Defying the Food Desert, Food Swamp, and Supermarket Redlining Stereotypes in Detroit: Comparing the Distribution of Food Outlets in 2013 and 2023
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. The Detroit Context
3. The Study
4. Literature Review
4.1. Conceptualizing Detroit’s Food Environment
4.1.1. The Food Desert Label
4.1.2. Food Swamp
4.1.3. Supermarket Redlining
4.2. New Conceptualizations of Detroit’s Food Environment
4.2.1. Population Size, Decline, and Demographic Shifts
4.2.2. Vanishing Food Infrastructure and Store Closures
4.2.3. The Intermingling of Food Outlet Types
5. Methods
5.1. Defining the Food Environment
5.2. Data Collection and Sources
5.2.1. 2013 Data Collection
5.2.2. 2023 Data Collection
5.2.3. Mapping
5.2.4. Statistical Analyses
6. Results
6.1. Changes in the Overall Food Landscape—2013 and 2023 Comparisons
6.2. Additional Food Outlets Studied in 2023
6.3. Multivariate Analyses of Temporal Changes in the Citywide Food Environment
Tests of Significance and Regression Analyses
6.4. Neighborhood Population Changes
6.5. Changes in the Distribution of Food Outlets in Detroit’s Neighborhoods
6.5.1. Total Number of Food Outlets Lost in Various Neighborhoods
6.5.2. Supermarkets and Large Grocery Stores
Neighborhoods without Supermarkets or Large Grocery Stores
Neighborhoods That Lost Supermarkets or Large Grocery Stores
Neighborhoods That Gained Supermarkets and Large Grocery Stores
6.5.3. Small Groceries and Convenience Stores
6.5.4. Specialty Food Stores and Vendors
6.5.5. Pharmacies and Dollar and Variety Stores
6.5.6. Restaurants and Other Food Service Providers
6.5.7. Other Food Outlets
6.6. Neighborhood-Level Multivariate Analyses
6.6.1. Neighborhood Analyses for 2013
6.6.2. Neighborhood Analysis for 2023
6.6.3. Interaction Effects
6.7. A Question of Swamping Out and Redlining
6.7.1. Intermingled, Not Swamped Out
6.7.2. Supermarkets in Formerly Redlined Areas
6.8. Food Store Closures: An Infrastructure in Decline
6.8.1. Hollowed Out
6.8.2. Closures and Neighborhood Racial Composition
6.8.3. Closures and Redlining
6.8.4. Multivariate Analysis of Food Store Closures
7. Discussion
7.1. Detroit’s Dynamic and Changing Food Landscape
7.2. Detroit Is Not a Food Desert
7.3. Detroit Is Not a Food Swamp, Either
7.4. Lack of Support for the Supermarket Redlining Thesis
7.5. New Approaches to Understanding Food Outlet Distribution
7.5.1. Population Size and Outmigration Matters
7.5.2. Impacts of Race, Household Income, and Educational Attainment
7.5.3. Strong Evidence of Vanishing Food Infrastructure
The Opening and Closing of Supermarkets and Large Grocery Stores
The Opening and Closing of Small Grocery Stores, Convenience Stores, and Corner Stores
7.5.4. Intermingling and Coexistence
7.6. Food Access and Sustainability in Detroit
7.6.1. The Limited Success of Large-Scale Urban Farming
7.6.2. The Promise of Small-Scale Urban Farming and Aquaponics
7.6.3. Detroit’s Sustainability Action Agenda
7.6.4. The Green Grocer Project
7.6.5. Black Residents Build a Black-Owned Grocery Store and Food Cooperatives
7.7. Limitations
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Defining the Categories of Food Outlets Studied in 2013 and 2023
Food Outlet Type | Definition | Source of Definition | Examples | 2013 | 2023 |
Supermarkets and large grocery stores: | |||||
Traditional supermarkets | Offers full line of groceries, meat, produce | [106] | Kroger, Pathmark | ✓ | ✓ |
At least USD 2 million in annual sales | |||||
