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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population of the Detroit region has decreased by -.5 percent or 28,827 poeple since 2000. While the numbers show an overall decrease 71 communities experienced double digit growth.

Wayne, Oakland & Macomb counties are among the largest counties in the United State by population.

The Detroit Region's population is larger than 130 countries.The city of Detroit is the 11th largest city in the United States. Michigan is the eighth largest state in the U.S.

The Detroit Region is made up of four Metropolitan Statistical Areas. The chart below describes which counties are included in which MSA.

	Genesee	Lapeer	Lenawee	Livingston	Macomb	Monroe	Oakland	St. Clair	Washtenaw	Wayne
The Detroit Region	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Detroit-Warren-Flint Consolidated Statistical Area	X	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area									X
Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metropolitan Statistical Area		X		X	X		X	X		X
Flint Metropolitan Statistical Area (Genesee County)	X
Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area						X
Adrian Micropolitan Area			X

Population Trends

Population by County, 2010

The Detroit Region's most populated counties are Wayne, Oakland & Macomb counties. Livingston County experienced the largest percentage gain with an increase of more than 16 percent, while Macomb County led the region by count with an increase of more than 43,000 individuals.

Area	1990	2000	2010	% Change 2000-2010
Detroit Region	5,302,816	5,456,428	5,318,933	-2.5
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	282,937	322,895	344,791	6.7
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA	4,248,699	4,452,557	4,296,259	-3.5
Flint MSA/Genesee County	430,459	436,161	425,790	-2.3
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	133,600	145,945	152,201	4.2
Lapeer County	74,768	87,904	88,319	0.4
Lenawee County/Adrian Micropolitan Area	91,476	98,890	99,892	1
Livingston County	115,645	156,951	180,967	15.3
Macomb County	717,400	788,149	840,987	6.7
Oakland County	1,083,592	1,194,156	1,202,362	0.6
St. Clair County	145,607	164,235	163,040	-0.7
Wayne County	2,111,687	2,061,162	1,820,584	-11.6
City of Detroit	1,027,974	951,270	713,445	-25
Michigan	9,295,297	9,938,444	9,883,640	-0.5

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Note: Prior to 2004, Monroe County was part of Detroit MSA, Livingston and Lenawee Counties were part of the Ann Arbor MSA. Note: City of Detroit population is for 2008.

Population by Race, 2010

County/Area	White	Black	American Indian/Alaskan Native	Asian	Other Race	Two or more races	Hispanic	Population
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	256,880	43,767	128	27,109	4,159	11,574	13,860	344,791
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA	2,464,989	980,451	951	141,316	52,809	94,632	168,065	4,296,250
Flint MSA/Genesee County	317,393	88,127	79	3,897	3,044	11,016	12,983	425,790
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	3,237	3,237	26	824	1,278	2,695	4,667	152,021
Genesee County	317,393	88,127	79	3,897	3,044	11,016	12,983	425,790
Lapeer County	84,351	922	9	309	1,088	1,237	3,622	88,319
Lenawee County	92,174	2,539	26	519	1,967	2,192	7,614	99,892
Livingston County	175,015	809	76	1424	659	2,277	3,460	180,967
Macomb County	171,723	72,723	179	25,063	4,760	17,634	19,095	840,978
Monroe County	3,237	3,237	26	824	1,278	2,695	4,667	152,021
Oakland County	928,912	164,078	254	67,828	11,584	26,330	41,920	1,202,362
St. Clair County	153,052	3,976	29	777	1,177	3,300	4,708	163,040
Washtenaw County	256,880	43,767	128	27,109	4,159	11,574	13,860	344,791
Wayne County	951,936	737,943	404	45,915	33,541	43,854	95,260	1,820,584
Michigan	7,803,120	1,400,362	2,604	238,199	147,029	230,319	436,358	9,883,640

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Note: Persons of Hispanic origin can be of any race.

