Things are looking up in Detroit. That's what a recent study released today by Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick says. Prepared by Social Compact, a Wash. D.C. -based urban consultancy, the study says that the city's population is actually higher than estimated by the U.S. Census bureau, crime is not as bad as perceived, and household incomes are higher than previously estimated.
While some of the findings appear to be vague or open to challenge, it is refreshing to read positive news about the city with the emphasis on economic developments rather than crime, school closings and population decline. It is also heartening to read that, according to the Social Compact, average downtown household income is $59,300 and 83 percent of its residents have at least a college education. (Ahem! -- I happen to live downtown.)
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