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05/15/2026

Detroit has big news today! Detroit added 5,000 residents for the year ending July 1, 2025, according to the estimates, even as 36 mostly rural Michigan counties lost a combined 3,449 residents. Want to see more? Check out the link in bio.

05/14/2026

Detroit added 5,000 residents for the year ending July 1, 2025, according to the estimates, even as 36 mostly rural Michigan counties lost a combined 3,449 residents.

Detroit’s growth — its third straight year of significant gains — helped it maintain its spot as the nation’s 26th most-populous city, a ranking it has held since 2023. The city’s roughly 650,000 population a far cry from the 1.8 million that called it home 75 years ago.

Detroit is one of only three communities in Wayne County to have grown in population since 2020.

Read more: https://www.bridgedetroit.com/detroit-fuels-michigan-population-gain-see-new-census-numbers-for-your-town/

05/14/2026

BIG DAY! Detroit added 5,000 residents for the year ending July 1, 2025, according to US Census Bureau estimates. Detroit’s growth — its third straight year of significant gains — helped it maintain its spot as the nation’s 26th most-populous city, a ranking it has held since 2023. The city’s roughly 650,000 population a far cry from the 1.8 million that called it home 75 years ago.

Detroit is one of only three communities in Wayne County to have grown in population since 2020.

“For decades, the story told about Detroit was always one about decline. Year after year families left, population shrank and too many people counted Detroit out,” Mayor Mary Sheffield said in a press conference Thursday. “But today the numbers tell a different story. They tell the real story of what is happening in our city; a city that is rising higher, a city that is growing stronger, gaining momentum and vitality.”

05/14/2026

Detroit added more than 5,000 residents for the second year in a row, but some other communities lost ground, according to new US Census estimates. Use our searchable database to look up your town.

05/14/2026

Utility bills are the primary source of revenue for public water and wastewater systems. Yet both the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, or DWSD, and GLWA are caught in what utility experts call an affordability gap.

05/13/2026

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05/13/2026

Critics of the scholarships have said they are no different than giving parents publicly funded vouchers to send their kids to private school.

05/13/2026

Detroit City Councilman Scott Benson convened the cross-sector workgroup last month to share feedback on zoning policy for future data center developments in Detroit amid an explosion of interest and concern nationally.

Scott Benson convened the cross-sector workgroup last month to share feedback on zoning policy for future data center developments in Detroit.

05/12/2026

The new program will run for 10 weeks during the summer months and feature extended hours at nine recreation centers, neighborhood activations every Friday and the return of the popular Midnight Basketball program.

05/12/2026

The suit, brought by Not Smart Wayne, alleges that defendants − including Wayne County officials and the regional transit provider, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART − didn't properly notify the public about a meeting and that the ballot language is "designed to confuse voters."

The suit, brought by Not Smart Wayne, alleges that defendants − including Wayne County officials and the regional transit provider, Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation, or SMART − didn't properly notify the public about a meeting and that the ballot language is "designed to c...

05/11/2026

Michigan spends far less on to***co prevention than the federal government recommends. As teen use begins to climb again, health advocates say that should change.