Detroit By The Numbers: Poverty and Human Trafficking

WDET's new series "Detroit By The Numbers" is exploring the issue of poverty in southeast Michigan. In this chapter, WDET's Sandra Svoboda...

Population and Poverty: A View of Detroit, the State and Other Big Cities [Maps, Charts]

Poverty Rates Across U.S. Cities Press “play” and watch how the populations and poverty rates change in various American cities,...

Michigan’s Poverty, City by City [Map + Infographic]

"Hover" your cursor over a city, indicated by a blue dot, on the map to view its population, poverty rate...

Poverty Rates and Population in Detroit, Cities Around the Country [Map + Motion Graphic]

Poverty Rates Across U.S. Cities Press “play” and watch how the populations and poverty rates change in various American cities,...

What is Poverty, and Where Does Metro Detroit Stack Up? [Infographic]

Poverty is defined by Merriam Webster as “the state of being poor,” or “a lack of something.” These definitions are...

Where is Poverty in Metro Detroit? [Map]

You may see it everywhere, or you may never see it at all, depending on where you live. As the...

Poverty Tells ‘Heartbreaking’ Stories About Families

Delphia Simmons meets a lot of people in financial distress. In her job at the Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)....