by d3wpadmin | Jul 15, 2015 | Demographics, MIchigan, Sabiha Zainulbhai
We’ve seen news articles and public officials publicizing Oakland County as one of “the wealthiest counties in the country,” But where does this statistic come from? Does Oakland County make it in the top ten? Does it even come close? As part of WDET and Data Driven...
by d3wpadmin | Mar 14, 2013 | Census, Kurt Metzger, MIchigan, Population Density, U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau has released its latest population estimates for 2012 today. The estimates cover metropolitan statistical areas, micropolitan statistical areas and counties. The numbers show that the Great Plains and West Texas contained many of the...
by d3wpadmin | Dec 20, 2012 | Kurt Metzger, MIchigan
The Census Bureau released State population estimates for 2012 (July 1, 2012) and Michigan is shown as gaining population between 2011 and 2012 – up 6,559 persons or 0.1 percent. While this pales when compared to Texas’s gain of 427,400 residents (#1 in number gained)...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 29, 2012 | Kurt Metzger, MIchigan
Metro Detroit’s home price recovery was extended to 15 straight months in September with another increase above the inflation rate, helping to lead a national housing recovery in a weak economy. The Detroit area’s 7.6 percent price growth from September...
by d3wpadmin | Nov 26, 2012 | Kurt Metzger, MIchigan
Personal income rose in 2011 in all of the nation’s 366 metropolitan statistical areas for the first time since 2007, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. When adjusted for inflation however, 44 metros actually experienced...
by d3wpadmin | Aug 28, 2012 | Kurt Metzger, MIchigan
The August/September issue of Global Trade Magazine features a story on the Top 50 Cities for Global Trade. They describe it as “really two rankings in one. The overall ranking lists the 50 largest metropolitan areas [1] by export volume” along with “a set of...
