Detroit’s population plummeted about 237,500 or 25 percent to 713,777. Detroit’s mayor is all, oh they must have missed some counties, cuz if a city is bigger than 750,000 they get special monies from the government. Yeah right. No one wants to live in that cold shell of a city. They’re going to have to do a lot more than destroy 100,000 lots in order to get people moving back there.
Because of this, Michigan is the only state to show a net population loss since the 2000 census, at .6 percent. The rest of the nation grew at 9.7 percent. In the middle of the century, from 1920 to 1950, Detroit was the country’s fourth largest city.
I’m eagerly awaiting the other rankings. According to my own calculations, my home town of Portland, OR, which saw it’s population rise from 529,000 to about 587,000 is bigger than Las Vegas, but still shy of Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Maybe next decade Portland.
I’m sure that by the end of the week we will have more answers regarding the top 25 biggest American cities, which Portland may or may not be a part of. This list is important as it will likely influence the decision of those looking for moving and transport to a new city over the coming decade.