The Demographics of The Demographics of Metropolitan DetroitMetropolitan Detroit
presentation to
WSU’s Detroit Orientation InstituteWSU’s Detroit Orientation Institute
Kurt MetzgerKurt MetzgerDirector of Research
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
October 16, 2007
The Transformation of DetroitThe Transformation of Detroit“No one social program or policy, “No one social program or policy, no single force, whether housing no single force, whether housing segregation, social welfare segregation, social welfare programs or deindustrialization, programs or deindustrialization, could have driven Detroit and other could have driven Detroit and other cities like it from their position of cities like it from their position of economic and political dominance; economic and political dominance; there is no simple explanation for there is no simple explanation for the inequality and marginality that the inequality and marginality that beset the urban poor. It is only beset the urban poor. It is only through the complex and through the complex and interwoven histories of race, interwoven histories of race, residence and work in the postwar residence and work in the postwar era that the state of today’s cities era that the state of today’s cities and their impoverished residents and their impoverished residents can be fully understood and can be fully understood and confronted.”confronted.”–– Thomas J. Sugrue, The Origins Thomas J. Sugrue, The Origins
of the Urban Crisis: Race and of the Urban Crisis: Race and Inequality in Postwar Detroit. Inequality in Postwar Detroit. Page 5
A number of historical and A number of historical and contemporary policies and contemporary policies and structural factors created structural factors created
today’s conditions in Detroittoday’s conditions in Detroit
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Detroit’s Population Losses PostDetroit’s Population Losses Post--World War II World War II Marked the True Beginning of the SuburbsMarked the True Beginning of the Suburbs
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Detroit Suburbs
Population
HighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandParkParkParkParkParkParkParkParkPark
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40,000 to 67,068 (16)30,000 to 39,999 (35)20,000 to 29,999 (102)10,000 to 19,999 (137)5,000 to 9,999 (58)
8 to 4,999 (21)
Population Density,1950 Census Tracts
Source: US Census Bureau, 1950 Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
HighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandParkParkParkParkParkParkParkParkPark
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40,000 to 56,363 (3)30,000 to 39,999 (11)20,000 to 29,999 (88)10,000 to 19,999 (210)5,000 to 9,999 (93)
8 to 4,999 (30)
Population Density1960 Census Tracts
Source: US Census Bureau, 1960
Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
HighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandParkParkParkParkParkParkParkParkPark
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30,000 to 39,641 (7)20,000 to 29,999 (52)10,000 to 19,999 (212)5,000 to 9,999 (108)
402 to 4,999 (42) Population Density1970 Census TractsSource: US Census Bureau, 1970
Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
HighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandParkParkParkParkParkParkParkParkPark
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32,719 (1)20,000 to 24,488 (4)10,000 to 19,999 (153)5,000 to 9,999 (142)
31 to 4,999 (43)No Population (1)
Population Density1980 Census Tracts
Source: US Census Bureau, 1980
Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
HighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandParkParkParkParkParkParkParkParkPark
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10,000 to 16,927 (92)5,000 to 9,999 (168)
115 to 4,999 (60)No Population (1) Population Density
1990 Census TractsSource: US Census Bureau, 1990
Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
HighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandHighlandParkParkParkParkParkParkParkParkPark
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10,000 to 17,115 (73)5,000 to 9,999 (176)
7 to 4,999 (64)No Population (1) Population Density
2000 Census TractsSource: US Census Bureau, 2000
Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
Components of Population ChangeComponents of Population Change
♦ Start with Base Population
♦♦ Vital StatisticsVital Statistics• Births• Deaths
Births minus deaths = Natural IncreaseBirths minus deaths = Natural Increase
♦♦ MigrationMigration• Net Internal Migration - moves where both the origin and the
destination are with in the United States• Net International Migration - in its simplest form, is defined
as any movement across U.S. borders.Net Internal plus Net International = Net MigrationNet Internal plus Net International = Net Migration
TriTri--County Population Growth, Due to Natural County Population Growth, Due to Natural Increase, Has Declined by 27 Percent Since 1990Increase, Has Declined by 27 Percent Since 1990
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Wayne Detroit Out-Wayne
The Number of Births in Wayne County Has Decreased by 33 Percent in the Last 15 Years – 45% in Detroit/14% Out-Wayne
Source: MI Dept. of Community Health
Counties in the Core of the Detroit Metro Area Experienced Domestic Out-migration in the 1990s
34026,434Livingston
3155,005Monroe
34,670-263,657Wayne6,564-4,849Washtenaw
3879,235St. Clair
26,872-3,720Oakland
6,024-7,170Macomb
1819,303Lapeer99,73599,735--199,465199,465MichiganMichigan
Net International Migration
Net Domestic Migration
Period covered: 4/1/90 – 7/1/99Source: Census Bureau
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Figure 6Net Flow of Domestic MigrationSoutheast Michigan, 1995-2000
?? - Migration and its Impact on Southeast Michigan, 1990-2003
Arrows extending beyond the Southeast Michiganboundary represent the net flow of domesticmigration between the specific county/area andU.S. counties outside the region.
