Data is crucial in order to understand the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural health of Detroit. Datasets that are made freely available, as these are, serve to promote social justice and a holistic understanding of the city.
Demographics
Detroit QuickFacts - ​Produced by the US Census Bureau, provides a quick look at census findings, including age, race and housing
Detroit's Open Data Portal - Government resource covering health, education, and transportation
Michigan's Open Data Portal - Government resource containing datasets on health, education, economy, and environment of Michigan.
Occupational Employment Statistics - US Bureau of Labor Statistics resource providing employment and wage estimates for all industries across Michigan
Environment
How's My Waterway? - Environmental Protection Agency resources providing national data on water pollutants that can be narrowed by zip code
Demographics:
Data Driven Detroit - Visualizations of datasets on education, demographics, housing, and employment in Detroit
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Michigan - Government resource providing information on labor statistics statewide that can be narrowed by city
City of Detroit Health Department - Government resource providing data visualizations on heath statistics in the city of Detroit. Includes links to additional data sources
Drawing Detroit - Focused on socioeconomic questions surrounding Detroit and Southeast Michigan. Published by academic researchers at the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University
Geography / Environment:
Detroit Landgrid (Loveland Technologies) - Combines property and tax information to create an interactive parcel grid of Detroit (a free account is required to view data)
Wayne County Parcel Viewer - Interactive map of Wayne County Aerial Imagery collected in 2015, as well as parcel property information
Air Emissions Inventories - An Environmental Protection Agency site providing detailed estimates of air emissions that can be narrowed by state