Editing Metro Detroit

{{Short description|Metropolitan area in Michigan, US}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Metro Detroit
| official_name      = Detroit–Warren–Dearborn, MI<br />Metropolitan Statistical Area
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| image_caption      = [[Downtown Detroit]] seen from [[Windsor, Ontario]] in November 2021
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| map_alt             = Map of Metro Detroit
| map_caption         = Interactive Map of Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor, MI [[Combined Statistical Area|CSA]]
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{{leftlegend|#8B0000|[[Detroit, Michigan|City of Detroit]]}}
Detroit–Warren–Dearborn [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]]
{{leftlegend|#CE1126|Detroit–Dearborn–Livonia [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Division]]}}
{{leftlegend|#FA4616|Warren–Troy–Farmington Hills Met Division}}
Other Statistical Areas in the Detroit CSA
{{leftlegend|#FF00FF|Flint MSA}}
{{leftlegend|#004E99|Ann Arbor MSA}}
{{leftlegend|#209300|Monroe MSA}}
{{leftlegend|#FFFF00|Adrian [[µSA]]}}
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|1           = In MSA:
|2           = [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer]]
|3           = [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston]]
|4           = [[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb]]
|5           = [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]]
|6           = [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair]]
|7     = [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]]
|8           = &nbsp;
|9           = Additional in CSA:
|10          = [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee]]
|11          = [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee]]
|12          = [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]]
|13          = [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]]
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| population_density_urban_sq_mi = 2,939.6
| population_blank1_title = [[Metropolitan Statistical Area|MSA]]
| population_blank1  = 4,392,041 ([[List of United States metropolitan areas|14th]])
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| population_blank2  = 5,325,219 ([[Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas|12th]])
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| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (MSA) |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP19820 |website=fred.stlouisfed.org |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215024203/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP19820 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| demographics2_info1 = $305.412 billion (2022)
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| elevation_m        = 173&ndash;390
| elevation_ft       = 569&ndash;1,280
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| area_code          = [[Area code 248|248]], [[Area code 313|313]], [[Area code 586|586]], [[Area code 734|734]], [[Area code 810|810]], [[Area code 947|947]]
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'''Metro Detroit''' is a major [[metropolitan area]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]], consisting of the city of [[Detroit]] and over 200 municipalities in the [[Southeast Michigan|surrounding area]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.t01.htm |publisher=Bureau of Labor Statistics |access-date=July 13, 2023 |title=Establishment employment and wages fourth quarter 2022 |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713223855/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.t01.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> There are varied definitions of the area, including the official statistical areas designated by the [[Office of Management and Budget]], a federal agency of the United States. There are officially 6 counties in the area with [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] having the most jobs and the largest economy, although [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] remains the densest and most populous.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/geographies/reference-files/2023/delineation-files/list1_2023.xlsx|title=List 1. CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREAS (CBSAs), METROPOLITAN DIVISIONS, AND COMBINED STATISTICAL AREAS (CSAs), JULY 2023|access-date=May 26, 2025|publisher=US Census Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.detroitchamber.com/research/regional-overview/business/workforce-statistics/|title=Workforce and Talent|publisher=Detroit Chamber of Commerce|access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/lagdp1224.pdf|title= Gross Domestic Product by County and Metropolitan Area, 2023|publisher=Bureau of Economic Analysis|access-date=May 26, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://statisticalatlas.com/metro-area/Michigan/Detroit/Population|title= Population by Place in the Detroit Area|access-date=May 26, 2025|publisher=Statistical Atlas}}</ref>

Metro Detroit is known for its automotive heritage, arts, entertainment, popular music, food, cultural diversity, and sports. The area includes a variety of natural landscapes, parks, and beaches, with a recreational coastline linking the [[Great Lakes]]. Metro Detroit also has one of the largest metropolitan economies in the U.S. with 17 [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] companies.

==Definitions==
{{See also|Michigan census statistical areas}} 
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The '''Detroit Urban Area''', which serves as the metropolitan area's core, ranks as the [[List of United States urban areas|12th most populous]] in the United States, with a population of 3,776,890 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] and an area of {{convert|1284.83
|sqmi|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ua/2020_Census_ua_list_all.xlsx |title=List of 2020 Census Urban Areas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 30, 2022 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229182544/https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/reference/ua/2020_Census_ua_list_all.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref> This urbanized area covers parts of the counties of [[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb]], [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]], and [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]].<ref>[http://visitdetroit.com/index.php/statistics-detroit Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312005552/http://visitdetroit.com/index.php/statistics-detroit |date=March 12, 2012 }}</ref> These counties are sometimes referred to as the '''Detroit Tri-County Area''' and had a population of 3,862,888 as of the [[United States 2010 Census|2010 census]] with an area of {{convert|1967.1|sqmi|km2}}.

The [[Office of Management and Budget]] (OMB), a federal agency of the United States, defines the '''Detroit–Warren–Dearborn [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]''' ('''MSA''') as the six [[County (United States)|counties]] of [[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer]], [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston]], Macomb, Oakland, [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair]], and Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 4,296,250 with an area of {{convert|3913|sqmi|km2}}.

=== Detroit–Warren–Dearborn Metropolitan Statistical Area ===
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!County
!Seat
!2021 Estimate
!2020 Census
!Change
!Area
!Density
|-
|[[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]]
|Detroit
|{{change|invert=on|1774816|1793561}}
|{{convert|612.08|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|1774816|612.08|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]]
|[[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]
|{{change|invert=on|1270017|1274395}}
|{{convert|867.66|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|1270017|867.66|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb]]
|[[Mt. Clemens, Michigan|Mt. Clemens]]
|{{change|invert=on|876792|881287}}
|{{convert|479.22|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|876792|479.22|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston]]
|[[Howell, Michigan|Howell]]
|{{change|invert=on|195014|193866}}
|{{convert|565.25|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|195014|565.25|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair]]
|[[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]]
|{{change|invert=on|160053|160383}}
|{{convert|721.17|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|160053|721.17|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Lapeer County, Michigan|Lapeer]]
|[[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]]
|{{change|invert=on|88513|88619}}
|{{convert|643.01|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|88513|643.01|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|- class=sortbottom style="background:#fbfbbb"
|'''Total'''
|
|{{change|invert=on|4365205|4392041|bgcolour=#fbfbbb}}
|{{convert|3888.39|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|4365205|3888.39|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|}

