2010 Census results are in!

[just_sayin']

According to estimates, the population of the city was at 207k and some change as of 2009 (which is what they still have posted on city-data), and the total at 2010 census was 210,000. Using that logic you could say the city gained around 3000 people between then and now...but what is more likely true is that they simply underestimated the city population in 2009 (as they did for Monroe County, by over 11,000 people).

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by I'minformed2

OK, didn't want to be the guy to say this; but the ONLY thing that separates Buffalo's population decline from that of Detroit is that Buffalo still has white people.

Both cities were heavily dependent on the steel and automobile industry in the first half of the 20th century and then suddenly had the rug pulled out from under them in the 60's/70's

Both have city populations that are well under half of what they were in 1950. (Buffalo's population was actually lower in 2000 than it was in 1900)

Both continue to be among the very few 1,000,000+ metropolitan areas in the country that are losing population

One big difference is that Detroit has some very very wealthy suburban areas; some of them among the wealthiest towns in the country; and some of the far flung suburbs of Detroit are growing quite rapidly.

Buffalo has definitely done a better job at maintaining some of its middle and upper-middle class neighborhoods in the city like South Buffalo and Albright. But other than that; the population decline of Detroit is only seen as worse by many people because there are no white people left there. Stigmas still exist. Sad but true

Actually, there are some Detroit neighborhoods with noticeable to decent White populations, eventhough they make up about 12% of the city's population. SW Detroit, Indian Village, East English Village, Rosedale Park, the University District and Warrendale are examples. Arabs are included in those numbers too. Some of the DPS high schools like Southwestern, Western International, Cass Tech and Renaissance still have a few to decent amounts of White students, relatively speaking. SW Detroit is where the Hispanic community is highly concentrated too.

You make great points about the differences between the two areas, eventhough Williamsville, Clarence, Orchard Park and Lewiston could hold their own as more upper middle class suburbs in the Buffalo area.