Mayor Bing rejects the 2010 Detroit Census Results

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - Hammered by the auto industry's slump, Detroit saw its population plummet 25 percent over the past decade, according to census data released Tuesday that reflects the severity of an economic downturn in the only state whose population declined since 2000.

The statistics show that the Motor City's population fell to 713,777 in 2010, compared to 951,270 in 2000. Although a significant drop was expected, state demographer Ken Darga said the number is "considerably lower" than the Census Bureau's estimate last year.

"That's just incredible," added Kurt Metzger, a demographer with a Data Driven Detroit, a nonprofit that collects statistics used by area planners. "It's certainly the largest population loss percentage-wise that we've ever had in this city."

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[lscarromangor]

D. B don't waste the taxpayers money with this because if you really look at the D the vacancy speaks for itself. U have lost these people so have the dignity to accept it and do better by those that are left.

[chewbaca1989]

Detroit is a testament to Socialism running it's course.

[DodgerRiley]

@Microglia1 This isn't about the government. It is about private businesses (car industries) outsourcing jobs and making bad business decisions resulting in mass unemployment in america. New industries are needed instead of depending on auto insutry.

[Microglia1]

This is what happens when you rely on the government for welfare checks. This city is now looking at more empty homes than empty parking lots.