Metro Detroit#Education

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The Detroit Urban Area, which serves as the metropolitan area's core, ranks as the 12th most populous in the United States, with a population of 3,776,890 as of the 2020 census and an area of {{convert|1284.83

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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 counties of Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, 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}}.

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The nine county area designated by the OMB as the Detroit–Warren–Ann Arbor Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn MSA and the three additional counties of Genesee, Monroe, and Washtenaw (which include the metropolitan areas of Flint, Monroe, and 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 was removed from the CSA in 2000, but added back in 2013.{{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}}

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With the adjacent city of Windsor, Ontario, and its suburbs, the combined Detroit–Windsor area has a population of about 5.7 million.[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. 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.[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. 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, 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". 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".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.

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{{Main|Economy of metropolitan Detroit}}

{{See also|List of companies based in Michigan}}

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Detroit and the surrounding region constitute a major center of commerce and global trade, most notably as home to America's 'Big Three' automobile companies: General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. Detroit's six-county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a population of about 4.3 million and a workforce of about 2.1 million.[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. In December 2017, the Department of Labor reported metropolitan Detroit's unemployment rate to be 4.2%.{{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}} The Detroit MSA had a Gross Metropolitan Product (GMP) of $252.7 billion as of September 2017.{{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 }}

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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.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 }}

Casino gaming plays an important economic role, with Detroit the largest US city to offer casino resort hotels. Caesars Windsor, Canada's largest, complements the MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, and 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.World Book Inc., Volume 5. 2008. The domestic auto industry is primarily headquartered in Metro Detroit. The area is an important source of engineering job opportunities.[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 }} A rise in automated manufacturing using robotic technology has created related industries in the area.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.[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

A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the Detroit–Windsor region and $13 billion in annual production depend on the city's international border crossing.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.

In addition to property taxes, residents of the City of Detroit pay an income tax rate of 2.50%.{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitmi.gov/DepartmentsandAgencies/Finance/IncomeTaxDivision/FAQs/tabid/1654/Default.aspx |title=FAQS – City of Detroit | 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}}

Detroit automakers and local manufacturers have made significant restructurings in response to market competition. GM made its initial public offering (IPO) of stock in 2010, after bankruptcy, bailout, and restructuring by the federal government.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. 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.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.[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.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.

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.[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. Fourteen Fortune 500 companies are based in metropolitan Detroit.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. 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.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.

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.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.[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.

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Michigan typically ranks second or third in overall Research & development (R&D) expenditures in the United States.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.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 Metro Detroit is an important source of engineering and high-tech job opportunities.Mark Arend (January 2012).[http://www.siteselection.com/issues/2012/jan/Michigan.cfm "Where the high tech jobs are"], Site Selection magazine. As the home of the "Big Three" American automakers (General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler), it is the world's traditional automotive center and a key pillar of the US economy.{{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}}{{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}}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." 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.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

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For 2010, the domestic automakers have reported significant profits indicating the beginning of rebound.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.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}}{{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}}

Metro Detroit serves as the headquarters for the United States Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM), with 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.

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Detroit is a major U.S. port[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." with an extensive toll-free expressway system.[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.[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." 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.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 }} A source of top talent, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is one of the world's leading research institutions,{{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 |archive-date=September 25, 2007}} and Wayne State University in Detroit has the largest single-campus medical school in the United States.[http://www.gradprofiles.com/wayne-st-biomed-sci.html Grad profiles]. Wayne State. Retrieved on October 27, 2008.

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), Rocket Mortgage (Downtown Detroit), Ally Financial (Downtown Detroit), Carhartt (Dearborn), and 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.{{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}} 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, 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.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.

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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.[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 }} Detroit is the largest city or metro area in the U.S. to offer casino resort hotels (MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino, Hollywood Casino, and nearby Caesars Windsor).Mink, Randy, and Karen Mink (July 2001).Detroit Turns 300 - Detroit 300 Festival. Travel America, World Publishing Co., Gale Group.

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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 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."Fifth Third Bank rocks the Winter Blast", Michigan Chronicle.(March 14, 2006).