Between USD 15,000 and 60,000 items sold | |||||
Chain supermarkets or grocery stores | |||||
Fresh-format supermarkets | Emphasis on perishables | [106] | Whole Foods | ✓ | ✓ |
Natural and organic foods | The Fresh Market | ||||
Superstores | At least 30,000 square feet | [106] | Metro Foods | ✓ | ✓ |
Annual sales of USD 12 million or more | |||||
Extensive selection of non-food items | |||||
Super warehouses | High-volume hybrid of traditional supermarket and warehouse store | [106] | Cub Foods, Food 4 Less | ✓ | ✓ |
No frills, limited service | |||||
Reduced prices | |||||
Bulk food items and perishables | |||||
Full range of service departments | |||||
Wholesale clubs | Membership retail/wholesale hybrid | [106] | Sam’s Club, Costco, BJ’s | ✓ | |
Limited variety of products in warehouse-style outlets | |||||
About 120,000-square-foot stores | |||||
Groceries sold in large sizes and bulk sales | |||||
Supercenters | Hybrid of traditional supermarket and mass merchandiser | [106] | Meijer supercenters | ✓ | ✓ |
Wide range of food and non-food items | Walmart supercenters | ||||
Average 170,000 square feet | Super Target | ||||
Mass merchandisers | Large store selling primarily clothing, electronics, and sporting goods | [106] | Target, Walmart | ✓ | ✓ |
Sells groceries too | |||||
Limited-assortment stores | Limited assortment of center-store and perishable items | [106] | Aldi, Trader Joes | ✓ | ✓ |
Less than 2000 items sold | |||||
Reduced price point | |||||
Small groceries and convenience stores: | |||||
Small groceries, corner or | Small and medium-sized grocery stores and convenience stores | [4,106] | One Stop Food Store | ✓ | ✓ |
convenience stores | Limited selection of staples and other goods | ||||
Under USD 2 million in annual sales | |||||
Gas stations | Gas stations with attached mini-marts/convenience stores that sell food | [4] | Mobil Mini Mart | ✓ | ✓ |
Liquor and party stores | Stores selling alcohol | [4] | Liquor Market | ✓ | ✓ |
Limited selection of food items | |||||
Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores: | |||||
Pharmacies or drug stores | Prescription-based drug store | [106] | Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid | ✓ | ✓ |
General merchandise and seasonal items | |||||
Limited selection of food items | |||||
Dollar stores and variety stores | Small stores selling staples and knickknacks | [106] | Dollar General, | ✓ | ✓ |
Foods and consumable items | Dollar Tree, Family Dollar | ||||
Low prices | |||||
Specialty food stores and vendors: | |||||
Meat markets and delicatessens | Fresh meat and seafood | [4] | Prime Gourmet Meats | ✓ | ✓ |
Delicatessen | |||||
Bakeries | Prepare and sell baked goods | [4] | National Bakery | ✓ | ✓ |
Health foods | Health foods and nutrition supplements | [4] | Nature’s Remedy | ✓ | ✓ |
Confectionaries | Stores selling primarily candy and other sweets | [4] | The Candy Shop | ✓ | ✓ |
Condiments and spices | Sells products such as herbs, spices, sauces, syrup, honey, and condiments | [6] | Southern Flavors & Spices | ✓ | |
Ice cream parlors | Sells primarily ice cream and dairy products | [4] | Dairy Queen | ✓ | ✓ |
Limited food items on menu | |||||
Food cooperatives | Group of people buying food and/or produce collectively | [4] | Northern Food Cooperative | ✓ | ✓ |
Purchasing can be done at a store or through a club | |||||
Restaurants and other food service: | |||||
Full-service restaurants | Have wait staff and sit-down service | [107] | Olive Garden, Red Lobster | ✓ | ✓ |
