Detroit's population increases for third consecutive year

I promised a follow-up to Detroit's population increases for first time since 1957 three times, so watch Click on Detroit/Local 4/WDIV report New census data shows Detroit population grows for third consecutive year.

Detroit’s population continues to climb, according to new estimates released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau, marking the city’s third consecutive year of growth.

Good news! In fact, such good news that I'm recycling what I wrote two years ago: "This is such good news that it's enough to make me repost Professor Farnsworth."


I'm also repeating what I wrote in Across the Globe explains 'How Detroit Went From Good to Bad to Good Again': "Detroit moved up from 29th last year to 26th in U.S. cities by population this year, passing Memphis, Louisville, and Portland. Things are looking up for the Motor City!" Detroit has maintained its position and is catching up to Boston. Should I still be blogging when that happens, I'll be sure to celebrate that event.

By the way, Detroit isn't the only Midwestern city with good population news. FOX 32 Chicago reported Chicago population up for third year in a row, new Census data shows | ChicagoNOW.

New U.S. Census estimates show Chicago’s population increased for the third year in a row, while fast-growing suburbs like Plainfield and Lockport continue to expand. Chicago Tribune reporter Robert McCoppin breaks down what the latest numbers reveal about where people are moving across Chicagoland.

McCoppin listed affordability, taxes, and crime as issues in Chicago. Those same issues apply to Detroit, and Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield specifically mentioned affordability as a reason people were moving into Detroit. Detroit is also actively engaging in programs to make home ownership more appealing and sustainable; I didn't hear McCoppin or the ChicagoNOW hosts mentioning the City of Chicago doing such things. The Motor City's population loss was a crisis; Chicago's was merely a concern.

McCoppin and the ChicagoNOW hosts also mentioned Illinois' population decline as people left for warmer climates and lower taxes (Florida and Texas have each gained about 2 million people in the past five years, while Illinois lost about 100,000). That's no longer an issue for Michigan; the Great Lakes State's population has actually gone up since 2020. Again, good news.

That's a wrap for today's positive post. Stay tuned for the Sunday entertainment feature.