In net terms, 32,000 more persons moved from theBalance of Wayne County to U.S. counties outsidethe region, from 1995–2000.
Note: Numbers shown represent the net flow of persons age five and older. Net flows between non-adjacent counties areas inSoutheast Michigan are less than 2,000. For purposes of map clarity, these net flows are not shown.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Livingston
Balanceof Wayne
Oakland Macomb
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Monroe
Detroit
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$75,000 ormore
2000 Census DistributionShare of Outmigrants
Source: MIMIC/SEMCOG Analysis of 2000 PUMS
The 1990s Brought a Large Out-migration of Blacks and Higher Income Households From Detroit
SouthLyon
Rose Twp
Holly Twp
Highland Twp
Lyon Twp
Milford Twp
WalledLakeWixom
Springfield Twp
Novi
Northvil le
White Lake Twp
Groveland Twp
Commerce Twp
Novi Twp
Northville Twp
PlymouthTwp
Van Buren Twp
Bel lev i l le
Canton Twp.
Plymouth
Sumpter Twp
Westland
Wayne
Romulus
Huron Twp
GardenCity
LivoniaRedford
Twp
Brownstown Twp
Flat Rock
DearbornHeights
Inkster
Taylor
Rockwood
Dearborn
Woodhaven
Gibraltar
Trenton
Detroit
Riverview
Southgate
Melv inda le
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Wyandotte
Ecorse
Grosse Ile Twp
Waterford Twp
Independence Twp
Clarkston
Farmington Hills
Farmington
WestBloomfield
Twp
OrchardLake
Vi l lage
Keego Harbor
LakeAngelus
Sylvan Lake
Pontiac
Orion Twp
Southfield
Oxford TwpBrandon Twp
Southfield Twp
BloomfieldTwp
BloomfieldHills
LathrupVi l lage
Birmingham
Oak ParkRoyal OakTwp
Auburn Hills
Berkley
Royal Oak
HuntingtonWoods
PleasantRidge
Clawson
RiverRouge
Ferndale
MadisonHeights
HazelPark
HighlandPark Ham
tramck
CenterL ine
WarrenRoseville
Eastpointe
Harper Woods
GrossePointe
GrossePointe
Shores
St. ClairShores
GrossePointeFarms
GrossePointeWoods
GrossePointe
Park
Addison Twp
Oakland Twp
Troy
Rochester
Rochester Hills
Bruce Twp
Washington Twp
Sterling Heights
Shelby Twp
Utica
Fraser
Clinton Twp
Ray Twp
Armada Twp
Macomb Twp
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HarrisonTwp
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Richmond Twp
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Richmond
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Percent Change
60% to 123%40% to 59.9%20% to 39.9%1% to 19.9%
-4.9% to -1%-17% to -5%
Metropolitan Detroit MCD'sMetropolitan Detroit MCD's
May 2001
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
1990 - 2000 Population Change1990 - 2000 Population Change
Domestic Out-migration Continued in Michigan and the Larger Metro Counties Post-2000
1,06720,597Livingston
7515,575Monroe
40,730-182,883Wayne14,697-6,818Washtenaw
5883,696St. Clair
33,103-49,694Oakland
13,52513,183Macomb
2833,069Lapeer151,435151,435--239,340239,340MichiganMichigan
Net International Migration
Net Domestic Migration
Period covered: 4/1/00 – 7/1/06Source: Census Bureau
Population Change in DetroitPopulation Change in Detroit
Suburbanization has Suburbanization has stripped Detroit of stripped Detroit of much of its populationmuch of its populationHousing discrimination Housing discrimination blocked access out of blocked access out of the city for African the city for African AmericansAmericansLeaving the city Leaving the city extremely segregatedextremely segregated
The six foot high concrete “wailing wall” built to segregate African Americans from a White housing development.