Payment collected after meals are served and tips expected | [4] | ||||
Fast-food restaurants | No wait staff and sit-down service | [107] | Burger King, McDonalds | ✓ | ✓ |
Payment collected before meals are served and no tips expected | [4] | ||||
Drive-through service | |||||
Take-out establishments | Sells prepared food that is picked up and consumed off the premises | [6] | Hal’s Fish & Chips Take-Out | ✓ | |
Usually does not provide eating facilities | BBQ To Go | ||||
Usually no drive-through service | |||||
Restaurant management | Manages and administers restaurants | [6] | Southeast Food Management Group | ✓ | |
Prepares and sells bulk food to restaurants | |||||
Caterers | Prepares food by order | [4] | Golden Spice Catering | ✓ | ✓ |
Coffee, tea, and juice shops | Serves primarily coffee, tea, or beverages | [4] | Starbucks | ✓ | ✓ |
Limited amount of baked goods or cooked food | Biggby Coffee | ||||
Bars and clubs | Bars or clubs serving meals also | [4] | Varsity Lounge | ✓ | ✓ |
Banquet halls and hotels | Banquet halls that serve meals and hotel restaurants | [6] | Hyatt Hotel | ✓ | |
Casinos | Food prepared and sold in casinos and other gambling establishments | [6] | Motor City Casino | ✓ | |
Food Outlet Type | Definition | Source of Definition | Examples | ||
Farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors: | |||||
Community-supported | Cooperative—customers pay for produce | [4] | Plantscapers Choice | ✓ | ✓ |
agriculture (CSA) | Has a weekly basket of produce prepared for delivery or pick up | ||||
Farmers’ markets and produce markets | Gathering place for local farmers and producers sell fresh produce | [4] | Flint Farmers’ Market | ✓ | ✓ |
Other consumables sold | Eastern Market | ||||
Market produce vendors | Registered business with booth or storefront space that sells produce at a farmers’ market | [6] | Millhound Organics | ✓ | |
Market prepared-food vendors | Registered business with booth or storefront space that sells prepared food items at a farmers’ market | [6] | Daisy’s Soup Delight | ✓ | |
Market stores | Registered business and storefront selling variety of food, specialty, and gift items in a farmers’ market space | [6] | Dave’s Gourmet Foods | ✓ | |
Urban farms, community | Food-producing urban farms | [4] | Southside Community Farm | ✓ | ✓ |
gardens | Produce sold at farm/garden or other venues | ||||
Produce may also be donated | |||||
School gardens | Food-producing school farm or garden | [4] | Lane School Garden | ✓ | ✓ |
Produce sold at farm/garden or other venues | |||||
Produce consumed by students and staff at school | |||||
Dairy | Storage, processing, and distribution of milk and milk products | [4] | Star Dairy | ✓ | ✓ |
Supply chain: | |||||
Wholesalers | Sells bulk items | [4] | Atlas Wholesale Foods | ✓ | ✓ |
Sells at wholesale prices | |||||
Manufacturers, processors | Commercial food manufacturer or processor | [4] | Midwest Packing Company | ✓ | ✓ |
Distributors | Commercial distribution hub for food items | [4] | Lakewoods Distributor, Inc. | ✓ | ✓ |
Food hubs (aggregators) | Centrally located, permanent facility | Allen Market Place | ✓ | ✓ | |
Has a business management structure | All Things Food | ||||
Aggregates, stores, processes, and distributes food | [4] | ||||
Focus on locally or regionally grown and produced food | |||||
May provide wholesale or retail vending space | |||||
May offer social services | |||||
Food assistance: | |||||
