But so is the recognition that the broader fault lies with Detroit's outrageously high poverty rate. Thirty percent of Detroiters live below the poverty line. That's a number three times the ...
The problem is Detroit remains one of the poorest large cities in America, with a median household income of $27,838; a 37.9 percent official poverty rate; and a 44 percent child poverty rate.
Three days earlier, I met one of those individuals to see if Detroit is doing all it can to raise the dignity of its poverty-stricken residents and help them escape the misery of inequality.
Detroit's housing market has experienced significant shifts in recent years, reflecting broader economic changes and the city ...
In less than five decades the once vibrant Motor City lost more than half its population and gained a reputation as a failed metropolis of abandoned buildings, widespread poverty, and rampant crime.
In 1990, the New York Times published an article called "The Tragedy of Detroit," focusing on the 'white abandonment' of Detroit, poverty issues and a dilapidated downtown. The Detroit Red Wings and ...
Detroit in the 1990s was a city at a crossroads — grappling with a declining population and high crime rates, while also experiencing dominance in professional sports and the rise of several big ...
Tateona Williams called the city of Detroit in November for help finding shelter for her family after learning their living arrangement with a relative was no longer working out. But Williams ...
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other officials outlined a new plan to address homelessness following the deaths of two children in a car in a casino parking garage two weeks ago. Chelsea Handler Says ...
Thousands of Detroiters may be owed money if they lost a home to tax foreclosure between 2015 and 2020, and the clock is ...
Apple’s plans build on the company’s existing presence in Detroit. In 2021, the tech giant launched its first U.S.-based ...
Average wages varied by job type, from $14.11 for game day roles and $14.95 for cleaning to $20.02 for maintenance and $25.98 for stagehands. Respondents were a median age of 47, with 37% having a ...