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The City of Detroit has launched its Open Data Portal initiative in order to increase public access to valuable data and information concerning City government operations and service delivery. This tool exists to enable opportunity by reducing barriers to access the public data and information and promoting trust, transparency, and accountability between City agencies and the people we serve. This data is freely available in formats that are understandable to humans, can be processed by software and machines, and formatted according to national technical standards to facilitate visibility and reuse of published data.
Data Driven Detroit (D3) Data Portal
"Data Driven Detroit (D3) provides accessible, high-quality information and analysis to drive informed decision-making. Our vision is that essential and unbiased information is used by all."
Statistical Information
- Data Driven DetroitAn affiliated program of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, D3 offers "a comprehensive data system that includes current and historic demographic, socioeconomic, educational, environmental, and other indicators."
- Drawing DetroitThis blog from the WSU Center of Urban Studies works to answer "pertinent questions about Southeastern Michigan through statistics."
- Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research This link opens in a new windowICPSR is a membership-based, not-for-profit organization serving member colleges and universities by providing access to a large archive of machine-readable social science data, training facilities in basic and advanced techniques of quantitative social analysis, and resources that facilitate the use of advanced computer technology by social scientists.
- Socioeconomic characteristics of children by Detroit subcommunityAlthough a bit dated, these reports contain hard to find statistics, available at the neighborhood level. Data include school enrollment, spoken language, employment status of parents, income, and poverty rates. Also includes a map of Detroit subcommunities.
- State of Michigan DataSome statistics offered through the Michigan Data Store are broken down by county and city, giving census and demographic data, income breakdowns, and more for Wayne County and the City of Detroit.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: DetroitThe Bureau of Labor Statistics offer current statistics in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.