Food pantries or soup kitchens | Food pantries, soup kitchens, faith-based programs, etc. serving or distributing food to individuals | [4] | Loaves and Fishes | ✓ | ✓ |
Food banks | Large warehouses storing millions of pounds of food for distribution to smaller organizations serving those needing food | [4] | Feeding America | ✓ | ✓ |
Does not give out food directly to individuals | |||||
Mobile food sources: | |||||
Food trucks | Food preparation vehicles that sell foods as specific or varied locations | [6] | Sams Food Truck | ✓ | |
Mobile produce vans | Traveling vehicles that sell foods at various neighborhood locations | [6] | Veggies for Health Van | ✓ | |
Mobile food pantries | Traveling vehicles providing free, emergency food to those seeking it | [6] | Helping Hand Food Van | ✓ | |
Attractions and amusement parks: | |||||
Attractions | Amusement parks and similar attractions with food service | [6] | Bagley Amusement Park | ✓ | |
Social, religious, educational, and community services: | |||||
Child care | Child care operations that serve meals | [6] | Maisie’s Day Care Center | ✓ | |
Youth organizations and centers | Youth centers, organizations, clubs in a fixed locations that serve meals | [6] | Boys and Girls Center | ✓ | |
Retirement centers and nursing homes | Retirement communities and nursing homes that prepare and serve food | [6] | Serenity Retirement Village | ✓ | |
School cafeterias | Cafeteria and other school venue that prepare or serve food | [6] | Johns Bay Middle School | ✓ | |
Colleges and universities | Prepares and sells food in cafes, cafeterias, gift shops, food courts, or convenience stores | [6] | Clement College | ✓ | |
Religious institutions | Churches and other religious institutions that serve or deliver meals | [6] | Church of the Redeemer | ✓ | |
Community centers | Community centers and social service organizations that provide meals | [6] | Ledwich Community Center | ✓ | |
Gyms, health centers, and medical centers: | |||||
Fitness centers and health centers | Prepares and sells food | [6] | Springside Health Center | ✓ | |
Hospitals and medical centers | Prepares and sells food in cafes, cafeterias, gift shops, food courts | [6] | Hendale Medical Center | ✓ | |
Internet, online purchase, and delivery: | |||||
E-commerce, online | Foods and consumable products ordered via the internet | [6,106] | Amazon | ✓ |
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Population Characteristics | Michigan | City of Detroit | ||||||||
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2010 | 2020 | 2010 | 2020 | |||||||
Population | Percent | Population | Percent | Percent Change | Population | Percent | Population | Percent | Percent Change | |
Total Population | 9,883,640 | 100.00 | 10,077,331 | 100.00 | 2.0 | 713,777 | 100.00 | 639,111 | 100.00 | −10.46 |
White alone (not Latinx or Hispanic) | 7,569,939 | 76.59 | 7,295,651 | 72.40 | −3.6 | 55,604 | 7.79 | 60,770 | 9.51 | 9.29 |
Black alone (not Latinx or Hispanic) | 1,383,756 | 14.00 | 1,358,458 | 13.48 | −1.8 | 586,573 | 82.18 | 493,212 | 77.17 | −15.92 |
Latinx or Hispanic | 436,358 | 4.41 | 564,422 | 5.60 | 29.3 | 48,679 | 6.82 | 51,269 | 8.02 | 5.32 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 54,665 | 0.55 | 47,406 | 0.47 | −13.3 | 1927 | 0.27 | 1399 | 0.22 | −27.40 |
Asian | 236,490 | 2.39 | 332,288 | 3.30 | 40.5 | 7436 | 1.04 | 10,085 | 1.58 | 35.62 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2170 | 0.02 | 2603 | 0.03 | 20.0 | 82 | 0.01 | 111 | 0.02 | 35.37 |
