http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/08/12/flight-of-the-dead/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2008/08/12/flight-of-the-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-4985 Brian Kelsey Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:57:07 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=2234#comment-4985 I wish migration data was more readily available because it's hard to understand what's really going on in cities like Detroit without more detailed information. According to IRS data, Wayne County experienced a net loss of 29,000 residents due to moves in 2006-07, with 66,269 people moving out and 37,269 moving in (obviously, this data only includes people who filed taxes). Of the people moving in, about 30 percent came from nearby Oakland County and another 30 percent came from out-of-state somewhere (Chicago, Toledo, and Phoenix were the top three). It's sad to keep reading these stories about the outmigration in Detroit. I'd love to hear from somebody with first-hand knowledge of the inmigration, especially from out-of-state. What's attracting people to (or back to) Detroit and Wayne County? Is it the same forces at play that we've been hearing about in other cities? I wish migration data was more readily available because it’s hard to understand what’s really going on in cities like Detroit without more detailed information. According to IRS data, Wayne County experienced a net loss of 29,000 residents due to moves in 2006-07, with 66,269 people moving out and 37,269 moving in (obviously, this data only includes people who filed taxes). Of the people moving in, about 30 percent came from nearby Oakland County and another 30 percent came from out-of-state somewhere (Chicago, Toledo, and Phoenix were the top three). It’s sad to keep reading these stories about the outmigration in Detroit. I’d love to hear from somebody with first-hand knowledge of the inmigration, especially from out-of-state. What’s attracting people to (or back to) Detroit and Wayne County? Is it the same forces at play that we’ve been hearing about in other cities?

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