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Demographics of Metro Detroit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19503,016,197—
19603,762,36024.7%
19704,307,47014.5%
19804,353,3651.1%
19904,482,2993.0%
20004,752,5576.0%
20105,196,2509.3%
2017 (est.)5,992,06015.3%
[citation needed]

As of thecensusof 2010, there were 5,196,250 people, 1,682,111 households, and 1,110,454 families residing within theDetroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area(Detroit CSA). Within theDetroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area(Detroit MSA), there were 4,296,250 people residing. The census reported 70.1% White, 22.8% African-American, 0.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population. Arab Americans were at least 4.7% of the region's population.

As of the 2017American Community Surveyestimates, the median income for a household in the MSA was $57,101, and the median income for a family was $72,119. Theper capita incomefor the MSA was $44,403.

History

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In 1701, French officerAntoine de La Mothe Cadillac,along with fifty-one additionalFrench-Canadians,founded a settlement calledFort Ponchartrain duDétroit,naming it after thecomte de Pontchartrain,Minister of Marine underLouis XIV.The French legacy can be observed today in the names of many area cities (ex.Detroit,Grosse Pointe,Grosse Ile) and streets (ex.Gratiot,Beaubien, St. Antoine, Cadieux).

Later came an influx of persons ofBritishandGermandescent, followed byPolish,Irish,Italian,Lebanese,Assyrian,Greek,Jewish,andBelgianimmigrants who made their way to the area in the early 20th century and during and afterWorld War II.[1]There was a large migration into the city from the ruralSouthfollowing World War I.[1]

Population by ethnicity

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Main article:Ethnic groups in Metro Detroit
Racial Composition of Metro Detroit (as of 2010)
Self-identified race Percent of population
Non-Hispanic white
 
 65.18%
Hispanic and Latino(of any race)
 
 6.2%
Black or African American
 
 22.8%
Asian
 
 3.3%
Two or more races
 
 2.2%
Native Americans and Alaska Natives
 
 0.3%
Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders
 
 0.02%

The census of 2010 reported 70.1% White, 22.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population. Arab Americans were at least 4.7% of the region's population.

Ethnic groups

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According to the United States Census Bureau, as of July 2018, approximately 79.1% of those residing in the City of Detroit proper are African American.[2]Most but not all of the suburban cities are still predominantlywhite.In the 2000s, 115 of the 185 cities and townships in Metro Detroit were over 95% white. Of the more than 240,000 suburban blacks in Metro Detroit, 44% lived in Inkster,Oak Park,Pontiac,and Southfield.[3]Highland ParkandHamtramck,two cities surrounded by Detroit, have a similar split with Highland Park being 93% African American but Hamtramck only 15%. InWayne County,the city of Dearborn has a large concentration ofArab Americans,mainlyLebanese.Recently, the area has witnessed some growth inAlbanian,AsianandHispanicpopulations. Immigration continues to play a role in the region's projected growth with the population of Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint (CMSA) estimated to be 6,191,000 by 2025.[citation needed]

Oakland County is among the most affluent counties in the United States with populations over one million.[4]

Religion

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Main article:Religion in Metro Detroit

Religious groups in Metro Detroit includeChristianity(67%),[5][6]Islam(3%),Judaism(2%),Hinduism(1%),Buddhism(1%), and other groups.

Immigration and foreign-born origins

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A 2013 report by Global Detroit and Data Driven Detroit stated that there were almost 400,000 immigrants combined inWayne,Oakland,Macomb,andWashtenawcounties. The largest groups are, in order, India, Mexico, Iraq, Canada, and Lebanon. Throughout the entire U.S. the largest immigration group comes from Mexico. Of those living in the four county region as of 2013, about 8% were not born in the United States. That year, the percentages of people not born in the United States were 41% inHamtramck,27% inDearborn,26% inTroy,and 23% inSterling Heights.5% of people within the city of Detroit are immigrants, making the percentage of immigrants in Detroit the lowest such percentage out of those of the 25 largest cities in the United States. The national average is about 13%.[7]