Other | 9866 | 0.10 | 37,183 | 0.37 | 276.9 | 994 | 0.14 | 3066 | 0.48 | 208.45 |
Two or more races | 190,396 | 1.93 | 439,320 | 4.36 | 130.7 | 12,482 | 1.75 | 19,199 | 3.00 | 53.81 |
Food Outlet Type | 2013 Food Outlets | 2023 Food Outlets | Percent Change | |||
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Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
All food venues: | 3499 | 100.0 | 2884 | 100.0 | −615 | −17.6 |
Supermarkets and large grocery stores: | 96 | 2.7 | 74 | 2.1 | −22 | −22.9 |
Traditional supermarkets and large groceries | 63 | 1.8 | 42 | 1.2 | −21 | −33.3 |
Limited-assortment stores | 26 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.4 | −12 | −46.2 |
Mass merchandisers | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Supercenters | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Fresh-format supermarkets | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.3 | 9 | 900.0 |
Super warehouses | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 | 3 | 300.0 |
Superstores | 3 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | −1 | −33.3 |
Small groceries and convenience stores: | 1110 | 31.7 | 726 | 20.7 | −384 | −34.6 |
Gas stations with food | 371 | 10.6 | 283 | 8.1 | −88 | −23.7 |
Liquor stores and party stores | 460 | 13.1 | 301 | 8.6 | −159 | −34.6 |
Small groceries, convenience, and corner stores | 279 | 8.0 | 142 | 4.1 | −137 | −49.1 |
Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores: | 306 | 8.7 | 292 | 8.3 | −14 | −4.6 |
Pharmacies or drug stores | 183 | 5.2 | 167 | 4.8 | −16 | −8.7 |
Dollar stores and variety stores | 123 | 3.5 | 125 | 3.6 | 2 | 1.6 |
Specialty food stores and vendors: | 279 | 8.0 | 135 | 3.9 | −144 | −51.6 |
Bakeries | 76 | 2.2 | 51 | 1.5 | −25 | −32.9 |
Ice cream parlors | 23 | 0.7 | 21 | 0.6 | −2 | −8.7 |
Health food and nutrition supplements | 31 | 0.9 | 12 | 0.3 | −19 | −61.3 |
Meat markets and delicatessens | 116 | 3.3 | 40 | 1.1 | −76 | −65.5 |
Food cooperatives | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | −2 | −100.0 |
Confectionaries | 31 | 0.9 | 11 | 0.3 | −20 | −64.5 |
Restaurants and other food service: | 1245 | 35.6 | 1244 | 35.6 | −1 | −0.1 |
Full-service restaurants | 618 | 17.7 | 484 | 13.8 | −134 | −21.7 |
Fast-food restaurants | 338 | 9.7 | 354 | 10.1 | 16 | 4.7 |
Coffee, tea, and juice shops | 40 | 1.1 | 92 | 2.6 | 52 | 130.0 |
Bars and clubs | 185 | 5.3 | 292 | 8.3 | 107 | 57.8 |
Caterers | 64 | 1.8 | 23 | 0.7 | −41 | −64.1 |
Farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors: | 206 | 5.9 | 214 | 6.1 | 8 | 3.9 |
Urban farms and community gardens | 92 | 2.6 | 99 | 2.8 | 7 | 7.6 |
Farmers’ markets and produce markets | 61 | 1.7 | 31 | 0.9 | −30 | −49.2 |
Community-supported agriculture (CSA) | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 1 | 25.0 |
Dairies | 7 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | −4 | −57.1 |
School gardens | 42 | 1.2 | 76 | 2.2 | 34 | 81.0 |
Emergency food assistance: | 100 | 2.9 | 68 | 1.9 | −32 | −32.0 |
Food pantries or soup kitchens | 98 | 2.8 | 55 | 1.6 | −43 | −43.9 |
Food banks/distribution | 2 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.4 | 11 | 550.0 |
Supply chain: | 157 | 4.5 | 131 | 3.7 | −26 | −16.6 |
Wholesalers | 97 | 2.8 | 81 | 2.3 | −16 | −16.5 |
Manufacturers, processors | 31 | 0.9 | 28 | 0.8 | −3 | −9.7 |
Distributors | 29 | 0.8 | 22 | 0.6 | −7 | −24.1 |
Outlets studied only in 2023: | Frequency | Percent | ||||
Additional food venues—total: | 611 | 17.5 | ||||