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Population by Age, 2008 Estimates

As a percent of population

Country/Area	19 & under	20-34	35-44	45-64	65 & over	Population
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	26.8	25.7	14.7	23.8	9	347,177
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA	27.6	17.8	15.1	27.3	12.2	4,456,416
Flint MSA/Genesee County	28.3	18.9	13.8	26.5	12.5	433,421
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	26.8	19.2	14.5	27.5	12	153,143
Lapeer County	26.5	18.7	14.6	28.8	11.4	91,601
Lenawee County	26.4	19.6	13.3	27.1	13.6	101,153
Livingston County	27.1	18.5	15	29.3	10.1	182,435
Macomb County	25.8	19	15.2	26.4	13.6	829,436
Oakland County	26.4	16.3	15.7	29.5	12.1	1,203,042
St. Clair County	26.4	18.7	14.4	27.3	13.2	169,640
Wayne County	29.2	18.1	14.8	26	11.9	1,980,262
City of Detroit	31.6	19.7	14	23.9	10.8	808,398
Michigan	27.3	19.1	14.2	26.6	12.8	10,045,697

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Population by Sex, 2008 Estimates

Country/Area	Male	% of total	Female	% of total	Population
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	173,779	50.1	173,398	49.9	347,177
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA	2,177,006	48.9	2,279,410	51.1	4,456,416
Flint MSA/Genesee County	208,562	48.1	224,859	51.9	433,421
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	75,898	49.6	77,245	50.4	153,143
Lapeer County	46,524	50.8	45,077	49.2	91,601
Lenawee County	50,438	49.9	50,715	50.1	101,153
Livingston County	92,124	50.5	90,311	49.5	182,435
Macomb County	407,903	49.2	421,533	50.8	829,436
Oakland County	592,382	49.2	610,660	50.8	1,203,042
St. Clair County	83,937	49.5	85,703	50.5	169,640
Wayne County	954,136	48.2	1,026,126	51.8	1,980,262
City of Detroit	380,002	47	428,396	53.0	808,398
Michigan	4,942,839	49.2	5,102,858	50.8	10,045,697

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census.

Regional Detroit Largest and Fastest Growing Communities

The Detroit Region is home to more than 275 municipalities. Four of those communities have populations greater than 100,000 people. The city of Detroit is the largest community followed by Warren and Sterling Heights in Macomb County. Ann Arbor, home of the University of Michigan, is the region's 4th largest community.

20 Largest Communities, 2010

Community	County	2010 Population
Detroit city	Wayne	713,777
Warren city	Macomb	134,056
Sterling Heights city	Macomb	129,699
Ann Arbor city	Washtenaw	113,934
Flint city	Genesee	102,434
Dearborn city	Wayne	98,153
Livonia city	Wayne	96,942
Westland city	Wayne	84,094
Troy city	Oakland	80,980
Farmington Hills city	Oakland	79,740
Southfield city	Oakland	71,739
Rochester Hills city	Oakland	70,995
Taylor city	Wayne	63,131
St. Clair Shores city	Macomb	59,715
Pontiac city	Oakland	59,515
Dearborn Heights city	Wayne	57,774
Royal Oak city	Oakland	57,236
Novi city	Oakland	55,224
Roseville city	Macomb	47,299
Lincoln Park city	Wayne	38,144

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.

10 Fastest-Growing Communities by Population

More than 71 communities have experienced double digit growth in the Detroit Region over the past several years. According to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 3,074 residential construction permits were granted in 2008. the city of Detroit led the region by awarding 562 permits. This marks the city's fourth year in a row leading the region in residential construction. They city of Novi finished second recording 204 residential permits.

Community	County	Pop. April 2000	Pop. July 2009 (Est.)	% Change
Macomb Twp.	Macomb	50,478	81,969	62.4
Saline Twp.	Washtenaw	1,302	2,072	59.1
Dexter	Washtenaw	2,338	2,471	48.5
New Baltimore	Macomb	7,405	10,970	48.1
Marion Twp.	Livingston	6,757	9,763	44.5
Augusta Twp.	Washtenaw	4,813	6,929	44.0
New Haven	Macomb	3,071	4,410	43.6
Holly Twp.	Oakland	3,902	5,434	39.3
Oceola Twp.	Livingston	8,362	11,564	38.3
Berlin Twp	Monroe	5,154	7,051	36.8

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.