The first wave of immigrants, including Germans, Irish, and Poles, arrived in the mid-19th Century.[8]In 1900 Detroit had 96,503 people who were not born in the United States. This figure increased to 157,534 in 1910.[9]In the early 20th Century the largest wave of immigrants came to work at automobile factories. The immigrants arrived from Armenia, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Russia, Syria, and Ukraine. Initially the volume was in the thousands. The volume increased to the tens of thousands afterHenry Fordannounced that workers would be paid $5 per day.[8]As a result, Austrians, Bulgarians, Croatians, Finns, Lithuanians, Macedonians, Norwegians, Romanians, Serbians, Slovaks, and Swedes traveled to Detroit.[10]By 1925 almost half of Detroit's population was not born in the United States.[9]

By 2001 many Bangladeshi Americans had moved from New York City, particularlyAstoria, Queens,to the east side of Detroit andHamtramck.Many moved because of lower costs of living, larger amounts of space, work available in small factories, and the large Muslim community in Metro Detroit. Many Bangladeshi Americans who moved into Queens, and then onwards to Metro Detroit had origins inSylhet.[11]In 2002 over 80% of the Bangladeshi population withinWayne,Oakland,andMacombcounties lived in Hamtramck and some surrounding neighborhoods in Detroit.[12]That area overall had almost 1,500 ethnic Bangladeshis,[13]almost 75% of Bangladeshis in the entire state of Michigan.[14]

LGBT population

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Main article:LGBT community of Metro Detroit

As of 2007Ferndaleis the center of the LGBT community in Metro Detroit.[15]As of 1997 many LGBT people reside in Ferndale,Pleasant Ridge,andRoyal Oak.[16]Model Dstated in 2007 that there are populations of LGBT people in some Detroit neighborhoods such asEast English Village,Indian Village,Lafayette Park,andWoodbridgeand that the concentration ofgay barsin Detroit is "decentralized".[17]As of 1997, Detroit is reported to be racially segregated between gays of different economic and racial backgrounds.[16]

See also

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References

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Notes

  1. ^abBaulch, Vivian M. (September 4, 1999). "Michigan's greatest treasure – Its people"() Michigan History,The Detroit News.Retrieved on April 4, 2009.
  2. ^"Detroit city Michigan QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau".www.census.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-12-06.
  3. ^Towbridge, Gordon. "Racial divide widest in US."The Detroit News.January 14, 2002. Retrieved on March 30, 2009.
  4. ^"2004–05 Community profile Oakland County"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 9 July 2007.Retrieved11 July2007.Oakland County also ranks as the fourth wealthiest county in the nation among counties with populations of more than one million people.
  5. ^Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles,Pew Research Center
  6. ^"America's Changing Religious Landscape".Pew Research Center:Religion & Public Life. May 12, 2015.
  7. ^Warikoo, Niraj. "Biggest metro Detroit immigrant group is from India, report shows."Detroit Free Press.July 20, 2013. Retrieved on March 9, 2014.
  8. ^abWoodford, p.185.
  9. ^abWoodford, p.186.
  10. ^Woodford, p.185-186.
  11. ^Kershaw, Sarah. "Queens to Detroit: A Bangladeshi Passage."The New York Times.March 8, 2001. Retrieved on May 10, 2013.
  12. ^Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan DetroitArchivedNovember 9, 2013, at theWayback Machine."Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 7. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
  13. ^Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan DetroitArchivedNovember 9, 2013, at theWayback Machine."Center for Urban Studies, Wayne State University. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 13. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
  14. ^Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan DetroitArchivedNovember 9, 2013, at theWayback Machine."Center for Urban Studies,Wayne State University.January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 10. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.
  15. ^Case, Wendy. "Affirming Ferndale."(Archive)Metro Times.May 30, 2007. Retrieved on January 24, 2013.
  16. ^abGallagher, John. "Location, Location, Location: The Most Livable Places in America."The Advocate.Here Publishing,June 24, 1997. No. 736, ISSN 0001-8996. p.60.
  17. ^"Supergay." "Where the Gays Are"(Archive).Model D Media.Issue Media Group, LLC. Tuesday April 24, 2007. Retrieved on December 1, 2013.

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