Supermarkets and large grocery stores: | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
Wholesale clubs | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
Specialty food stores and vendors: | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
Condiments and spices | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
Restaurants and other food service: | 202 | 5.8 | ||||
Takeout establishments | 139 | 4.0 | ||||
Banquet halls and hotels | 63 | 1.8 | ||||
Farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors: | 33 | 0.9 | ||||
Market prepared food | 8 | 0.2 | ||||
Market stores | 16 | 0.5 | ||||
Market produce vendors | 9 | 0.3 | ||||
Mobile food sources: | 17 | 0.5 | ||||
Mobile produce distributor | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
Food trucks | 9 | 0.3 | ||||
Mobile food distribution | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
Attractions and amusement parks: | 12 | 0.3 | ||||
Attractions and amusement parks | 8 | 0.2 | ||||
Casinos | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
Social, religious, educational, and community services: | 316 | 9.0 | ||||
School cafeterias | 124 | 3.5 | ||||
Retirement communities and homes | 7 | 0.2 | ||||
Childcare | 103 | 2.9 | ||||
Religious institutions | 30 | 0.9 | ||||
Community centers | 25 | 0.7 | ||||
Emergency Shelter | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
Youth organizations and centers | 11 | 0.3 | ||||
College and university food venues | 4 | 0.1 | ||||
University bakery | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
University cafés and coffee shops | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
University fast-food restaurant | 3 | 0.1 | ||||
University food pantry or soup kitchen | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
University convenience stores | 2 | 0.1 | ||||
University takeout establishment | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
Gyms and health centers: | 16 | 0.5 | ||||
Fitness centers, gyms, and health centers | 11 | 0.3 | ||||
Hospitals and medical centers | 5 | 0.1 | ||||
Internet, online purchase, and delivery: | 10 | 0.3 | ||||
E-commerce, online | 10 | 0.3 |
Food Outlet Categories Compared in the Two Study Periods | Total Food Outlets in the City | Racial Composition of Neighborhoods | |||||||||||||
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0–40% Black Residents | 41–70% Black Residents | 71–90% Black Residents | 91% or More Black Residents | ||||||||||||
U | z | p-Value a | U | z | p-Value a | U | z | p-Value | U | z | p-Value | U | z | p-Value | |
Total | 1134.500 | −1.988 | 0.047 * | 12.000 | −0.893 | 0.432 | 20.000 | −1.085 | 0.313 | 186.500 | −0.809 | 0.419 | 133.500 | −1.044 | 0.301 |
Supermarkets and large grocery stores | 1203.000 | −1.627 | 0.104 | 9.500 | −1.345 | 0.202 | 28.000 | −0.240 | 0.875 | 192.000 | −0.702 | 0.483 | 152.000 | −0.500 | 0.643 |
Small groceries and convenience stores | 905.500 | −3.397 | 0.001 *** | 10.000 | −1.218 | 0.268 | 9.500 | −2.227 | 0.022 * | 179.500 | −0.987 | 0.324 | 114.000 | −1.636 | 0.106 |
Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores | 1382.000 | −0.469 | 0.639 | 15.500 | −0.332 | 0.755 | 25.500 | −0.494 | 0.635 | 184.000 | −0.876 | 0.381 | 158.000 | −0.304 | 0.777 |
Specialty food stores and vendors | 840.500 | −3.837 | 0.000 *** | 9.000 | −1.418 | 0.202 | 10.500 | −2.158 | 0.031 * | 124.000 | −2.437 | 0.015 * | 122.000 | −1.413 | 0.171 |