Detroit's metroparks include fresh water beaches, such as Metropolitan Beach, Kensington Beach, and 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.

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Metro Detroit contains a number of 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.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 CongressState 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 }}

The recent renovation of the Renaissance Center, and related construction of a state-of-the-art cruise ship dock, new stadiums, and a new 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 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.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,"

{{Main|Demographics of Metro Detroit}}

{{See also|Michigan locations by per capita income}}

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Metro Detroit is a six-county metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with a population of 4,392,041—making it the 14th-largest MSA in the United States as enumerated by the 2020 United States Census.{{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 }}

The Detroit region is a ten-county Combined Statistical Area (CSA) with a population of 5,325,219—making it the 12th-largest CSA in the United States as enumerated by the 2020 Census.

The Detroit–Windsor area, a commercial link straddling the Canada-U.S. border, has a total population of about 5,700,000.[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.

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, 22.8% African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.3% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.2% of the population. Arab Americans were at least 4.7% of the region's population (considered 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. The metro area also has the 25th largest Jewish population worldwide.

In 1701, French officer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac, along with fifty-one additional French-Canadians, founded a settlement called 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) and streets (ex. Gratiot, Beaubien, St. Antoine, Cadieux). Later came an influx of persons of British and German descent, followed by Polish, Irish, Italian, Lebanese, Assyrian, Greek, Jewish, Maltese, and Belgian immigrants who made their way to the area in the early 20th century and during and after World War II.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. There was a large migration of African Americans into the city from the rural South during The Great Migration and following World War I.

Today, the Detroit suburbs in Oakland County, 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.{{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 |archive-date=July 9, 2007}} In Wayne County, the city of Dearborn has a large concentration of Arab Americans, mainly Shi'ite Muslim Lebanese, whose ancestors immigrated here in the early 20th century. Recently,{{when|date=April 2019}} the area has witnessed some growth in ethnic Albanian, Asian and 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. 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 lived in Inkster, Pontiac, Oak Park, and Southfield.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.

{{Main|Transportation in metropolitan Detroit}}

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The largest airport in the area is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) in 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 (ARB)
• Coleman A. Young International Airport (DET) (Detroit) - General aviation only
• Flint-Bishop International Airport(FNT) (Flint) - Commercial airport
• Oakland County International Airport (PTK) Waterford Township - Charter passenger facility
• St. Clair County International Airport (near Port Huron, Michigan) - An international airport on the Canada–US border.
• Selfridge Air National Guard Base (Mount Clemens) - Military airbase
• Willow Run Airport (YIP) (Ypsilanti) - Cargo, general aviation, charter passenger traffic

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 providing service to numerous downtown hotels, offices and attractions. The 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 area to The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Ypsilanti, and Ann Arbor[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. The 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.

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

{{Main|Roads and freeways in metropolitan Detroit}}

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The Metro Detroit area is linked by an advanced network of major roads and freeways which include Interstate highways. 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 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==

{{See also|List of colleges and universities in Michigan|List of high schools in Michigan}}

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

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{{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.{{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 }}[http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/micrime.html]{{dead link|date=July 2017}}

Since 2013, the FBI has reported a 26% decrease in property crimes and a 27% decrease in violent crimes.{{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}}

{{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, 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 Championship rounds, the first two games of the 2006 World Series, and the last two games of the 2012 World Series.

The Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn hosts various Auto racing: NASCAR, INDYCAR, and ARCA.

The Detroit River hosts Hydroplane racing held by the APBA for the Detroit APBA Gold Cup.

Metro Detroit is served by nine telephone area codes (six not including Windsor). The 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 248 area code along with the newer 947 area code overlay mostly serve Oakland County.
• Macomb County is largely served by 586.
• Genesee, St. Clair, and Lapeer counties, eastern Livingston County, and part of northern Oakland County are covered by 810.
• Washtenaw, Monroe, and most of the Wayne County suburbs are in the 734 area.
• The Windsor area (and most of southwestern Ontario) is served by an overlay complex of three codes — 519, 226, and 548.

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• [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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