The document summarizes population and poverty trends in Detroit from 1950 to 2010. It shows that the city's population peaked at 1.85 million in 1950 but declined steadily each decade to just 713,777 in 2010. The poverty rate increased from 18% in 1950 to over 34.5% in 2010, as the city lost over 1.1 million residents and more residents fell below the poverty line.

1. ARTS2090 – 2012
Population and Poverty in Detroit:
1950-2010
By: Amelia Jenner | Rebecca Matheson | Julian de Lorenzo

2. 1950
Population:
1,850,000
Below poverty
line: 18%

3. 1950
Population:
1,514,000
Below poverty
line: 14%
1970
Population: Below poverty
1,514,000 line: 14%

4. 1950
Population:
1,514,000
Below poverty
line: 14%
1970
Population: Below poverty
1,514,000 line: 14%
1990 Population:
1,027,974
Below poverty
line: 32%

5. 1950
Population:
1,850,000
Below poverty
line: 18%
1970
Population: Below poverty
1,514,000 line: 14%
1990 Population:
1,027,974
Below poverty
line: 32%
2010 Population:
713,777
Below
poverty line:
34.5%

6. Sources
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northameric
a/usa/8399734/Death-of-the-Motor-City-Detroits-
population-plummets-25-per-cent.html
• http://bit.ly/IRMWq5
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s.html
• http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/26/2622000.html
• http://www.city-data.com/us-cities/The-Midwest/Detroit-
Population-Profile.html
• http://www.carsdirect.com/2011/lincoln/town-
car/pictures#b