Households, 2010

Occupied Housing Units

The Detroit Region has seen explosive household growth over the past 30 years. Livingston County has lead the growth with more than 20 percent growth rate.. The tri-county area of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties account for 74 percent of the household in the Detroit Region.

Area	1990	2000	2010	% Change 2000-2010
Detroit Region	1,916,382	2,045,772	2,084,250	1.7
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	104,528	125,232	137,193	9.5
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA	1,574,228	1,696,943	1,682,111	-0.9
Flint MSA/Genesee County	159,483	169,825	169,202	-0.3
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	46,508	53,772	58,230	8.2
Lapeer County	26,445	30,729	32,776	6.6
Lenawee County	31,635	35,930	37,514	4.4
Livingston County	38,887	55,384	67,380	21.6
Macomb County	264,991	309,203	331,667	7.2
Oakland County	410,488	471,115	483,698	2.6
St. Clair County	52,882	62,072	63,841	2.8
Wayne County	780,535	768,440	702,749	-8.5
City of Detroit	374,057	336,428	269,445	-19.9
Michigan	3,419,331	3,785,661	3,872,508	2.2

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and U.S. Census Bureau. Note: Detroit MSA, Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, and Michigan households are for 2008. Note: Detroit MSA has changed.

Household Size

Area	1980	1990	2000	2009 Estimate	% Change 2000-2009
Detroit Region			2.56	2.58	0.7
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	2.62	2.50	2.41	2.44	1.2
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA			2.6	2.72	4.6
Flint MSA/Genesee County	2.53	2.64	2.54	2.58	1.6
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	3.09	2.84	2.69	2.57	-4.5
Lapeer County	3.23	2.97	2.8	2.81	0.4
Lenawee County	2.77	2.77	2.61	2.66	1.9
Livingston County	3.15	2.94	2.8	2.72	-2.9
Macomb County	3.00	2.68	2.52	2.54	0.8
Oakland County	2.82	2.61	2.51	2.49	-0.8
St. Clair County	2.92	2.73	2.62	2.58	-1.5
Wayne County	2.80	2.67	2.64	2.78	5.3
City of Detroit			2.77	3.11	12.3
Michigan		2.66	2.54	2.64	3.9

Source: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and U.S. Census Bureau. Note: Detroit MSA, Genesee, Lapeer, Lenawee, and Michigan avg. households are for 2008. Note: Detroit MSA has changed.

Income

The average median household income for the Detroit Region is $70,719. Oakland County, the eighth of the most affluent counties in the country, has the highest median household income at $101,227.

Area/County	2010 Per Capita Income (est.)	2010 Median Household Income (est.)
Detroit-Warren-Livonia MSA	$30,045	$77,957
Ann Arbor MSA/Washtenaw County	$30,421	$77,528
Flint MSA/Genesee County	$23,021	$58,503
Monroe MSA/Monroe County	$25,653	$68,889
Lapeer County	$24,647	$69,649
Lenawee County	$24,516	$66,820
Livingston County	$31,001	$86,713
Macomb County	$27,404	$56,377
Oakland County	$40,337	$101,227
St. Clair County	$24,954	$65,244
Wayne County	$24,677	$65,435
Michigan	$26,655	$69,299

Source: Editor & Publisher Market Guide.

Other Population Statistics

Wayne County (the Detroit Region's largest county) ranks as the 13th largest county in the United States by population.
Oakland County ranks 31th and Macomb County 62nd in population among the nation's 3,141 counties.
The City of Detroit is the 11th largest U.S. city.
44 percent of the Southeast Michigan's foreign-born residents arrived in the U.S. after 1990.
In 2007, Oakland County's per capita income ranked 10th highest among U.S. counties with more than a million residents and 48th among all U.S. Counties.
BusinessWeek named Ann Arbor as one of the "Best Places to Raise Kids in 2009." Royal Oak and Shelby Township were runners-up.

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