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 |Map of [[Oakland County]] highlighting City of [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]] (County seat) in red.
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 |Map of [[Macomb County]] highlighting City of [[Mount Clemens, Michigan|Mount Clemens]] (County seat) in red.
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 |Map of [[Livingston County, Michigan|Livingston County]] highlighting City of [[Howell, Michigan|Howell]] (County seat) in red.
 |File:St. Clair County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Port Huron Highlighted.svg
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 |Map of [[St. Clair County, Michigan|St. Clair County]] highlighting City of [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]] (County seat) in red.
 |File:Lapeer County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Lapeer Highlighted.svg
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 |Map of [[Lapeer County]] highlighting City of [[Lapeer, Michigan|Lapeer]] (County seat) in red.
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The nine county area designated by the OMB as the '''Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor [[Table of United States Combined Statistical Areas|Combined Statistical Area]]''' ('''CSA''') includes the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn MSA and the three additional counties of [[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee]], [[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe]], and [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw]] (which include the metropolitan areas of [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]], [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]], and [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], respectively). It had a population of 5,318,744 as of the 2010 census, making it one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States, covering an area of {{convert|5814|sqmi|km2}}. [[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]] was removed from the CSA in 2000, but added back in 2013.<ref name=OMB>{{cite web |title=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |work=OMB BULLETIN NO. 13-01 |publisher=Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget |access-date=April 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004708/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2013/b13-01.pdf |archive-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>

=== Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area ===
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!Statistical Area
!2020 Census
!2010 Census
!Change
!Area
!Density
|-
|[[Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area]]
|{{change|invert=on|4392041|4296250}}
|{{convert|3888|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|4392041|3888|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Flint, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] ([[Genesee County, Michigan|Genesee County]])
| {{change|invert=on|406211|425790}}
|{{convert|650|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|406211|650|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Ann Arbor, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] ([[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]])
| {{change|invert=on|372258|344791}}
|{{convert|722|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|372258|722|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Monroe, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area]] ([[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]])
| {{change|invert=on|154809|152021}}
|{{convert|722|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|154809|722|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|[[Adrian, MI Micropolitan Statistical Area]] ([[Lenawee County, Michigan|Lenawee County]])
| {{change|invert=on|99423|99892}}
|{{convert|761|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|99423|761|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|-
|- class=sortbottom style="background:#fbfbbb"
|'''Total'''
| {{change|invert=on|5325219|5196250|bgcolour=#fbfbbb}}
|{{convert|6701|sqmi|abbr=on}}
|{{Pop density|5325219|6701|sqmi|km2|prec=0}}
|}

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|[[Washtenaw County]]
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|[[Monroe County, Michigan|Monroe County]]
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With the adjacent city of [[Windsor, Ontario]], and its suburbs, the combined '''[[Detroit–Windsor|Detroit–Windsor area]]''' has a population of about 5.7 million.<ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3537&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Essex&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#shr-pg-pnl6 Statistics Canada] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819085715/http://www12.statcan.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CD&Code1=3537&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=Essex&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1#shr-pg-pnl6 |date=August 19, 2016 }} . Retrieved on August 2, 2016.</ref> When the nearby [[Toledo metropolitan area]] and its commuters are taken into account, the region constitutes a much larger population center. An estimated 46 million people live within a {{convert|300|mi|km|adj=on}} radius of Detroit proper, including the major metropolitan areas of Chicago, Toronto and [[Cleveland]].<ref name=citiesclose>[http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/distances.html?n=77 Cities located close to Detroit].''Time and Date world clock distances.'' Retrieved on September 2, 2007.</ref> Metro Detroit is at the center of an emerging [[Great Lakes Megalopolis]].

Conan Smith, a businessperson quoted in a 2012 article by ''[[The Ann Arbor News]]'', stated the most significant reason [[Washtenaw County, Michigan|Washtenaw County]], including Ann Arbor, is not often included in definitions of Metro Detroit is that there is a "lack of affinity that Washtenaw County as a whole has with Wayne County and Detroit or Oakland County and Macomb".<ref name="stanton"/> Ann Arbor is nearly 43 miles by car from [[Downtown Detroit]], and developed separately as a university city, with its own character. Smith said that county residents "just don't yet see ourselves as a natural part of that [Detroit] region, so I think it feels a little forced to a lot of people, and they're scared about it".<ref name="stanton">Stanton, Ryan J. "[http://www.annarbor.com/news/conan-smith-on-why-ann-arbor-doesnt-yet-see-itself-as-part-of-metro-detroit-and-why-it-should/ Conan Smith: Why Ann Arbor doesn't see itself as part of Metro Detroit - and why it should] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109084746/http://www.annarbor.com/news/conan-smith-on-why-ann-arbor-doesnt-yet-see-itself-as-part-of-metro-detroit-and-why-it-should/ |date=November 9, 2013 }}," ''[[The Ann Arbor News]]''. May 30, 2012. Retrieved on November 9, 2013.</ref>

[[File:MSAs, CSA (Detroit Region)(SE MI).png|Detroit Region Within Southeast Michigan|alt=Metro Detroit Within Southeast Michigan|thumb]]
[[File:Detroit Region Footprint.png|thumb|Detroit Region Within Michigan|none]]

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of metropolitan Detroit}}
{{See also|List of companies based in Michigan}}

[[File:DavidStottsitsamongDetroittowers.jpg|thumb|upright|left|The [[Detroit Financial District]] viewed from the [[Detroit River]]]]

Detroit and the surrounding region constitute a major center of commerce and global trade, most notably as home to America's [[Big Three (automobile manufacturers)|'Big Three' automobile companies]]: [[General Motors]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[Chrysler]]. Detroit's six-county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a population of about 4.3&nbsp;million and a workforce of about 2.1&nbsp;million.<ref name=MILMI>[http://www.milmi.org/ Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730014259/http://www.milmi.org/ |date=July 30, 2009 }}. Retrieved June 14, 2012.</ref> In December 2017, the Department of Labor reported metropolitan Detroit's unemployment rate to be 4.2%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Area Unemployment Statistics |url=https://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laulrgma.htm |website=Local Area Unemployment Statistics |publisher=Bureau of Labor & Statistics |access-date=February 13, 2018}}</ref> The Detroit MSA had a [[gross metropolitan product|Gross Metropolitan Product (GMP)]] of $252.7&nbsp;billion as of September 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI (MSA) |date=January 2001 |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP19820 |publisher=Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |access-date=February 14, 2018 |archive-date=February 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215024203/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP19820 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Detroit December 2019 12 (Woodward Avenue).jpg|thumb|Merchants Row on [[Woodward Avenue]] between Grand Circus Park and Campus Martius Park in downtown Detroit]]
[[File:Pontiac Commercial Historic District B.JPG|thumb|[[Pontiac Commercial Historic District]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]]]
[[File:Downtown Howell.jpg|thumb|Downtown [[Howell, Michigan|Howell]]]]
[[File:Military Road Historic District.jpg|thumb|[[Military Road Historic District]] in [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]]]]

Firms in the region pursue [[emerging technologies]] including [[biotechnology]], [[nanotechnology]], information technology, and [[hydrogen fuel cell]] development.