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1950 CensusTractSource: US Census Bureau, 1950
Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
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Predominant Race by2000 Census Tract
Source: US Census Bureau 2000Detroit, Michigan
CULMA/Center for Urban Studies/jcb 2001 Wayne State University
SouthLyon
Rose Twp
Holly Twp
Highland Twp
Lyon Twp
Milford Twp
WalledLakeWixom
Springfield Twp
Novi
Northvil le
White Lake Twp
Groveland Twp
Commerce Twp
Novi Twp
Northville Twp
PlymouthTwp
Van Buren Twp
Bel lev i l le
Canton Twp.
Plymouth
Sumpter Twp
Westland
Wayne
Romulus
Huron Twp
GardenCity
LivoniaRedford
Twp
Brownstown Twp
Flat Rock
DearbornHeights
Inkster
Taylor
Rockwood
Dearborn
Woodhaven
Gibraltar
Trenton
Detroit
Riverview
Southgate
Melv inda le
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Wyandotte
Ecorse
Grosse Ile Twp
Waterford Twp
Independence Twp
Clarkston
Farmington Hills
Farmington
WestBloomfield
Twp
OrchardLake
Vi l lage
Keego Harbor
LakeAngelus
Sylvan Lake
Pontiac
Orion Twp
Southfield
Oxford TwpBrandon Twp
Southfield Twp
BloomfieldTwp
BloomfieldHills
LathrupVi l lage
Birmingham
Oak ParkRoyal OakTwp
Auburn Hills
Berkley
Royal Oak
HuntingtonWoods
PleasantRidge
Clawson
RiverRouge
Ferndale
MadisonHeights
HazelPark
HighlandPark Ham
tramck
CenterL ine
WarrenRoseville
Eastpointe
Harper Woods
GrossePointe
GrossePointe
Shores
St. ClairShores
GrossePointeFarms
GrossePointeWoods
GrossePointe
Park
Addison Twp
Oakland Twp
Troy
Rochester
Rochester Hills
Bruce Twp
Washington Twp
Sterling Heights
Shelby Twp
Utica
Fraser
Clinton Twp
Ray Twp
Armada Twp
Macomb Twp
MountClemens
HarrisonTwp
ChesterfieldTwp
Richmond Twp
Memph is
Lenox Twp
Richmond
NewBalt imore
Detroit River
C a n a d aCanada
LakeSt. Clair
LakeErie
Predominant Raceby Census Tract
No PopulationWhiteBlackHispanicNo Predominant Race
Predominant Race by 2000 Census Tract*Predominant Race by 2000 Census Tract*
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
Metropolitan Detroit Area
Source: US Census Bureau
Black Black –– White Segregation White Segregation ––Ranking of U.S. Metro Areas (out of 318)Ranking of U.S. Metro Areas (out of 318)
LansingLansing--East Lansing, MIEast Lansing, MI143143Cleveland-Lorain, OH9
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Youngstown-Warren, OHMilwaukee, WI
Toledo, OHChicago, IL
KalamazooKalamazoo––Battle Battle CrkCrk, MI, MISaginawSaginaw--BayBay--Mid, MIMid, MI
Ann Arbor, MIAnn Arbor, MIBuffalo, NYJackson, MIJackson, MIFlint, MIFlint, MI
Grand RapidsGrand Rapids--Musk., MIMusk., MINewark, NJ
Dayton, OHNew York, NY
Benton Harbor, MI Detroit, MIDetroit, MICincinnati, OHCincinnati, OHGary, IN
MetroMetro
Source: 2000 Census
% of Region's African American Households in Suburbs in 2000
40%
19%
32% 31%
43%
26%31%
58%
38%
5%
70%
80%
52% 53%
62%
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60%
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80%
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Source: U.S. Census Data and Mumford Center Data
Whites have moved throughout the region since 1970, while African Americans have moved primarily to concentrated areas adjacent to the City of Detroit.
