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Detroit population growth by 2050? Right strategy is key

September 16, 2024

In this Crain’s Detroit Business article, Dustin Walsh discusses how despite a decade of positive momentum throughout Detroit, the city’s population is still projected to decline by 1.1% by 2050, according to the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments.

The article shares how Anika Goss, DFC’s CEO and a member of the state’s bipartisan Growing Michigan Together Council, doesn’t have a prediction for Detroit’s population by 2050, and she’s unsure it even matters. She emphasizes that the city must continue to advance its work to expand economic opportunities for Detroiters.

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