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Immigration hero
The following appeared as a Letter to the Editor in the January 24, 2012 issue of the Detroit Free Press. Immigration hero I wanted to express my congratulations, as well as those of the staff of Data Driven Detroit (D3), to State Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, who...
When Demographic Analysis Causes Concern
In late December, the Census Bureau released its latest population estimates for the nation and states. Since Michigan was the only state to lose population over the last decade, but appeared to be coming out of the recession on the back of a revived auto industry, I...
The Importance of Migration in Michigan
D3 Director Kurt Metzger is in the news again, this time featured in a Macomb Daily article covering his analysis of migration patterns in Macomb County. In the report, Kurt examines the counties of origin for new Macomb residents and the counties of destination for...
Michigan Movers and Migrants
Earlier this month, three of the nation’s largest moving companies – United Van Lines, Allied Van Lines, and Atlas Van Lines - released their annual migration pattern studies. These studies, each based upon the origins and destinations of their respective clients in...
Detroit’s Data Guru Featured on WDET
Our own Kurt Metzger was featured on today’s episode of the Craig Fahle Show on WDET, contributing to the ongoing series questioning what it would take for someone to move to Detroit. The series is an outgrowth of a dialogue that began back in December, when Toby...
When You Write About Geographic Areas, Please Be Specific!
We at Data Driven Detroit (D3) take our data and our geographic definitions seriously. Last year we ranted about Forbes Magazine and their discussion about city crime rankings when they were actually discussing metropolitan areas. Even within metropolitan areas,...
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