Metro Detroit is one of the leading health care economies in the U.S., according to a 2003 study measuring health care industry components, with the region's hospital sector ranked fourth in the nation.<ref name=healthstudy>Devol, Ross C. and Rob Koepp (August 2003).[http://www.maricopa.edu/bwd/pdfs/healthpole003.pdf America's Health Care Economy].''Miliken Institute''. Retrieved on November 6, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207160922/http://www.maricopa.edu/bwd/pdfs/healthpole003.pdf |date=February 7, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Casino|Casino gaming]] plays an important economic role, with Detroit the largest US city to offer casino resort hotels.<ref name=Mink/> [[Caesars Windsor]], Canada's largest, complements the [[MGM Grand Detroit]], [[MotorCity Casino]], and [[Hollywood Casino at Greektown|Hollywood Casino]] in the city. The casino hotels contribute significant tax revenue along with thousands of jobs for residents. Gaming revenues have grown steadily, with Detroit ranked as the fifth-largest gambling market in the United States for 2007. When Casino Windsor is included, Detroit's gambling market ranks either third or fourth.

There are about four thousand factories in the area.<ref>''World Book'' Inc., Volume 5. 2008.</ref> The domestic auto industry is primarily headquartered in Metro Detroit. The area is an important source of engineering job opportunities.<ref name="Anderson">[http://www.andersoneconomicgroup.com/Publications/Detail/tabid/125/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7994/Automation-Alleys-Technology-Industry-Report-2011-Edition.aspx ''Automation Alley Technology Industry Report'' (2011 Edition)]. Anderson Economic Group. Retrieved August 14, 2011. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705103106/http://www.andersoneconomicgroup.com/Publications/Detail/tabid/125/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/7994/Automation-Alleys-Technology-Industry-Report-2011-Edition.aspx |date=July 5, 2015 }}</ref> A rise in automated manufacturing using robotic technology has created related industries in the area.<ref>Walsh, Tom (August 29, 2009).[http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-29544_29546_29553-89199--,00.html FIRST Robotics Detroit Regional Competition]. ''Detroit Free Press''.</ref><ref>[http://www.freep.com/article/20090821/COL06/908210384/Army-to-create-jobs-in-Warren-expansion "Army to create jobs in Warren expansion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050247/http://www.freep.com/article/20090821/COL06/908210384/Army-to-create-jobs-in-Warren-expansion |date=September 24, 2015 }}, ''Detroit Free Press.'', August 21, 2009</ref>

A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the [[Detroit–Windsor]] region and $13&nbsp;billion in annual production depend on the city's international border crossing.<ref>Detroit Regional Chamber (2006) {{cite web |url=http://www.detroitchamber.com/detroiter/articles.asp?cid=7&detcid=531 |title=Detroit/Windsor Border Update: Part I-Detroit River International Crossing Study |access-date=March 14, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080506050524/http://www.detroitchamber.com/detroiter/articles.asp?cid=7&detcid=531 |archive-date=May 6, 2008}} Retrieved on April 8, 2007.</ref>

In addition to property taxes, residents of the City of Detroit pay an income tax rate of 2.50%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/Finance/IncomeTaxDivision/FAQs/tabid/1654/Default.aspx |title=FAQS – City of Detroit &#124; www.detroitmi.gov |access-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802035845/http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/Finance/IncomeTaxDivision/FAQs/tabid/1654/Default.aspx |archive-date=August 2, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Detroit automakers and local manufacturers have made significant restructurings in response to market competition. GM made its [[initial public offering|initial public offering (IPO)]] of stock in 2010, after bankruptcy, [[bailout]], and [[General Motors Chapter 11 reorganization|restructuring by the federal government]].<ref name=Baldwin>[[Clare Baldwin|Baldwin, Clare]], and Soyoung Kim (November 17, 2010). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gm-ipo-idUSTRE6AB43H20101117 GM IPO raises $20.1 billion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924150327/http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/11/17/us-gm-ipo-idUSTRE6AB43H20101117 |date=September 24, 2015 }}.''Reuters''. Retrieved on February 11, 2013.</ref> Domestic automakers reported significant profits in 2010, interpreted by some analysts as the beginning of an industry rebound and an economic recovery for the Detroit area.<ref name=Schroeder>Schroeder, Robert (July 30, 2010).[http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-says-us-auto-industry-on-rebound-2010-07-30 Obama says U.S. auto industry on rebound] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100802055246/http://www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-says-us-auto-industry-on-rebound-2010-07-30 |date=August 2, 2010 }}. ''Wall Street Journal.'' Retrieved on September 9, 2010.</ref><ref name="money.cnn.com">[https://money.cnn.com/2010/08/12/news/companies/gm_results/index.htm GM posts profit, CEO Whitacre to retire] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914094523/http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/12/news/companies/gm_results/index.htm |date=September 14, 2010 }}.''CNN Money''. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.</ref><ref name="Brookings">Oosting, Jonathan (December 1, 2010). [http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/12/brookings_metro_detroit_econom.html Brookings: Metro Detroit economy on 'road to full recovery'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017073754/http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2010/12/brookings_metro_detroit_econom.html |date=October 17, 2015 }}.''Mlive''. Retrieved July 17, 2011.</ref>

The region's nine-county area, with its population of 5.3 million, has a workforce of about 2.6 million and about 247,000 businesses.<ref>[http://www.detroitchamber.com/business_development/index.asp?cid=146 Regional Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203205601/http://www.detroitchamber.com/business_development/index.asp?cid=146 |date=February 3, 2007 }} ''Detroit Regional Chamber''. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.</ref> Fourteen [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] companies are based in metropolitan Detroit.<ref name=MLive>Mlive.com. [http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/fortune_500_gm_ford_dow_among.html Fortune 500: GM, Ford, Dow among top Michigan companies for 2014] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208001114/http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/06/fortune_500_gm_ford_dow_among.html |date=February 8, 2015 }}. Retrieved February 7, 2015.</ref> In April 2015, the metropolitan Detroit unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, a rate lower than the New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta metropolitan areas.<ref name=BLS>Bureau of Labor Statistics. [http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laulrgma.htm Unemployment rates for metropolitan areas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207185916/http://www.bls.gov/web/metro/laulrgma.htm |date=February 7, 2015 }}. ''U.S. Department of Labor''. Retrieved February 7, 2015.</ref>

Metro Detroit has made Michigan's economy a leader in information technology, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing. [[Michigan]] ranks fourth nationally in high-tech employment with 568,000 high-tech workers, including 70,000 in the [[automotive industry]].<ref>MEDC (2009).[https://web.archive.org/web/20060928173929/http://www.michigan.org/medc/hitechfocus/ Michigan: High Technology Focus], State of Michigan. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.</ref><ref name=bioenterprise>[http://www.metromodemedia.com/innovationnews/biotechvcrankingmetrodetroit0139.aspx Metro Detroit, Michigan score high in biotech VC rankings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503152920/http://www.metromodemedia.com/innovationnews/biotechvcrankingmetrodetroit0139.aspx |date=May 3, 2015 }}. ''Metromode'' Dec 17, 2009. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.</ref>

[[File:FordGlassHouse.jpg|left|thumb|The Ford World Headquarters in Dearborn, also known as the ''Glass House''.]]