Oakland
St. Clair
Lapeer
Wayne
Monroe
Macomb
Census TractsPopulation Loss0 - 500500 - 10001000 - 5000Above 5000 Persons
Water BodiesCounty Boundaries
Prepared by:Kirwan InstituteDate:September 30, 2005Projection:State Plane 83 Michigan SouthSource:Neighborhood Change Database; Geography Network; U.S. Census BureauNotes:
White Population Change1970 to 2000Detroit and
Surrounding Counties
Prepared by:Kirwan InstituteDate:September 30, 2005Projection:State Plane 83 Michigan SouthSource:Neighborhood Change Database; Geography Network; U.S. Census BureauNotes:
Oakland
St. Clair
Lapeer
Wayne
Monroe
Macomb
Census TractsPopulation Loss0 - 500500 - 10001000 - 5000Above 5000 Persons
Water BodiesCounty Boundaries
African American Population Change1970 to 2000Detroit and
Surrounding Counties
The Movement of Minorities to the Suburbs Marked the Decade of the 1990s
18,694
8,007
3,108
1,035
9,369
1,033
4,457
979
Hispanic
- 112,357
- 44,235
12,095
14,999
13,452
9,203
34,402
38,343
White
26,67212,97021,866Out-Wayne
19,69224,82742,907Oakland1,882205439St. Clair7,4148,7797,992Washtenaw
18,6641,219- 2,563Detroit
1,620115378Monroe12,8418,00510,838Macomb
1,44846048Livingston
Multi & Other
AsianBlack
SouthLyon
Rose Twp
Holly Twp
Highland Twp
Lyon Twp
Milford Twp
WalledLakeWixom
Springfield Twp
Novi
Northvil le
White Lake Twp
Groveland Twp
Commerce Twp
Novi Twp
Northville Twp
PlymouthTwp
Van Buren Twp
Bel lev i l le
Canton Twp.
Plymouth
Sumpter Twp
Westland
Wayne
Romulus
Huron Twp
GardenCity
LivoniaRedford
Twp
Brownstown Twp
Flat Rock
DearbornHeights
Inkster
Taylor
Rockwood
Dearborn
Woodhaven
Gibraltar
Trenton
Detroit
Riverview
Southgate
Melv inda le
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Wyandotte
Ecorse
Grosse Ile Twp
Waterford Twp
Independence Twp
Clarkston
Farmington Hills
Farmington
WestBloomfield
Twp
OrchardLake
Vi l lage
Keego Harbor
LakeAngelus
Sylvan Lake
Pontiac
Orion Twp
Southfield
Oxford TwpBrandon Twp
Southfield Twp
BloomfieldTwp
BloomfieldHills
LathrupVi l lage
Birmingham
Oak ParkRoyal OakTwp
Auburn Hills
Berkley
Royal Oak
HuntingtonWoods
PleasantRidge
Clawson
RiverRouge
Ferndale
MadisonHeights
HazelPark
HighlandPark Ham
tramck
CenterL ine
WarrenRoseville
Eastpointe
Harper Woods
GrossePointe
GrossePointe
Shores
St. ClairShores
GrossePointeFarms
GrossePointeWoods
GrossePointe
Park
Addison Twp
Oakland Twp
Troy
Rochester
Rochester Hills
Bruce Twp
Washington Twp
Sterling Heights
Shelby Twp
Utica
Fraser
Clinton Twp
Ray Twp
Armada Twp
Macomb Twp
MountClemens
HarrisonTwp
ChesterfieldTwp
Richmond Twp
Memph is
Lenox Twp
Richmond
NewBalt imore
Detroit River
C a n a d aCanada
LakeSt. Clair
LakeErie
Percent Black,Non-Hispanic
No Population80% to 100%60% to 79.9%40% to 59.9%20% to 39.9%0% to 19.9%
Black Population by 2000 Census TractBlack Population by 2000 Census Tract
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
Metropolitan Detroit Area
Source: US Census Bureau
The Growth of African-Americans in the Suburbs
-6,617
-4,943
1,878
-669
-2,765
7,459
2,568
Total Pop Chg
2,6431,033Warren
2,7652,956Taylor
3,0212,802Westland
3,23710,385Oak Park
4,021362Redford twp
4,2601,421Farmington Hls
20,38821,871Southfield
Added1990 Community
The Growth of African-Americans in the Suburbs
6,661
-649
6,458
-1,206
10,344
19,326
Total Pop Chg
1,136466Sterling Heights
1,317132Harper Woods
1,356691Waterford twp
1,50787Eastpointe
2,2621,065W. Bloomfield twp
2,2791,155Canton twp
Added1990 Community
SouthLyon
Rose Twp
Holly Twp
Highland Twp
Lyon Twp
Milford Twp
WalledLakeWixom
Springfield Twp
Novi
Northvil le
White Lake Twp
Groveland Twp
Commerce Twp
Novi Twp
Northville Twp
PlymouthTwp
Van Buren Twp
Bel lev i l le
Canton Twp.