Restaurants and other food service | 1384.500 | −0.452 | 0.651 | 14.500 | −0.488 | 0.639 | 25.500 | −0.489 | 0.635 | 212.500 | −0.152 | 0.879 | 167.500 | −0.015 | 0.988 |
Urban farms, community gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors | 1283.000 | −1.086 | 0.278 | 13.500 | −0.654 | 0.530 | 29.500 | −0.054 | 0.958 | 213.000 | −0.140 | 0.889 | 116.500 | −1.602 | 0.120 |
Emergency food assistance | 1195.500 | −1.668 | 0.095 | 13.500 | −0.671 | 0.530 | 29.500 | −0.059 | 0.958 | 201.000 | −0.455 | 0.649 | 92.500 | −2.404 | 0.021 * |
Supply chain | 1318.500 | −0.887 | 0.375 | 7.500 | −1.659 | 0.106 | 27.500 | −0.279 | 0.792 | 185.000 | −0.884 | 0.377 | 158.500 | −0.303 | 0.777 |
Neighborhoods | Neighborhood Demographic Changes e | |||||||||||||||||
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Total Population d | Number of Whites (Not Latinx or Hispanic) | Number of Latinx or Hispanics | Number of Blacks (Not Latinx or Hispanic) | Change in Percentage of White Residents | Change in Percentage of Latinx Residents | Change in Percentage of Black Residents | ||||||||||||
2010 | 2020 | Percent Change | 2010 | 2020 | Percent Change | 2010 | 2020 | Percent Change | 2010 | 2020 | Percent Change | 2010 | 2020 | 2010 | 2020 | 2010 | 2020 | |
Detroit total | 713,766 | 639,060 | −10.5 | 55,604 | 60,775 | 9.3 | 48,679 | 51,271 | 5.3 | 586,573 | 493,151 | −15.9 | 7.8 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 82.2 | 77.2 |
Cerveny/Grandmont | 32,769 | 31,225 | −4.7 | 452 | 498 | 10.2 | 243 | 346 | 42.4 | 31,474 | 29,290 | −6.9 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 96.0 | 93.8 |
Mackenzie | 26,660 | 22,913 | −14.1 | 370 | 490 | 32.4 | 235 | 481 | 104.7 | 25,613 | 21,128 | −17.5 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 96.1 | 92.2 |
Finney | 26,031 | 23,396 | −10.1 | 2847 | 2197 | −22.8 | 275 | 410 | 49.1 | 22,166 | 19,907 | −10.2 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 85.2 | 85.1 |
Evergreen | 25,277 | 24,205 | −4.2 | 588 | 441 | −25.0 | 164 | 275 | 67.7 | 24,029 | 22,594 | −6.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 95.1 | 93.3 |
Harmony Village | 24,209 | 21,749 | −10.2 | 265 | 300 | 13.2 | 195 | 227 | 16.4 | 23,236 | 20,496 | −11.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 96.0 | 94.2 |
Brooks | 24,195 | 24,740 | 2.3 | 3741 | 4622 | 23.5 | 642 | 1201 | 87.1 | 19,173 | 17,741 | −7.5 | 15.5 | 18.7 | 2.7 | 4.9 | 79.2 | 71.7 |
Mt. Olivet | 23,390 | 18,554 | −20.7 | 929 | 645 | −30.6 | 159 | 227 | 42.8 | 21,338 | 16,843 | −21.1 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 91.2 | 90.8 |
Rouge | 21,841 | 22,145 | 1.4 | 4789 | 4002 | −16.4 | 1411 | 2559 | 81.4 | 15,005 | 14,528 | −3.2 | 21.9 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 11.6 | 68.7 | 65.6 |
Greenfield | 21,627 | 20,952 | −3.1 | 245 | 238 | −2.9 | 147 | 202 | 37.4 | 20,809 | 19,801 | −4.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 96.2 | 94.5 |
Chadsey | 21,121 | 19,768 | −6.4 | 5850 | 5431 | −7.2 | 12,335 | 12,549 | 1.7 | 2172 | 1063 | −51.1 | 27.7 | 27.5 | 58.4 | 63.5 | 10.3 | 5.4 |
Denby | 20,135 | 18,266 | −9.3 | 950 | 501 | −47.3 | 158 | 191 | 20.9 | 18,631 | 16,971 | −8.9 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 92.5 | 92.9 |
Conner | 18,950 | 13,760 | −27.4 | 389 | 280 | −28.0 | 105 | 176 | 67.6 | 18,045 | 12,816 | −29.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 95.2 | 93.1 |
Durfee | 18,207 | 13,599 | −25.3 | 373 | 734 | 96.8 | 160 | 211 | 31.9 | 17,303 | 12,052 | −30.3 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 95.0 | 88.6 |