Michigan typically ranks second or third in overall [[Research & development]] (R&D) expenditures in the United States.<ref>MEDC,(2009).[http://michiganadvantage.org/MIAdvantage/Getting-the-UpperHand/Default.aspx Michigan Advantage] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321164030/http://michiganadvantage.org/MIAdvantage/Getting-the-UpperHand/Default.aspx |date=March 21, 2009 }} ''State of Michigan''. Retrieved on June 17, 2009.</ref><ref>NSF 01-320 (2001).[https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/databrf/nsf01320/sdb01320.htm "R&D Spending is Highly Concentrated in a Small Number of States"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013213616/https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/databrf/nsf01320/sdb01320.htm |date=October 13, 2017 }}, National Science Foundation</ref> Metro Detroit is an important source of engineering and high-tech job opportunities.<ref>Mark Arend (January 2012).[http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jan/Michigan.cfm "Where the high tech jobs are"], ''Site Selection'' magazine.</ref>  As the home of the "[[Big Three automobile manufacturers|Big Three]]" American automakers ([[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[Chrysler]]), it is the world's traditional automotive center and a key pillar of the US economy.<ref name=Britannica>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://student.britannica.com/comptons/article-204598/Michigan |title=Michigan Cities |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |access-date=December 26, 2008 |quote=[Detroit] is the automobile capital of the world |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919051802/http://citywindsor.ca/000600.asp |archive-date=September 19, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sae.org/congress/ |title=SAE World Congress convenes in Detroit |access-date=December 26, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210095927/http://www.sae.org/congress/ |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Lawrence, Peter (2009).[http://www.cdf.org/issue_journal/interview_with_michigans_governor.html Interview with Michigan's Governor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120031101/http://www.cdf.org/issue_journal/interview_with_michigans_governor.html |date=November 20, 2008 }}, Corporate Design Foundation. Retrieved on May 2, 2009. "Michigan is known as the world's automotive center."</ref> In the 2010s, the domestic auto industry accounts, directly and indirectly, for one of ten jobs in the United States, making it a significant component for economic recovery.<ref>Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (2006).[http://www.autoalliance.org/economic/ From the 2003 Study "Contributions of the Automotive Industry to the U.S. Economy" University of Michigan and the Center for Automotive Research] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040402045414/http://www.autoalliance.org/economic/ |date=April 2, 2004 }} Autoalliance.com</ref>

[[File:Headquarters of GM in Detroit.jpg|thumb|left|The [[General Motors]] World Headquarters, [[Renaissance Center]] in Downtown Detroit.]]

For 2010, the domestic automakers have reported significant profits indicating the beginning of rebound.<ref name="Schroeder"/><ref name="money.cnn.com"/><ref>Shoenberger, Robert (May 25, 2010).[http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/05/rebounding_auto_industry_boost.html Rebounding auto industry boosts Shiloh Industries' second-quarter sales, profit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911204857/http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/05/rebounding_auto_industry_boost.html |date=September 11, 2010 }}. ''Cleveland.com''. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.</ref><ref name=Cwiek>Cwiek, Sarah (November 30, 2010).[http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/michigan/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1731658/Michigan.Morning.Edition $43 billion in federal tax revenue.] {{dead link|date=September 2023}}</ref><ref name="Auto tax revenue">{{cite web |first=Paul A. |last=Eisenstein |title=Assessment of tax revenue generated by the auto industry |work=Center for Automotive research |date=April 2012 |url=http://www.cargroup.org/assets/files/final_tax_revenues_apr_2012_v3.pdf |access-date=December 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108182509/http://www.cargroup.org/assets/files/final_tax_revenues_apr_2012_v3.pdf |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>

Metro Detroit serves as the headquarters for the [[United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command]] (TACOM), with [[Selfridge Field|Selfridge Air National Guard Base]]. [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport]] (DTW) is one of America's largest and most recently modernized facilities, with six major runways, Boeing 747 maintenance facilities, and an attached Westin Hotel and Conference Center.

[[File:ChryslerHQ-highres-colored.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Chrysler]] Headquarters in [[Auburn Hills]]]]

Detroit is a major U.S. port<ref name=michtrade>[http://www.michigantrade.org/about.htm Why MITA will be a success] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815050235/http://www.michigantrade.org/about.htm |date=August 15, 2007 }}.''Michigan International Trade Association''. Retrieved on September 3, 2007. "Detroit is the most active commercial port of entry in the USA." "Greater Detroit is the number one exporting region among 310 defined metropolitan areas (CMSA) in the U.S."</ref> with an extensive toll-free expressway system.<ref name=wtcdw>[http://www.wtcdw.com/regionaladvantages.pdf Regional Advantages for International Business] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925184453/http://www.wtcdw.com/regionaladvantages.pdf |date=September 25, 2007 }}. ''World Trade Center Detroit Windsor''. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9631_12965_14013-28071--,00.html Why doesn't Michigan have toll roads?].''Michigan Department of Transportation''. Retrieved on September 5, 2007. "A system of toll free highways has been viewed as important to commerce, industry, tourism, and general economic development."</ref>  A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the Detroit-Windsor region and $13 billion in annual production depend on Detroit's international border crossing.<ref>Detroit Regional Chamber (2006) [http://www.detroitchamber.com/detroiter/articles.asp?cid=7&detcid=531 Detroit/Windsor Border Update: Part I-Detroit River International Crossing Study] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060321130504/http://www.detroitchamber.com/detroiter/articles.asp?cid=7&detcid=531 |date=March 21, 2006 }}</ref> A source of top talent,  the [[University of Michigan]] in [[Ann Arbor]] is one of the world's leading research institutions,<ref name="FY06 Expenditures">{{cite web |url=http://www.research.umich.edu/research_guide/annual_reports/FY06/FY06ResearchExpenditures.pdf |title=Annual Report on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity at the University of Michigan FY2006 |date=January 18, 2007 |publisher=UM Research |access-date=November 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925204956/http://www.research.umich.edu/research_guide/annual_reports/FY06/FY06ResearchExpenditures.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=September 25, 2007}}</ref> and [[Wayne State University]] in Detroit has the largest single-campus medical school in the United States.<ref>[http://www.gradprofiles.com/wayne-st-biomed-sci.html Grad profiles]. Wayne State. Retrieved on October 27, 2008.</ref>

Metro Detroit is a prominent business center, with major commercial districts such as the [[Detroit Financial District]] and [[Renaissance Center]], the [[Southfield Town Center]], and the historic [[New Center]] district with the [[Fisher Building]] and [[Cadillac Place]]. Among the major companies based in the area, aside from the major automotive companies, are [[BorgWarner]] (Auburn Hills), [[Quicken Loans|Rocket Mortgage]] (Downtown Detroit), [[Ally Financial]] (Downtown Detroit), [[Carhartt]] (Dearborn), and [[Shinola Detroit|Shinola]] (Detroit).