Plymouth
Sumpter Twp
Westland
Wayne
Romulus
Huron Twp
GardenCity
LivoniaRedford
Twp
Brownstown Twp
Flat Rock
DearbornHeights
Inkster
Taylor
Rockwood
Dearborn
Woodhaven
Gibraltar
Trenton
Detroit
Riverview
Southgate
Melv inda le
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Wyandotte
Ecorse
Grosse Ile Twp
Waterford Twp
Independence Twp
Clarkston
Farmington Hills
Farmington
WestBloomfield
Twp
OrchardLake
Vi l lage
Keego Harbor
LakeAngelus
Sylvan Lake
Pontiac
Orion Twp
Southfield
Oxford TwpBrandon Twp
Southfield Twp
BloomfieldTwp
BloomfieldHills
LathrupVi l lage
Birmingham
Oak ParkRoyal OakTwp
Auburn Hills
Berkley
Royal Oak
HuntingtonWoods
PleasantRidge
Clawson
RiverRouge
Ferndale
MadisonHeights
HazelPark
HighlandPark Ham
tramck
CenterL ine
WarrenRoseville
Eastpointe
Harper Woods
GrossePointe
GrossePointe
Shores
St. ClairShores
GrossePointeFarms
GrossePointeWoods
GrossePointe
Park
Addison Twp
Oakland Twp
Troy
Rochester
Rochester Hills
Bruce Twp
Washington Twp
Sterling Heights
Shelby Twp
Utica
Fraser
Clinton Twp
Ray Twp
Armada Twp
Macomb Twp
MountClemens
HarrisonTwp
ChesterfieldTwp
Richmond Twp
Memph is
Lenox Twp
Richmond
NewBalt imore
Detroit River
C a n a d aCanada
LakeSt. Clair
LakeErie
Percent Asian,Non-Hispanic
No Population24% to 31%18% to 23.9%12% to 17.9%6% to 11.9%0% to 5.9%
Asian Population by 2000 Census TractAsian Population by 2000 Census Tract
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
Metropolitan Detroit Area
Source: US Census Bureau
SouthLyon
Rose Twp
Holly Twp
Highland Twp
Lyon Twp
Milford Twp
WalledLakeWixom
Springfield Twp
Novi
Northvil le
White Lake Twp
Groveland Twp
Commerce Twp
Novi Twp
Northville Twp
PlymouthTwp
Van Buren Twp
Bel lev i l le
Canton Twp.
Plymouth
Sumpter Twp
Westland
Wayne
Romulus
Huron Twp
GardenCity
LivoniaRedford
Twp
Brownstown Twp
Flat Rock
DearbornHeights
Inkster
Taylor
Rockwood
Dearborn
Woodhaven
Gibraltar
Trenton
Detroit
Riverview
Southgate
Melv inda le
Allen Park
Lincoln Park
Wyandotte
Ecorse
Grosse Ile Twp
Waterford Twp
Independence Twp
Clarkston
Farmington Hills
Farmington
WestBloomfield
Twp
OrchardLake
Vi l lage
Keego Harbor
LakeAngelus
Sylvan Lake
Pontiac
Orion Twp
Southfield
Oxford TwpBrandon Twp
Southfield Twp
BloomfieldTwp
BloomfieldHills
LathrupVi l lage
Birmingham
Oak ParkRoyal OakTwp
Auburn Hills
Berkley
Royal Oak
HuntingtonWoods
PleasantRidge
Clawson
RiverRouge
Ferndale
MadisonHeights
HazelPark
HighlandPark Ham
tramck
CenterL ine
WarrenRoseville
Eastpointe
Harper Woods
GrossePointe
GrossePointe
Shores
St. ClairShores
GrossePointeFarms
GrossePointeWoods
GrossePointe
Park
Addison Twp
Oakland Twp
Troy
Rochester
Rochester Hills
Bruce Twp
Washington Twp
Sterling Heights
Shelby Twp
Utica
Fraser
Clinton Twp
Ray Twp
Armada Twp
Macomb Twp
MountClemens
HarrisonTwp
ChesterfieldTwp
Richmond Twp
Memph is
Lenox Twp
Richmond
NewBalt imore
Detroit River
C a n a d aCanada
LakeSt. Clair
LakeErie
Percent Hispanic
No Population9% to 77%6% to 8.9%3% to 5.9%0% to 2.9%
Hispanic Population by 2000 Census TractHispanic Population by 2000 Census Tract
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
Metropolitan Detroit Area
Source: US Census Bureau
29%
44%41%
8%
116%
19%18%28%-2%18% 19%12%
22%-3%-4%
-20%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
140%
Black Native American Asian Multi-Race Hispanic
Macomb Oakland Wayne
The Growth and Movement of Persons of Color Throughout the Region Has Increased Since 2000
Source: Census Bureau Estimates
Southeast Michigan in 2000Southeast Michigan in 2000
59.8
68.5
78.1
0.4 0.4 0.2 2.7 2.8 1.0 4.0 2.8 1.2 3.0 1.6 0.8
18.8 24.0
30.2
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
Less than 18 years 18 to 64 years 65 years and over
% of Population
Caucasian Black Native Asian Hispanic Other
Race and Hispanic Origin Race and Hispanic Origin Southeast Michigan, 2005 and 2035
