Michigan loses population for second consecutive year (Detroit, Grand Rapids: real estate, houses)

[usroute10]

Michigan loses population for second consecutive year, new census data shows

https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...s/69744139007/

The state lost 3,391 residents, or 0.03%, from a year earlier to 10,034,113 on July 1, 2022. Michigan was one of 18 states that saw population decline. In total, Michigan has roughly 40,000 fewer residents since the decennial census in 2020 when the population reached 10.077 million

"Michigan is known as an out-migrant state because we send more residents to other states on an annual basis than we receive from them," said demographer Kurt Metzger. "Natural change will never be sufficient to overcome the effects of migration."

[GraniteStater]

This will become the norm as only a few states will see the majority of the population growth, and a larger majority will see declining populations overall due to the rapidly aging population.

[Ivory Lee Spurlock]

I'm guessing the colder climate has much to do with Michigan being an "out-migrant state". Most people prefer a warmer climate over a colder climate. Michigan is one of those states where good paying jobs is about the only way to get people with no ties to Michigan to move there. If Michigan had not been a major industrial Rust Belt state, it would probably rank today in the bottom half of the states by population.

[DTWflyer]

It some ways its not a bad thing all considering, but I suspect in about 20-30 years this state could be seeing a huge surge as coastal cities are built out/priced out/natural disaster impact.

That being said, its hard to believe we are declining when there continues to be some much of a building boom in certain concentrated areas like the Metro Detroit exburbs and some pockets in the Grand Rapids and TC areas.

[leroythelion]

I left Michigan in 2022 for another cold weather State. Nothing against Michigan, it was strictly for career reasons.

[jackmichigan]

The change is insignificant--especially considering that the Trump administration purposely worked to undercount certain areas for political reasons. Even if Michigan experienced a slight decline, that is good news. We'd be much better off if we had far fewer residents in this state. Of course, we have far too many people now living in this country and we have way too many people living on this planet. We are experiencing a great wave of extinctions precisely because the world is overpopulated. The world's population has more than tripled in my short lifetime--to the detriment of natural ecosystems and wildlife everywhere.

[Angry-Koala]

I would like to see a breakdown by county. My guess is that the Detroit counties are losing population while many of the rural counties are gaining.

I've been watching from a distance, and real estate prices in rural counties just keep going up and up, yet houses still sell quickly anyway. Such a difference from the real estate scene a few years ago.