[[IBM]] and Google are among the technology companies with a major presence in Metro Detroit. [[HP Enterprise Services]] makes Detroit its regional headquarters, and one of its largest global employment locations. The metropolitan Detroit area has one of the nation's largest office markets with 147,082,003 square feet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.colliersmn.com/prod/ccgrd.nsf/publish/737C2B750A56E62D8525720C004ACE46/$File/Q3+06+Detroit+Office.pdf |title=Colliers International Market report, 2006 |access-date=December 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927180034/http://www.colliersmn.com/prod/ccgrd.nsf/publish/737C2B750A56E62D8525720C004ACE46/$File/Q3+06+Detroit+Office.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |url-status=usurped}}</ref> [[Chrysler]]'s largest corporate facility is its U.S. headquarters and technology center in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, while [[Ford Motor Company]] is in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]], directly adjacent to Detroit.  In the decade leading up to 2006, downtown Detroit gained more than $15 billion in new investment from private and public sectors.<ref name=Marketprofile>The Urban Markets Initiative, Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program The Social Compact, Inc. University of Michigan Graduate Real Estate Program (October 2006).[http://www.downtowndetroit.org/ddp/market_data.htm Downtown Detroit In Focus: A Profile of Market Opportunity] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918050029/http://www.downtowndetroit.org/ddp/market_data.htm |date=September 18, 2011 }}. ''Downtown Detroit Partnership''. Retrieved on July 14, 2010.</ref>

==Tourism==
{{Main|Architecture of metropolitan Detroit|Tourism in metropolitan Detroit}}

Tourism is an important component of the region's culture and economy, providing about nine percent of the area's two million jobs. About 15.9 million people visit metro Detroit annually, spending about $4.8 billion.<ref>[http://www.visitdetroit.com/visitorcenter/aboutdetroit/statistics/ Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau statistics] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061228113712/http://www.visitdetroit.com/visitorcenter/aboutdetroit/statistics/ |date=December 28, 2006 }}</ref> Detroit is the largest city or metro area in the U.S. to offer casino resort hotels ([[MGM Grand Detroit]], [[MotorCity Casino]], [[Hollywood Casino at Greektown|Hollywood Casino]], and nearby [[Caesars Windsor]]).<ref name=Mink>Mink, Randy, and Karen Mink (July 2001).Detroit Turns 300 - Detroit 300 Festival. ''Travel America'', World Publishing Co., Gale Group.</ref>

[[File:Detroit Zoo, Michigan, USA -old aviary-11April2009.jpg|thumb|The Wildlife Interpretive Gallery at the [[Detroit Zoo]]]]

Metro Detroit is a tourist destination that easily accommodates super-sized crowds to events such as the [[Woodward Dream Cruise]], [[North American International Auto Show]], [[Youmacon]], the [[Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival]], [[2009 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2009 NCAA Final Four]], and [[Super Bowl XL]]. The [[Detroit International Riverfront]] links the [[Renaissance Center]] to a series of venues, parks, restaurants, and hotels.  In 2006, the four-day Motown Winter Blast drew a cold weather crowd of about 1.2 million people to [[Campus Martius Park]] area downtown.<ref name=Winterblast>"Fifth Third Bank rocks the Winter Blast", ''Michigan Chronicle''.(March 14, 2006).</ref>

Detroit's [[Huron-Clinton Metroparks|metroparks]] include fresh water beaches, such as [[Metro Beach Metropark|Metropolitan Beach]], [[Kensington Metropark|Kensington Beach]], and [[Stony Creek Metropark|Stony Creek Beach]]. Metro Detroit offers canoeing through the [[Huron-Clinton Metroparks]]. Sports enthusiasts can enjoy downhill and cross-county skiing at Alpine Valley Ski Resort, Mt. Brighton, Mt. Holly, and Pine Knob Ski Resort.

The [[Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge]] is the only international [[wildlife preserve]] in North America that is located in the heart of a major metropolitan area.  The Refuge includes islands, coastal wetlands, marshes, shoals, and waterfront lands along {{convert|48|mi|km}} of the [[Detroit River]] and [[Western Lake Erie]] shoreline.

[[File:Detroit Institute of Arts From DPL.jpg|thumb|[[Detroit Institute of Arts]]]]

[[File:HenryFordEstateSWSide.jpg|thumb|[[Henry Ford]]'s [[Fair Lane]] estate in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]]]]

Metro Detroit contains a number of [[List of shopping malls in Michigan|shopping malls]], including the upscale [[Somerset Collection]] in Troy, [[Great Lakes Crossing Outlets]] in Auburn Hills, and [[Twelve Oaks Mall]] in Novi, all of which are draws for tourists.

The region's leading attraction is [[The Henry Ford]], located in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn; it is America's largest indoor-outdoor museum complex.<ref>''America's Story, Explore the States: Michigan (2006)''. [http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/mi/ford_1 Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091014115229/http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/mi/ford_1 |date=October 14, 2009 }} ''Library of Congress''</ref><ref>State of Michigan: MI Kids (2006).[http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0,1607,7-163-15858_20583---,00.html Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207070058/http://www.michigan.gov/mikids/0%2C1607%2C7-163-15858_20583---%2C00.html |date=December 7, 2010 }}</ref>

The recent renovation of the [[Renaissance Center]], and related construction of a state-of-the-art cruise ship dock, new stadiums, and a new [[Detroit River Walk|RiverWalk]], have stimulated related private economic development. Nearby Windsor has a 19-year-old drinking age with a myriad of entertainment to complement Detroit's [[Greektown (Detroit, Michigan)|Greektown district]]. Some analysts believe that tourism planners have yet to tap the full economic power of the estimated 46 million people who live within a 300-mile (480-km) radius of Detroit.<ref name="citiesclose"/><ref>Audi, Tamara (September 26, 2007). "What Happens In Detroit", ''The Wall Street Journal'', B6. "But the market at issue, as MGM Mirage sees it, includes a 300-mile radius of potential overnight clients across the region,"</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Metro Detroit}}
 {{See also|Michigan locations by per capita income}}

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|1840 = 73836
|1850 = 120490
|1860 = 194860
|1870 = 264893
|1880 = 340194
|1890 = 432348
|1900 = 529362
|1910 = 709883
|1920 = 1407111
|1930 = 2292528
|1940 = 2506530
|1950 = 3170315
|1960 = 3949720
|1970 = 4431390
|1980 = 4353365
|1990 = 4248699
|2000 = 4452557
|2010 = 4296250
|2020 = 4392041
|estimate = 4345761
|estyear = 2022
|footnote = Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
}}
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{{US Census population
|1840 = 129486
|1850 = 202158
|1860 = 312749
|1870 = 413305
|1880 = 503229
|1890 = 594773
|1900 = 700087
|1910 = 899976
|1920 = 1667181
|1930 = 2672033
|1940 = 2927014
|1950 = 3716179
|1960 = 4675382
|1970 = 5309922
|1980 = 5293169
|1990 = 5187171
|2000 = 5456428
|2010 = 5318744
|2020 = 5393033
|estimate = 5424742
|estyear = 2022
|footnote = Combined Statistical Area (CSA) {{Citation needed|reason=value disagreement elsewhere on Wiki|date=February 2019}}
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Metro Detroit is a six-county [[metropolitan statistical area]] (MSA) with a population of 4,392,041—making it the [[List of metropolitan areas of the United States|14th-largest MSA]] in the United States as enumerated by the [[2020 United States Census]].<ref name=CensusMSA>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ |title=Explore Census Data |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=October 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505140923/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Detroit region is a ten-county [[Combined Statistical Area]] (CSA) with a population of 5,325,219—making it the [[List of Combined Statistical Areas|12th-largest CSA]] in the United States as enumerated by the 2020 Census.<ref name=CensusMSA/>

