Detroit has fallen out of the top 20 when it comes to city population for the first time since 1850. Over the past year, Detroit proper has lost 3,100 residents dropping it to 21st behind Seattle, Denver and El Paso. Kurt Metzger, demographer and Director Emeritus of Data Driven Detroit explains Detroit’s population decline to Frank Beckmann.
Detroit: America’s shrinking city
May 19, 2016 | 1:47 PM
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