Stephen Von Worley zooms in on the past decade’s growth and decline, using the difference between the 2000 and 2010 census reports:
In urban areas, deep blue indicates that the population doubled (or more), pure red means that everyone left, grey denotes no change, and the intermediate tones represent the spectrum of increases and decreases in-between.
The new tract developments appear to be sucking the life out the older neighborhoods, which bear the scarlet tints of waning population… Ah, the classic flight to the suburbs, but with a twist! Click through and look closely, and at the very center of the biggest cities – within a stone’s throw of downtown – you’ll see a tiny, resurgent dot of blue. Apparently, at some point in recent history, a home address amongst the skyscrapers became desirable again. Even in the City of Detroit, which dropped a full quarter of its citizens in the last decade, downtown is flashing the signs of a comeback.
(Image: Detroit)
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