The [[Detroit–Windsor]] area, a commercial link straddling the [[Canada–United States border|Canada-U.S. border]], has a total population of about 5,700,000.<ref name=Agglomerations>[http://www.citypopulation.de/World.html World Agglomerations] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225082746/http://www.citypopulation.de/World.html%20 |date=December 25, 2018 }} Retrieved on May 5, 2009.</ref>

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,296,250 people, 1,682,111 households, and 1,110,454 families residing within the metropolitan statistical area. The census reported 70.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.2% of the population. [[Arab Americans]] were at least 4.7% of the region's population (considered [[Arab American#Census Category|white]] in the US Census).

As of the 2010 [[American Community Survey]] estimates, the median income for a household in the MSA was $48,198, and the median income for a family was $62,119.  The per capita income for the MSA was $25,403.  The region's foreign-born population sat at 8.6%. The region contains the largest concentration of [[Arab-Americans]] in the United States, particularly in [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]]. The metro area also has the 25th largest [[Jewish population by urban areas|Jewish population worldwide]].

In 1701, French officer [[Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac|Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac]], along with fifty-one additional [[French-Canadians]], founded a settlement called [[Fort Detroit|Fort Ponchartrain du ''Détroit'']], naming it after the [[comte de Pontchartrain]], Minister of Marine under [[Louis XIV]]. The French legacy can be observed today in the names of many area cities (ex. Detroit, [[Grosse Pointe]], [[Grosse Ile Township, Michigan|Grosse Ile]]) and streets (ex. [[M-3 (Michigan highway)|Gratiot]], Beaubien, St. Antoine, Cadieux). Later came an influx of persons of British and German descent, followed by [[Polish American|Polish]], [[Irish American|Irish]], [[Italian American|Italian]], [[Lebanese American|Lebanese]], [[Assyrian Americans|Assyrian]], [[Greek American|Greek]], [[Jewish American|Jewish]], [[Maltese Americans|Maltese]], and [[Belgian American|Belgian]] immigrants who made their way to the area in the early 20th century and during and after [[World War II]].<ref name=Baulch>Baulch, Vivian M. (September 4, 1999). [http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=109 Michigan's greatest treasure -- Its people] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070731040800/http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=109 |date=July 31, 2007 }}. Michigan History, ''The Detroit News''. Retrieved on April 4, 2009.</ref> There was a large migration of African Americans into the city from the rural [[Southern United States|South]] during [[Great Migration (African American)|The Great Migration]] and following World War I.<ref name=Baulch/>

Today, the Detroit suburbs in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]], [[Macomb County, Michigan|Macomb County]], and northeastern and northwestern Wayne County are predominantly ethnic European American. Oakland County is among the most affluent counties in the United States, with a population of more than one million.<ref name=RichSuburbs>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakgov.com/peds/assets/docs/community_profiles/OakCounty.pdf#search=%22Oakland%20County%20richest%22 |title=2004–05 Community profile Oakland County |access-date=July 11, 2007 |quote=Oakland County also ranks as the fourth wealthiest county in the nation among counties with populations of more than one million people. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709220902/http://www.oakgov.com/peds/assets/docs/community_profiles/OakCounty.pdf#search=%22Oakland%20County%20richest%22 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=July 9, 2007}}</ref>  In [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]], the city of Dearborn has a large concentration of [[Arab American]]s, mainly [[Shi'ite Muslim]] [[Lebanese American|Lebanese]], whose ancestors immigrated here in the early 20th century. Recently,{{when|date=April 2019}} the area has witnessed some growth in ethnic [[Albanian American|Albanian]], [[Asian American|Asian]] and [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] populations.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

Metro Detroit has a sizeable population of [[Indian Americans]], with an estimated 1.5% of the population being of Indian descent. [[History of the Indian Americans in Metro Detroit|Indians Americans in Metro Detroit]] are employed in various engineering and medical fields.

In the 2000s, 115 of the 185 cities and townships in Metro Detroit were more than 95% white. African Americans have also moved to the suburbs: in 2000 44% of the more than 240,000 suburban blacks<!--Info from PDF document page 4/5--> lived in [[Inkster, Michigan|Inkster]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], [[Oak Park, Michigan|Oak Park]], and [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]]<!--Detroit and Highland Park are NOT defined as "suburbs"-->.<ref>Towbridge, Gordon. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20100618153840/http://www.s4.brown.edu/cen2000/othersay/detroitnews/Stories/Racial%20divide%20widest%20in%20U_S_%20-%2001-14-02.pdf Racial divide widest in US]." ''[[The Detroit News]]''. January 14, 2002. Retrieved on March 30, 2009.</ref>

==Transportation==
{{Main|Transportation in metropolitan Detroit}}

===Airports===

[[File:DTW McNamara Terminal from the air.jpg|thumb|[[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit Metropolitan Airport]], one of the largest air traffic hubs in the US.]]

The largest airport in the area is [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport|Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)]] in [[Romulus, Michigan|Romulus]], an [[international airport]] that serves as a commercial hub for [[Delta Air Lines]] and [[Spirit Airlines]].

The other airports in the metropolitan area are:

* [[Ann Arbor Municipal Airport|Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB)]]
* [[Coleman A. Young International Airport|Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET)]] (Detroit) - General aviation only
* [[Bishop International Airport|Flint-Bishop International Airport(FNT)]] ([[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]) - Commercial airport
* [[Oakland County International Airport|Oakland County International Airport (PTK)]] [[Waterford Township, Michigan|Waterford Township]] - Charter passenger facility
* [[St. Clair County International Airport]] (near [[Port Huron, Michigan]]) - An international airport on the Canada–US border.
* [[Selfridge Field|Selfridge Air National Guard Base]] ([[Mount Clemens, Michigan|Mount Clemens]]) - Military airbase
* [[Willow Run Airport|Willow Run Airport (YIP)]] ([[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti]]) - Cargo, general aviation, charter passenger traffic

===Transit systems===
Bus service for the metropolitan area is provided jointly by the [[Detroit Department of Transportation]] (DDOT) and [[Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation]] (SMART) which operate under a cooperative service and fare agreement.  The elevated [[Detroit People Mover]] encircles [[Downtown Detroit|downtown]] providing service to numerous downtown hotels, offices and attractions.  The [[Detroit M-1 Rail Line|Woodward Avenue Streetcar]] has recently began service to provide service between downtown and New Center, and the proposed [[SEMCOG Commuter Rail]] would extend from Detroit's [[New Center, Detroit|New Center]] area to [[The Henry Ford]], [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport]], [[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti]], and [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]<ref name=SEMCOGrail>[http://www.semcog.org/AADD.aspx Ann Arbor - Detroit Regional Rail Project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123205705/http://www.semcog.org/AADD.aspx |date=January 23, 2010 }} ''SEMCOG''. Retrieved on February 4, 2010.</ref>  The [[Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan|Regional Transit Authority]] (RTA) was established in December 2012 to coordinate the services of all existing transit providers, and to develop a [[bus rapid transit]] service along [[Woodward Avenue]].

