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Despite the lack of housing, black people continued to move to Detroit, and by 1960, almost 30% of the population of Detroit was black. [9] The white population of the city peaked in 1950 and then steadily declined due to white flight and net emigration through 2010. [15]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Black or African Americans living in Detroit accounted for 79.1% of the total population, or approximately 532,425 people as of 2017 estimates. [2] According to the 2000 U.S. Census , of all U.S. cities with 100,000 or more people, Detroit had the second-highest percentage of Black people.
Within the Detroit–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 ...
Detroit’s overall population is about 639,000, according to the 2020 Census. About three-quarters of the city’s residents are Black. About three-quarters of the city’s residents are Black.
This list of U.S. cities by black population covers all incorporated cities and Census-designated places with a population over 100,000 and a proportion of black residents over 30% in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is black or African American.
Detroit, which is home to almost 500,000 Black residents, about 78% of its population, is one of the poorest major cities in the U.S., with over a third of its residents living below the poverty line.
In 2002 Detroit had 771,966 black residents, making up 81.2% of its population and making it the city with the largest African-American population in Michigan. [40] That year it was also, out of all of the U.S. cities with 100,000 or more people, the city with the second highest percentage of black people. [ 2 ]
A new study from University of Michigan Poverty Solutions showed that Detroit's Black homeowners gained $2.8 billion in home value during the span from 2014 to 2022.. The net value of these homes ...