After decades of decline, Detroit's population finally turns a corner

 

Population:  Wikipedia, U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Headline:  New York Times, 5/16/2024

The increase — to 633,218 from 631,366 residents — was slight, lifting Detroit to slightly below levels of 2021. But the symbolism was meaningful in a city that had hollowed out, year after year, since the days when more than 1.8 million people lived there. City leaders have long promised to reverse Detroit’s long decline in residents brought on by the shrinking of the auto industry, flight to the suburbs and municipal bankruptcy. 

The new census estimates showed similar, moderate population rebounds for many big cities in the Midwest and Northeast after previous pandemic-era declines.

Detroit's demographics:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

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