According the U.S. Census data for population estimates Detroit is still in the population decline. Detroit's city population went from 929,229 2000 to 797,131 in 2008. Detroit's White population went from 116,599
in 2000 to 85,054 in 2008. Detroit's Black population went from 775,772 in 2000 to 670,759 2008 A lost of 105,013. However the Mexican/Hispanic population in Detroit increased from 47,167 in 2000 to 52,057
2008.

The precentage of blacks in Detroit increased by 2% from 81% to 83%. This is due to more whites and Asians moving out of the ghettohoods.
Detroit's continuing doom and gloom cause the accleration in black flight. Oh well might as well privatize Detroit and clear out the poor folks. Maybe we have the growing Mexican/Hispanics take over Detroit by 2030.


In the meantime the suburbs in the Metro-Detroit area have experienced a explosion of blacks moving into the area in the past eight years over ten percent.

Macomb County

1. Eastpointe 25.1% black

Eastpointe's black population population grew by 7,000 people. Most of them lived at the neighborhoods north of E.8 Mile Rd. from Beaconsfield St. near the St. Clair Shores border to Gratiot Ave. near Toepfer St. and Hayes Rd. near Warren border. and up to E. 9 Mile Rd. Plainview Elementary School student population is now officially 52% black and 41% white; making it the first East Detroit Public School building with a large black student population.

2. Mount Clemens 19.6% black

Blacks remained historically reside at the neighborhoods east of Downtown Mount Clemens since the 1840s. But they might be spreading at fewer apt complexes and boondocked sub-housing units near Clinton TWP.

Oakland County

1. Royal Oak Township 71.5% black

It remains to this day the poorest city in Oakland County.

2. Southfield 63.7 % black

Thanks of the influx of ethnic Jewish communities. They contributed of luring more blacks to their neighborhoods. An ethnic Jewish community in Metro-Detroit are will move to another city every 25 years due to more space or their synagogues move to another area. There are few small Jewish inclaves in Southfield near 10 Mile Rd. to 12 Mile Rd. from Greenfield Rd. to Telegraph Rd. The remaining whites who lived in Southfield saw the growing black population as bothersome and they quickly move to other areas in suburbs and ex-urbs. All Southfield Public Schools are now over 92% black.

3. Oak Park 52. 6% black

Blacks have been moving to Oak Park since the late 1970s thanks the Jewish communities from Detroit. Started from 8 Mile Rd. from Schaefer Rd. to Greenfield Ave. from the boondocked neighborhoods across from Northland Mall to the full line of bricked cookie cutter ranches north of the projects. Now there are all over, even next to a few ethnic inclaves of Chaldeans and Hasidic Jewish communties.

Pontiac 50.4% black

Blacks had been living in Pontiac historically since the 1840s. Their community grew slowly from time to time until economic hardships cause whites to move away. By the late 1990s Pontiac has officially became black.

4. Lathrup Village 49.8% black

The city is now officially black. It may be up to 50%.

Farmington Hills 15.0% black

Black population in Farmington Hills exploded by 7,000 people. They started by trailing the Jewish community from Southfield from the northeast corner of the neighborhood aroung Inkster Rd. from 12 to 14 Mile Rd. near the West Bloomfield area. Now there are over the northern areas of the city. Farmington Hills black population will increase up to 38% by 2015.

Auburn Hills 13.8% black

More blacks from Pontiac started to move to Auburn Hills from luxury apartments to country styled homes. Slow suburban development will keep black population down.

MORE TO COME.