
1991 - 2000
2001 - 2004
7. 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
8. 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
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 - 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
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 - 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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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Michigan
Michigan
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Michigan
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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