===Rail===
The Amtrak [[Wolverine (train)|''Wolverine'']] provides passenger rail service from Chicago to Pontiac. Stops in Metro Detroit include Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Detroit, Royal Oak, Troy, and Pontiac.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/michigan-services-train|title=Michigan Services}}</ref>

===Roads and freeways===
{{Main|Roads and freeways in metropolitan Detroit}}
[[File:M-1 at I-696.jpg|alt=Photograph showing an|thumb|view of  I-696 and M-1 (Woodward Avenue)]]
[[File:Ambassador bridge 2.JPG|thumb|View of the [[Ambassador Bridge]]]]

The Metro Detroit area is linked by an advanced network of major roads and [[freeways]] which include [[Interstate highway]]s. Traditionally, Detroiters refer to some of their freeways by name rather than route number. The Davison, Lodge, and Southfield freeways are almost always referred to by name rather than route number. Detroiters commonly precede freeway names with the word 'the' as in the Lodge, the Southfield, and the Davison. Those without names are referred to by number.

Surface street navigation in Metro Detroit is commonly anchored by "mile roads", major east–west surface streets that are spaced at one-mile (1.6&nbsp;km) intervals and increment as one travels north and away from the city center. Mile roads sometimes have two names, the numeric name (ex. 15 Mile Road) used in Macomb County and a local name (ex. Maple Road) used in Oakland County mostly.

==Education==<!-- This section is linked from Detroit, Michigan -->
{{See also|List of colleges and universities in Michigan|List of high schools in Michigan}}

===Colleges and universities===

{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Baker College]] — [[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]] and [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]]
* [[Cleary University]] — Detroit and [[Howell, Michigan|Howell]]
* [[College for Creative Studies]] — Detroit
* [[Concordia University Ann Arbor]] — [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]
* [[Cranbrook Educational Community|Cranbrook Academy of Art]] — [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan|Bloomfield Hills]]
* [[Davenport University]] — Detroit and [[Warren, Michigan|Warren]]
* Dorsey College — [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]], [[Madison Heights, Michigan|Madison Heights]], [[Roseville, Michigan|Roseville]], [[Wayne, Michigan|Wayne]] and [[Woodhaven, Michigan|Woodhaven]]
* [[Eastern Michigan University]] — [[Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti]]
* [[Henry Ford College]] — [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]]
* [[Kettering University]] — [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]
* [[Lawrence Technological University]] — [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]]
* [[Macomb Community College]] — [[Warren, Michigan|Warren]] and [[Charter Township of Clinton, Michigan|Clinton Township]]
* [[Madonna University]] — [[Livonia, Michigan|Livonia]]
* [[Michigan State University]] Management Education Center — [[Troy, Michigan|Troy]]
* [[Monroe County Community College]] — [[Monroe, Michigan|Monroe]]
* [[Mott Community College]] — [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]
* [[Northwood University]] — [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]]
* [[Oakland Community College]] — [[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]], [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]], [[Highland Township, Oakland County, Michigan|Highland Lakes]], [[Royal Oak, Michigan|Royal Oak]] and [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]]
* [[Oakland University]] — [[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]] and [[Rochester Hills, Michigan|Rochester Hills]]
* [[Rochester College]] — [[Rochester, Michigan|Rochester]]
* [[Saint Clair County Community College]] — [[Port Huron, Michigan|Port Huron]]
* [[Schoolcraft College]] — [[Livonia, Michigan|Livonia]]
* [[Specs Howard School of Media Arts]] — [[Southfield, Michigan|Southfield]]
* [[Sacred Heart Major Seminary]] — Detroit
* [[SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary]] — [[Orchard Lake, Michigan|Orchard Lake]]
* [[University of Detroit Mercy]] — Detroit
* [[University of Michigan]] — [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]
* [[University of Michigan–Dearborn]] — [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]]
* [[University of Michigan–Flint]] — [[Flint, Michigan|Flint]]
* [[Walsh College]] — [[Troy, Michigan|Troy]]
* [[Washtenaw Community College]] — [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]]
* [[Wayne County Community College]] — Detroit
* [[Wayne State University]] — Detroit
{{div col end}}

== Crime ==
{{Further|Crime in Detroit|Crime in Michigan}}
The principal City of Detroit has struggled with high crime for decades. About half of all murders in Michigan in 2015 occurred in Detroit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table8statecuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_michigan_by_city_2011.xls |title=Table 8 – Michigan |website=Ucr.fbi.gov |access-date=July 23, 2017 |archive-date=June 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170604005517/https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/table8statecuts/table_8_offenses_known_to_law_enforcement_michigan_by_city_2011.xls |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/micrime.html]{{dead link|date=July 2017}}</ref> 
Since 2013, the FBI has reported a 26% decrease in property crimes and a 27% decrease in violent crimes.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jachman |first1=Matt |title=Area property crime falls, violent crime up slightly over 5-year span |url=https://www.hometownlife.com/story/news/2019/01/01/area-property-crime-falls-violent-crime-rate-up-slightly-over-5-years/1523494002/ |access-date=May 7, 2019 |work=HometownLife |date=January 1, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Sports==
{{See also|Sports in Detroit}}

Professional sports has a major fan following in Metro Detroit. The area is home to many sports teams, including seven professional teams in five major sports. The area's several universities field teams in a variety of sports. [[Michigan Stadium]], home of the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]], is the largest [[American football]] stadium in the world. Metro Detroit hosts many annual sporting events including auto and hydroplane racing. The area has hosted many major sporting events, including the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], [[Super Bowl XVI]], [[Super Bowl XL]], [[Wrestlemania 23]], the [[2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game]], many [[Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Championship rounds]], the first two games of the [[2006 World Series]], and the last two games of the [[2012 World Series]].

