Are most people who live in Detroit planning on leaving? (Jackson: for sale, lawyers)

[Ro-Dialin]

I live in the only state that has unemployment figures equal to Michigan. I was wondering if most people (or many people) are leaving? From what we see here, Detroit is a dying city. What are the news anchors reporting? Is there hope for the big three?

[jschulst]

I don't see much hope for the big three, I was a victim myself. 99% chance my next career is outside michigan. Many of the more talented people are leaving. The hourly workers are more unlikely to leave the state.

[Dexterguy]

Do you mean the City of Detroit itself? Or Detroit as a metropolitan area?

People have been leaving the city for decades. The population is probably around 860,000-870,000 by now. Many of the auto jobs in Michigan hit the Detroit suburbs the hardest. Many of the city's auto jobs were lost years ago, when all of the factories, assembly, and even some white collar jobs moved to the suburbs.

Is there hope for the Detroit Three?
I think so, just not the way they are operating at the moment. They need to become leaner and greener companies, which they are in the slow process of doing.

[krock1dk]

According to Census statistics, Detroit has lost a majority of its population over the past 60 years. A high of 1.6 million in 1950 to about 800,000 today. It was once the 6th largest city in the country, but now 12th. At the next Census, Indianapolis, Jacksonville and San Francisco will have surpassed Detroit in population, further dropping its rank. Its safe to say most people are planning on leaving Detroit--and Michigan. Its an awful city--and state--no one wants to live in.

[and the]

I think it's a great state to live in if you don't have to work. I'd love to live somewhere like Milford or even the Traverse City or Pentwater area from May through October, and then live somewhere warm for the Winter. The time is right to buy a summer place in MI. I've got kids though, so my summer time in MI, if I can swing it with kids after we leave, will be from June though most of August.

[zakian]

I grew up with cops, lawyers and judges. They're all corrupt.
Someone wants to live here? Fine, my place is for sale.
Call me.....

[LIS123]

Originally Posted by Ro-Dialin

I live in the only state that has unemployment figures equal to Michigan. I was wondering if most people (or many people) are leaving? From what we see here, Detroit is a dying city. What are the news anchors reporting? Is there hope for the big three?

People have been leaving Detroit for decades and the state of Michigan for years. Detroit has been a dying city for along time.

Many people are leaving Michigan, but I doubt it's most since most (> 50%) would mean more than 5 million people leaving.

There's no hope for the Big 3, especially since we keep throwing money after a sinking ship. Had they been allowed to collapse, there may have been a more efficient acquisition of the resources. Chrysler, for ex, is being run by the UAW which played a big part in bringing the Big 3 to its knees.

[st8champ90]

Originally Posted by krock1dk

According to Census statistics, Detroit has lost a majority of its population over the past 60 years. A high of 1.6 million in 1950 to about 800,000 today. It was once the 6th largest city in the country, but now 12th. At the next Census, Indianapolis, Jacksonville and San Francisco will have surpassed Detroit in population, further dropping its rank. Its safe to say most people are planning on leaving Detroit--and Michigan. Its an awful city--and state--no one wants to live in.

Hey, why not stick to giving your own opinion? You do not speak for the rest of us. Michigan and Detroit both have problems right now, but there are alot of people (see how I didn't speak for EVERYONE) who love this place and believe it is still a great place to live. It's the shortsightedness of people like krock that make recovery a challenge. Eventually, things will work themselves out and a changed version of Michigan will begin to emerge.
BTW, krock, where do you live?

[Shrewsbury Road]

Originally Posted by Ro-Dialin

I live in the only state that has unemployment figures equal to Michigan. I was wondering if most people (or many people) are leaving? From what we see here, Detroit is a dying city. What are the news anchors reporting? Is there hope for the big three?

Detroit's population has been declining from the peak of 1.8 million from the 50s to a little less than 900,000 today, but thats been evident for decades, Michigan's population however has been declining for the last few years primarily due to the fastly declining auto industry. At this point Fiat is Chrysler's only hope and I don't know what will be done with GM.

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by krock1dk

Its safe to say most people are planning on leaving Detroit--and Michigan. Its an awful city--and state--no one wants to live in.

It is safe to say YOU are planning on leaving. Don't speak for me or "most" of the other people of the State as a whole. The 0.7% INCREASE the State as a whole saw between 2000 and 2008 (US Census figures, latest available) proves that a majority are NOT planning on moving out, and we are gaining people slowly, just NOT in the SE corner.