Population and Poverty in Detroit:1950-2010

By: Amelia Jenner | Rebecca Matheson | Julian de Lorenzo

ARTS2090 – 2012

1950Population:1,850,000

Below poverty line: 18%

1950

1970

Population:1,514,000

Below poverty line: 14%

Population:1,514,000

Below poverty line: 14%

1990

1970

1950Population:1,514,000

Below poverty line: 14%

Population:1,514,000

Below poverty line: 14%

Population:1,027,974

Below poverty line: 32%

2010

1990

1970

1950Population:1,850,000

Population:1,514,000

Below poverty line: 18%

Below poverty line: 14%

Population:1,027,974

Below poverty line: 32%

Below poverty line: 34.5%

Population:713,777

Sources

• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8399734/Death-of-the-Motor-City-Detroits-population-plummets-25-per-cent.html

• http://bit.ly/IRMWq5• http://bit.ly/KJjFcY• http://www.larouchepub.com/other/

2004/3116detroit_dies.html• http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2622000.html • http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Detroit-

Population-Profile.html • http://www.carsdirect.com/2011/lincoln/town-car/pictures#b