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- After decades of decline, Detroit registered its first population increase since 1957.
- From July 2022 to July 2023, the Census estimated that Detroit's population grew by 1,852 residents.
- Since taking office in 2014, Mayor Mike Duggan has taken on Detroit's long-standing blight problem.
For decades, Detroit was an international symbol of urban decay: abandoned neighborhoods, decrepit former factories, and a population exodus.