Disappearing cities of the United States: Detroit, Michigan (2022 census update)

 

Detroit in its heyday.

Postcard from Retiring Guy's collection

Detroit's 2022 estimated population decreased 3% since the 2020 census.  Its population has dropped 66% since its 1950 peak of 1,849,568.  The city has as many residents now as it did in the mid-1910s.

Source:  Wikipedia

 Michigan Advance, 5/23/2023

But Duggan insisted on Thursday that the census is undercounting residents and called the bureau “a complete clown show.” 

According to the mayor, the U.S. Postal Service reported an increase of 6,300 residential homes in Detroit since 2021. He also pointed to rising home prices and 25 new housing projects that are under construction “as the market struggles to keep up with the demand.”

Which doesn't necessarily translate into a net population gain

It's the same old song warbled by Detroit mayors for decades.

Christian Science Monitor, 3/23/2011

New York Times, 11/22/1990

Cornell Daily Sun, 9/26/1980

The bottom line remains:  Detroit is lossing residents like few other US cities.

Related post:

Disappearing U.S. city of the day: Detroit, Michigan.  (2/1/2022)

Other 2022 updates:

Aliquippa, Pennsylvania.  (6/15/2023)

Cairo, Illinois.  (6/15/2023)

East St. Louis, Illinois.  (6/15/2023)

Flint, Michigan.  (7/20/2023)

Gary, Indiana.  (7/19/2023)

Hamtramck, Michigan.  (6/15/2023)

Johnstown, Pennsylvania.  (6/15/2023)

St. Louis, Missouri.  (8/25/2023)

Scranton, Pennsylvania.  (7/19/2023)

Wheeling, West Virginia.  (7/19/2023)

Youngstown, Ohio.  (6/15/2023)