Detroit census confirms desertion like no other...

Detroit used to be a thriving metropolis, but according to an article by the New York Times a recent census shows that its population is declining at a record rate. The situation is  no surprise for the city, considering that residents started  losing hope on the city as people's lives have been affected by unemployment which leads to a massive exodus from the city in a search for jobs.

The number of people who have left Detroit in recent years (237,500) is staggering even when compared numbers of cities such as New Orleans (140,000).

“You can just see the emptiness driving in,” said Joel Dellario

I would not be surprised if the population keeps falling in the following years. And saying that there's going to be a turning point in the city would be fooling ourselves, because as cities start losing people, they also start loosing tax revenue, jobs, etc. And issues such as crime, urban decay, and such arise concern among the people and make the recovery even harder.