Demographic and Labor Market Profile of the city of Detroit - Michigan Leonidas Murembya, PhD Regional Coordinator murembyal@michigan.gov www.michigan.gov/lmi 517-241-6574 State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives
The Changing Demographics of the Detroit City and Surrounding Areas Summary Statistics 2013 688,740 People 138.8 Square miles 4,962 People per Square mile 283,716 Labor force 52.9% Participation rate 14.9% Unemployment rate https://k-doyle.shinyapps.io/detroit/
Population Trends and Demographics Detroit is still the largest city in Michigan, with a population estimated at 688,700 in 2013. However, Detroit s population has been on a continuous decline since the 1980s: Once the sixth largest city in the US in 1980, Detroit lost about 41 percent of its population over three decades in 2010 or close to half a million people. Between 2000 and 2010 alone, Detroit s population dropped by almost 235,000, or -24.8 percent. Over the same period, Michigan s population declined by only about 76,000 or -0.8 percent. Since 2010, the population in the city of Detroit has continued to drop, while the state s population is on the rise.
Population by Race and Ethnicity, 2013 90% 81.5% 80.3% 60% Detroit Michigan 30% 0% 12.8% White 15.3% 15.3% 7.7% 0.4% 1.3% 1.5% 3.2% 4.7% 0.0% African American Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2013) AIAN: American Indians and Alaska Natives 3.5% 0.1% 1.7% 1.3% AIAN Asian NHOPI Hispanic Some Two or other race more races NHOPI: Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
Population by Educational Attainment, 2013 Detroit Michigan 7.6% 5.4% 21.4% Below High School 10.5% 10.6% High School (+GED) 16.4% 33.5% Some college (+Associate's) 29.7% 32.0% Bachelor's degree Post-Grad 32.8% Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2013)
Disability by Age, Race, and Ethnicity, 2013 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 30% 20% 10% Percent of People with a Disability by Age 21.1% 22.1% 14.4% 12.7% 7.8% 6.5% 1.2% 1.0% Total Population Under 5 5 to 17 18 to 64 65 and over Percent of People with a Disability by Race and Ethnicity 28.7% 23.3% 22.0% 22.3% 18.3% 14.3% Detroit Michigan 46.5% 36.5% Detroit Michigan 21.3% 12.4% 9.6% 9.2% 5.8% 9.4% 11.0% 14.7% 0% White African American AIAN Asian Hispanic / Latino Some other race Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2013) Two or more
Poverty by Age and Race or Ethnic Groups, 2013 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 80% 60% 40% 20% Poverty by Age 58.6% Detroit Michigan 40.7% 17.0% 37.4% 23.8% 21.6% 16.7% 8.3% Total Below Poverty Under 18 18-64 65 and over 63.4% 40.1% 40.3% 34.6% 13.5% 13.2% Poverty by Race 41.5% 43.1% 41.4% 31.1% 29.1% 26.7% 0% White Black Asian Some other race Two or more races Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2013) Hispanic or Latino
Unemployment Rate Labor Force Participation Rate Unemployment and Labor Participation Rates: 2005-2014 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% Detroit Michigan Participation Rate 57.6% 55.5% 55.3% 53.6% 54.2% 54.6% 52.9% 52.1% 52.9% 25.0% 23.0% 19.9% 18.0% 16.9% 14.1% 13.6% 14.1% 15.9% 14.9% 13.5% 12.7% 10.4% 6.8% 6.9% 7.1% 8.3% 9.1% 8.8% 7.2% 60.0% 55.0% 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 0.0% 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Source: Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives (for Unemployment Rates) Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2013 (for Participation Rates) 30.0%
Workers Commuting Patterns In-commute: 167,010 6 Work & Live: 64,795 Out-commute: 103,833 Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2011
Workers Monthly Earnings 60.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 60.0% 40.0% 20.0% 0.0% 31.5% 23.8% $1,250 per month or less 23.9% 15.8% $1,250 per month or less Working Residents by Earnings Detroit Michigan 43.0% 35.7% $1,251 to $3,333 per month 32.2% 35.6% 40.5% 25.5% More than $3,333 per month Area In-Commuting Workers by Earnings Detroit Michigan $1,251 to $3,333 per month 52.0% 40.6% More than $3,333 per month Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2011
Workers Educational Attainment Working Residents by Educational Attainment Not available (workers aged 29 or Bachelor's or advanced degree Some college or Associate's Michigan Detroit High school or equivalent, no college Less than high school 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% Area In-Commuting Workers by Educational Attainment Not available (workers aged 29 or Bachelor's degree or advanced degree Some college or Associate degree Michigan Detroit High school or equivalent, no college Less than high school 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% Source: U. S. Census Bureau, Local Employment Dynamics (LED), 2011
Feb-11 May-11 Aug-11 Nov-11 Feb-12 May-12 Aug-12 Nov-12 Feb-13 May-13 Aug-13 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Nov-14 Feb-15 Michigan Job Ads Detroit City Job Ads Total Count of Online Job Ads, 2011-2015 130,000 18,000 120,000 110,000 Michigan Detroit 16,000 100,000 14,000 90,000 80,000 12,000 70,000 10,000 60,000 50,000 8,000 40,000 6,000 Source: Conference Board, Help Wanted Online
Demographic and Labor Market Profile of the city of Detroit - Michigan Leonidas Murembya, PhD Regional Coordinator murembyal@michigan.gov www.michigan.gov/lmi 517-241-6574 State of Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives