Quote Originally Posted by Bham1982 View Post
Well, yeah, the overall Chicagoland metro area has been growing. Slow-growth, but pretty consistent growth.

The current estimates actually show Metro Detroit growing faster than Metro Chicago, but these annual estimates are not to be trusted. I would wait until the 2020 Census to get something approaching accuracy.
Quote Originally Posted by Bham1982
If you don't like things like "facts", then fine. Feel free to ignore posts dealing in reality. Ignore the Census, and other reputable sources, and cling to whatever worldview you prefer.
You have a source for 2013??

Census 2010 and Census estimate July 2012 MSA
9,461,105 - 9,522,434 = +61,329 Chicago
4,296,250 - 4,292,060 = -4190 Detroit


Census 2010 and Census estimate July 2012 CSA
9,840,929 - 9,899,902 = +58,973 Chicago
5,318,744 - 5,311,449 = -7295 Detroit

https://www.census.gov/popest/data/metro/totals/2012/