Business Information for Michigan Residents: Detroit Demographics & History

Detroit History Resources from the University of Michigan Library

• Includes links to online and print resources on the history of Detroit from the University of Michigan.
• See electronically available books from the University of Michigan via U-M Library Catalog Search Catalog. Some resources might be limited to current University of Michigan students, faculty and staff.

Detroit and the Great Migration 1916-1929

• Online exhibit from the Bentley Historical Library by Elizabeth Anne Martin.

Reports From the Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy (IRLEE)

• Pages of note include:
• Publications from the IRLEE
• Grimes, Donald R., and Fulton, George A. 2012. “Retrenchment and Renewal: The Economic and Demographic Outlook for Southeast Michigan Through 2040.” Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Research on Labor, Employment, and the Economy, University of Michigan (March). 

U.S. Census Bureau

QuickFacts for Detroit

• Detroit (city) QuickFacts
• Detroit (city) Data Sets

HUD State of the Cities

• HUD State of the Cities Data System (Detroit) - Includes numerous resources from the BLS, Census Bureau and other Government agencies. 

Data Driven Detroit

• A shared resource from the Skillman Foundation, the Kresge Foundation and the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State University.
• Pages of note include:
  • Data & Mapping
  • Census 2010 toolkit
  • Presentations

Timeline of Detroit

• From the Detroit Historical Society.

Michigan's Urban and Metropolitan Strategy

• From the Brookings Institute
• 2012 report on the Michigan economy.
• Pages of note include:
  • Full Report
  • Economic assessments of Detroit and Grand Rapids
  • Detroit Profile

Shrinking Cities Project for Detroit

• Global project to explore shrinking cities in many nations.
• Detroit Working Paper includes many views and writings about Detroit.