63%63%22%22%
10%10%
5%5%
70%70%
22%22%
5%5% 3%3%
Southeast Michigan, 2005 and 2035
20052005 20352035
HispanicHispanicWhiteWhite BlackBlack Asian, MultiAsian, Multi--racial,racial,AIAN, and OtherAIAN, and Other
Source: SEMCOG 2035 Regional Development Forecast
Total Persons
2,500 to 4,905500 to 2,499100 to 49950 to 991 to 490
Persons of Arab Ancestry
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
Source: US Census Bureau, 2000
Tri-County Detroit Area
Total Persons
500 to 934250 to 499100 to 24950 to 991 to 490
Persons of Assyrian, Chaldean orSyriac Ancestry
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
Wayne State Univesity/Center for Urban Studies
Source: US Census Bureau, 2000
Tri-County Detroit Area
Arab Americans and Chaldeans, While Not Officially Recognized As Minorities, Represent An Important Segment
in the Diversity Landscape of Metro Detroit
76,194 – 88,89325,398Other Arab
30,510 – 35,59510,170Iraqi
132,987 – 155,15244,329Lebanese
97,953 – 114,27932,651Chaldean
18,978 – 22,1416,326Syrian
9,981 – 11,6453,327Palestinian
6,294 – 7,3432,098Jordanian
6,507 – 7,5922,169Egyptian
281,451 – 328,36093,817Total ArabTotal Arab
Estimate Range *2000 Census Count
* The Arab American Institute estimates an undercount factor of 3.0 – 3.5.Source: 2000 Census
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WayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayneWayne
MacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacombMacomb
St. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairSt. ClairLapeerLapeerLapeerLapeerLapeerLapeerLapeerLapeerLapeer
OaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOaklandOakland
Members per Tract1,050
500 to 75010 to 4991 to 9
No MembersSource: Jewish Federation
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Southeast Michigan
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New Immigrants Had a Large Impact on Southeast Michigan in the 1990s
27,177
10,101
411
20,364
329
7,119
333
Arrived in Arrived in 1980s1980s
4866,105Wayne
4553,009Oakland281,245St. Clair5718,914Washtenaw
34940Monroe
3423,760Macomb
331,535Livingston
% of Total % of Total Foreign BornForeign Born
Arrived in Arrived in 1990s1990s
College Graduation Rates Range Widely College Graduation Rates Range Widely Across Racial and Ethnic GroupsAcross Racial and Ethnic Groups
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
HmongPuerto R.Mexican
BlackChaldeanAlbanian
BangladeshiIraqi
DominicanTotal
VietnameseLebaneseTotal Arab
CubanUkrainianJordanian
SyrianArmenian
PalestinianColumbian
KoreanJapanese
ChinesePakistani
FilipinoEgyptian
Asian Indian
What Has Accompanied These What Has Accompanied These Changes?Changes?
Suburban Job Centers in DetroitConcentrated poverty in the CityConcentrated poverty in the City
Abandonment, disinvestment and Abandonment, disinvestment and vacancy in the City of Detroitvacancy in the City of DetroitExtreme segregation Extreme segregation Greater land consumption with Greater land consumption with declining populationdeclining populationShifting of employment activities to Shifting of employment activities to the suburbsthe suburbs–– The suburbs have about 85% of The suburbs have about 85% of
the region's retail establishments the region's retail establishments and 87% of the jobsand 87% of the jobs
Impacts on the economic health of Impacts on the economic health of the entire Detroit regionthe entire Detroit region
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The Demographics of The Demographics of Metropolitan DetroitMetropolitan Detroit
presentation to
WSU’s Detroit Orientation InstituteWSU’s Detroit Orientation Institute
Kurt MetzgerKurt MetzgerDirector of Research
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
October 16, 2007