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Detroit area teams
|-
! style="background:light gray; color:black"|Club
! style="background:light gray; color:black"|Sport
! style="background:light gray; color:black"|League (Conf)
! style="background:light gray; color:black"|Venue
! style="background:light gray; color:black"|Location
|-
|[[Detroit Lions]]
|[[American Football]]
|[[National Football League|NFL]]
|[[Ford Field]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Detroit Tigers]]
|Baseball
|[[Major League Baseball|MLB]]
|[[Comerica Park]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Detroit Pistons]]
|Basketball
|[[National Basketball Association|NBA]]
|[[Little Caesars Arena]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Detroit Red Wings]]
|[[Ice hockey]]
|[[National Hockey League|NHL]]
|[[Little Caesars Arena]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Detroit City FC]]
|Soccer
|[[United Soccer League Championship|USLC]]
|[[Keyworth Stadium]]
|[[Hamtramck, Michigan|Hamtramck]]
|-
|[[Michigan Stars FC]]
|Soccer
|[[National Independent Soccer Association|NISA]]
|[[Romeo High School|Barnabo Field]]
|[[Romeo, Michigan|Romeo]]
|-
|[[National Independent Soccer Association|Gold Star FC]]
|Soccer
|[[National Independent Soccer Association|NISA]]
|[[Madonna University]]
|[[Livonia, Michigan|Livonia]]
|-
|[[Detroit Coast II Coast All-Stars]]
|Basketball
|[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
|[[Cass Technical High School]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Motor City Firebirds]]
|Basketball
|[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
|Inkster Recreation Complex
|[[Inkster, Michigan|Inkster]]
|-
|[[Oakland County Cowboys]]
|Basketball
|[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
|[[Walled Lake Central High School]]
|[[Walled Lake, Michigan|Walled Lake]]
|-
|[[Team NetWork]]
|Basketball
|[[American Basketball Association (2000–present)|American Basketball Association]]
|Romulus Athletic Center
|[[Romulus, Michigan|Romulus]]
|-
|[[Detroit Wolfetones Gaelic Football]]
|[[Gaelic Football]]
|[[Gaelic Athletic Association]]
|Flodin Park
|Detroit
|-
|[[USA Hockey National Team Development Program]]
|[[Ice hockey|Ice Hockey]]
|[[United States Hockey League]]
|[[USA Hockey Arena]]
|[[Plymouth Township, Michigan|Plymouth]]
|-
|[[Metro Jets]]
|[[Ice hockey|Ice Hockey]]
|[[North American 3 Hockey League]]
|Fraser Hockeyland
|[[Fraser, Michigan|Fraser]]
|-
|Detroit Fighting Irish
|[[Ice hockey|Ice Hockey]]
|[[United States Premier Hockey League]]
|[http://www.iceboxsports.com/ Brownstown Sports Arena]
|[[Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan|Brownstown]]
|-
|Motor City Hawks
|[[Ice hockey|Ice Hockey]]
|[[United States Premier Hockey League]]
|[https://web.archive.org/web/20160402224747/http://www.uls.org/Page/Athletics/McCann-Ice-Arena McCann Arena]
|[[Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan|Grosse Pointe]]
|-
|[[Flint City Bucks]]
|Soccer
|[[USL2]]
|[[Atwood Stadium]]
|[[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]]
|-
|[[Oakland County FC]]
|Soccer
|[[USL2]]
|[[Royal Oak High School]]
|[[Clawson, Michigan|Clawson]]
|-
|[[Carpathia FC]]
|Soccer
|[[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]]
|Carpathia Club
|[[Sterling Heights, Michigan|Sterling Heights]]
|-
|[[Detroit Roller Derby]]
|[[Roller derby]]
|[[Women's Flat Track Derby Association|WFTDA]]
|[[Detroit Masonic Temple|Masonic Temple]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Detroit Tradesmen]]
|[[Rugby union]]
|[[USA Rugby]]
|Glenn W. Levey Middle School
|Detroit
|-
|[[Detroit rugby league team]]
|[[Rugby league]]
|[[AMNRL]]
|N/A
|Detroit
|-
|Detroit Mechanix
|[[Ultimate (sport)|Ultimate Frisbee]]
|[[American Ultimate Disc League]]
|[[Ultimate Soccer Arenas]]
|[[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]]
|-
|[[Eastern Michigan Eagles]]
|various
|[[NCAA]] ([[Mid-American Conference|MAC]])
|various, including [[Rynearson Stadium]]
|[[Ypsilanti]]
|-
|[[Oakland Golden Grizzlies|Oakland University Golden Grizzlies]]
|various
|[[NCAA]] ([[Horizon League]])
|various, including [[Athletics Center O'rena]]
|[[Rochester, Michigan|Rochester]]
|-
|[[Detroit Titans|University of Detroit Mercy Titans]]
|various
||[[NCAA]] ([[Horizon League]])
|various, including [[Calihan Hall]]
|Detroit
|-
|[[Michigan Wolverines|University of Michigan Wolverines]]
|various
|[[NCAA]] ([[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]])
|various, including [[Michigan Stadium]]
|[[Ann Arbor]]
|-
|[[Wayne State Warriors|Wayne State University Warriors]]
|various
||[[NCAA]] ([[Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|Great Lakes]], [[College Hockey America|CHA]])
|various
|Detroit
|}

The [[Michigan International Speedway]] in [[Brooklyn, Michigan|Brooklyn]] hosts various [[Auto racing]]: [[NASCAR]], [[INDYCAR]], and [[Automobile Racing Club of America|ARCA]].
The [[Detroit River]] hosts [[Hydroplane racing]] held by the [[American Power Boat Association|APBA]] for the [[APBA|Detroit APBA Gold Cup]].

==Area codes==
Metro Detroit is served by nine telephone area codes (six not including Windsor). The [[area code 313|313]] area code, which used to encompass all of Southeast Michigan, is today confined exclusively to the City of Detroit and several neighboring Wayne County suburbs.
* The [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]] area code along with the newer [[Area codes 248 and 947|947]] [[Overlay plan|area code overlay]] mostly serve Oakland County.
* Macomb County is largely served by [[area code 586|586]].
* Genesee, St. Clair, and Lapeer counties, eastern Livingston County, and part of northern Oakland County are covered by [[area code 810|810]].
* Washtenaw, Monroe, and most of the Wayne County suburbs are in the [[area code 734|734]] area.
* The Windsor area (and most of southwestern Ontario) is served by an overlay complex of three codes — [[Area codes 519, 226 and 548|519, 226, and 548]].

== References ==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan}}
{{wikivoyage|Metro Detroit}}
* [http://www.visitdetroit.com/ Metro Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.semcog.org/ Southeast Michigan Council of Governments]
* [http://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Detroit-City-Charter.pdf City Charter of Detroit]
* [http://www.michigan.org Michigan's Official Economic Development and Travel Site.]
* {{cite uscghist|MI}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080114191657/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/hal_mhc_shpo_lightmap_50933_7.pdf Map of Michigan Lighthouse] (PDF)
* [https://exchange.umma.umich.edu/resources/23789 Collection: "Detroit Metro"] from the [[University of Michigan Museum of Art]]

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