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Old 04-06-2012, 08:16 AM
 
Location: Grand Rapids Metro
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Interesting trends based on the latest census data:

See which Michigan counties lost population, and which grew, based on new U.S. Census estimates | MLive.com

The whole thumb and Eastern "seaboard" of Michigan seems to be emptying out and moving West.
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Old 04-06-2012, 02:43 PM
 
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Biggest gainers (numerical increase)
Oakland +7,783
Kent +5,831
Washtenaw +3,171
Ottawa +2,499
Kalamazoo +1,743
Grand Traverse +1,363
Macomb +1,167
Livingston +755
Ingham +718
Marquette +718

Biggest losers (numerical decrease)
Wayne -18,488
Genessee -3,710
St. Clair -1,398
Saginaw -1,081
Muskegon -886
Shiawassee -807
Bay -661
Calhoun -656
Sanilac -509
Jackson -500

Biggest gainers (percentage increase)
Grand Traverse +1.57%
Mecosta +1.17%
Kent +0.97%
Ottawa +0.95%
Marquette +0.92%
Washtenaw +0.92%
Keweenaw +0.79%
Chippewa +0.72%
Kalamazoo +0.70%
Oakland +0.65%

Biggest losers (percentage decrease)
Ontonagon -2.68%
Presque Isle -1.65%
Arenac -1.57%
Huron -1.34%
Iosco -1.34%
Alcona -1.30%
Sanilac -1.18%
Leelanau -1.15%
Montmorency -1.15%
Shiawassee -1.14%
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Old 04-06-2012, 03:11 PM
 
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Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Micropolitan Statistical Areas

Ranked by numerical gain
Grand Rapids-Wyoming +5,444
Ann Arbor +3,171
Holland-Grand Haven +2,499
Kalamazoo-Portage +1,616
Lansing-East Lansing +1,102
Traverse City +1,039
Marquette +617
Big Rapids +502
Midland +434
Mount Pleasant +311
Sault Ste. Marie +277
Niles-Benton Harbor +128
Cadillac +45
Escanaba +36
Iron Mountain +34 *
Houghton +27
Coldwater -51
Sturgis -159
Allegan -174
Marinette -192 *
Alpena -212
Alma -331
Adrian -452
Monroe -461
Jackson -500
South Bend-Mishawaka -536 **
Battle Creek -656
Bay City -661
Owosso -807
Muskegon-Norton Shores -886
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North -1,081
Flint -3,710
Detroit-Warren-Livonia -10,418

Ranked by percentage gain
Big Rapids +1.17%
Holland-Grand Haven +0.95%
Marquette +0.92%
Ann Arbor +0.92%
Traverse City +0.72%
Sault Ste. Marie +0.72%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming +0.70%
Midland +0.52%
Kalamazoo-Portage +0.49%
Mount Pleasant +0.44%
Lansing-East Lansing +0.24%
Iron Mountain +0.11% *
Escanaba +0.10%
Cadillac +0.09%
Niles-Benton Harbor +0.08%
Houghton +0.07%
Coldwater -0.11%
Allegan -0.16%
South Bend-Mishawaka -0.17% **
Detroit-Warren-Livonia -0.24%
Sturgis -0.26%
Marinette -0.29% *
Monroe -0.30%
Jackson -0.31%
Adrian -0.45%
Battle Creek -0.48%
Muskegon-Norton Shores -0.51%
Saginaw-Saginaw Township North -0.54%
Bay City -0.61%
Alpena -0.72%
Alma -0.78%
Flint -0.87%
Owosso -1.14%

* Partially in Wisconsin.
** Partially in Indiana.
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Old 04-06-2012, 03:34 PM
 
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If only we could encourage people in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County to have more kids like they do in Kent and Ottawa counties =)
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Old 04-06-2012, 05:59 PM
 
Location: Sault Ste. Marie, MI
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Interesting... all of the counties I've lived in have gained population!
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Old 04-10-2012, 08:00 AM
 
Location: Grand Rapids Metro
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If only we could encourage people in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County to have more kids like they do in Kent and Ottawa counties =)
That has a lot to do with it.

Baby boom: West Michigan leads Michigan in population growth via births | MLive.com

But people tend to have more children when the economy is good.

Thanks for breaking all that down BoomRShine!

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Old 04-10-2012, 09:05 AM
 
Location: Floyd County, IN
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If only we could encourage people in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County to have more kids like they do in Kent and Ottawa counties =)
What, so we can pay more in property taxes?
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Old 04-10-2012, 03:11 PM
 
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Interesting trends based on the latest census data:

See which Michigan counties lost population, and which grew, based on new U.S. Census estimates | MLive.com

The whole thumb and Eastern "seaboard" of Michigan seems to be emptying out and moving West.
Old vs new industries / businesses.

The classic heavy industry and traditional high tech hardware places continue to wind down, the places with biotech / pharma and service / knowledge industries grow.

We've seen this on a smaller scale out here. Steel mills, auto plants, major metal fab, electronic hardware, etc, have all left / gone BK / outsourced / offshored, meanwhile places doing pharma, aps, Web 2.0 are doing some hiring (but not enough to offset the decline of more traditional industry).
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Old 04-15-2012, 03:10 PM
 
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If only we could encourage people in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County to have more kids like they do in Kent and Ottawa counties =)
I don't think it's so much births (or deaths in the liberal aka progressive counties) but the relocation of many from liberal to more conservative counties.
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Old 04-15-2012, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Floyd County, IN
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I don't think it's so much births (or deaths in the liberal aka progressive counties) but the relocation of many from liberal to more conservative counties.
What about out-migration of younger families out of Michigan to other states over the past 10 years? The 2010 Census update shows this pretty clearly as more younger single people and families left the state during the 2000-2010 time period.
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