A 2025 U.S. Census estimate placed Detroit's population at 645,705, an increase of 12,487 since a May 2024 estimate; the figure included nearly 6,800 new residents in 2024 and nearly 5,700 residents the census had undercounted in 2021â2023.
January 01, 2025
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Population estimates and components as reported by the U.S. Census and city sources.
As of 2025, Detroit had recorded 12 consecutive years of balanced budgets.
January 01, 2025
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Multi-year fiscal performance of the City of Detroit.
Detroit exited the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in 2014.
January 01, 2014
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Reference to Detroit's municipal bankruptcy and its resolution.
Detroit's population peaked at about 1.8 million people in the 1950s.
January 01, 1950
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Historical peak population of Detroit during the mid-20th century.