DJC Housing maps
Segregation in 1970
Just after the 1967 riots, there were still large parts of west and east Detroit that were nearly all white, the vestiges of the housing patterns -- cemented by federal housing policy and local real estate rules -- that confined blacks to small slices of the city, creating tension that was a precursor for the anger that erupted. Back then 8 Mile was a real boundary; Warren, which bordered Detroit along that iconic road, had more than 179,000 people in 1970 but just 132 blacks. Click on an area to see how the demography of that neighborhood -- here defined by census tracts -- compares to areas around it.
Segregation in 2010
Although African-Americans comprise 25 percent of the tri-county area, few people -- black or white -- live in neighborhoods around the regional average. Instead, blacks are far more likely to live in majority black areas; whites in mostly white areas. Although some blacks live in almost every census tract, most are still concentrated in a handful of cities -- Detroit, Southfield, Pontiac, River Rouge and Inkster. Click on an area to see how the demography of that neighborhood -- here defined by census tracts -- compares to areas around it.
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