Detroit, Michigan

The 2000 Census showed that Detroit had a population of 951,270 people^<1>. This represents 9.56% of the total population of Michigan, making it the state's most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
-1-	Detroit			912,062	4.12% decrease
2	Grand Rapids	W	135 mi [217.3 km]	193,396	2.23% decrease
3	Warren	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	133,939	3.12% decrease
4	Flint	NW	53 mi [85.3 km]	112,900	9.64% decrease
5	Sterling Heights	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	127,160	2.16% increase
6	Lansing	W	77 mi [123.9 km]	113,968	4.33% decrease
7	Ann Arbor	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	114,386	0.32% increase

Detroit had 375,096 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Detroit has a total area of 142.9 square miles [370.2 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 138.8 square miles [359.4 km²]4.18 square miles [10.82 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Detroit had a 2000 population density of 6,855 people per square mile [2,646 people/km²], making it the state's 2nd most densely populated area.

Wayne County

The city of Detroit is located in Wayne County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 2,058,734 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 951,270 people, Detroit contained 46.21% of the Wayne County total.

In addition, where the community of Detroit has a population density of 6,855 people per square mile [2,646 people/km²], Wayne County averages 3,352 people per square mile [1,294 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Wayne County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Detroit and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Detroit. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Detroit. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Detroit, it also contains a comparison between Detroit and the state of Michigan.

Click here for the Detroit QuickFact (QF-2622000).

The following communities are nearby Detroit and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Oak Park	QF-2659920	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	30,547	2.53% increase
	Dearborn	QF-2621000	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	86,477	11.56% decrease
	Madison Heights	QF-2650560	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	29,531	5.05% decrease
	Warren	QF-2684000	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	133,939	3.12% decrease
	Dearborn Heights	QF-2621020	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	51,972	10.8% decrease
	Eastpointe	QF-2624290	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	32,497	4.64% decrease
	Royal Oak	QF-2670040	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	57,110	4.91% decrease
	Allen Park	QF-2601380	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	26,014	11.44% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Detroit.

A Census Quickfact is available for Wayne County (QF-26163).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Wayne County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Macomb	QF-26099	NE	830,663	5.04% increase
	Monroe	QF-26115	SW	152,949	4.47% increase
	Oakland	QF-26125	N	1,202,174	0.48% increase
	Washtenaw	QF-26161	W	347,376	7.05% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Detroit:

Detroit is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Detroit.

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Detroit. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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