Redford | 18,182 | 18,435 | 1.4 | 2615 | 1730 | −33.8 | 236 | 362 | 53.4 | 14,779 | 15,426 | 4.4 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 81.3 | 83.7 |
Pembroke | 18,017 | 18,227 | 1.2 | 157 | 304 | 93.6 | 135 | 189 | 40.0 | 17,375 | 17,126 | −1.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 96.4 | 94.0 |
Burbank | 17,959 | 14,132 | −21.3 | 1035 | 500 | −51.7 | 143 | 226 | 58.0 | 16,306 | 12,943 | −20.6 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 90.8 | 91.6 |
Pershing | 17,356 | 15,902 | −8.4 | 486 | 380 | −21.8 | 189 | 246 | 30.2 | 16,313 | 14,755 | −9.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 94.0 | 92.8 |
Bagley | 16,912 | 17,472 | 3.3 | 85 | 390 | 358.8 | 125 | 241 | 92.8 | 16,400 | 16,196 | −1.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 97.0 | 92.7 |
Vernor/Junction | 16,126 | 13,452 | −16.6 | 2854 | 2066 | −27.6 | 11,150 | 9665 | −13.3 | 1760 | 1324 | −24.8 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 69.1 | 71.8 | 10.9 | 9.8 |
Rosedale | 16,121 | 14,951 | −7.3 | 785 | 776 | −1.2 | 127 | 209 | 64.6 | 14,849 | 13,475 | −9.3 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 92.1 | 90.1 |
Rosa Parks | 15,984 | 12,072 | −24.5 | 353 | 745 | 111.0 | 225 | 253 | 12.4 | 15,003 | 10,480 | −30.1 | 2.2 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 93.9 | 86.8 |
Cody | 15,008 | 14,830 | −1.2 | 647 | 382 | −41.0 | 162 | 220 | 35.8 | 13,864 | 13,671 | −1.4 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 92.4 | 92.2 |
Nolan | 14,724 | 10,263 | −30.3 | 401 | 206 | −48.6 | 128 | 144 | 12.5 | 13,932 | 9509 | −31.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 94.6 | 92.7 |
Springwells | 14,703 | 13,284 | −9.7 | 3058 | 1866 | −39.0 | 10,584 | 10,284 | −2.8 | 761 | 766 | 0.7 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 72.0 | 77.4 | 5.2 | 5.8 |
Lower Woodward c | 14,550 | 16,921 | 16.3 | 3488 | 5633 | 61.5 | 310 | 451 | 45.5 | 9117 | 8457 | −7.2 | 24.0 | 33.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 62.7 | 50.0 |
Davison | 14,510 | 13,135 | −9.5 | 2838 | 3021 | 6.4 | 252 | 128 | −49.2 | 7307 | 3820 | −47.7 | 19.6 | 23.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 50.4 | 29.1 |
Tireman | 13,538 | 9166 | −32.3 | 139 | 199 | 43.2 | 519 | 1148 | 121.2 | 12,557 | 7445 | −40.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 12.5 | 92.8 | 81.2 |
Winterhalter | 13,234 | 10,416 | −21.3 | 122 | 211 | 73.0 | 121 | 177 | 46.3 | 12,718 | 9586 | −24.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 96.1 | 92.0 |
Brightmoor | 12,836 | 12,302 | −4.2 | 1175 | 746 | −36.5 | 205 | 290 | 41.5 | 11,046 | 10,709 | −3.1 | 9.2 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 86.1 | 87.1 |
Middle Woodward | 12,476 | 11,839 | −5.1 | 596 | 2006 | 236.6 | 128 | 329 | 157.0 | 11,342 | 8733 | −23.0 | 4.8 | 16.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 90.9 | 73.8 |
Lower East Central | 11,484 | 12,805 | 11.5 | 840 | 2104 | 150.5 | 117 | 281 | 140.2 | 10,133 | 9628 | −5.0 | 7.3 | 16.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 88.2 | 75.2 |
Kettering | 10,345 | 6938 | −32.9 | 164 | 321 | 96.0 | 54 | 85 | 56.6 | 9956 | 6256 | −37.2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 96.2 | 90.2 |
Grant | 10,334 | 8437 | −18.4 | 512 | 360 | −29.7 | 85 | 126 | 48.2 | 9499 | 7697 | −19.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 |
Palmer Park | 9463 | 9600 | 1.4 | 811 | 1456 | 79.5 | 112 | 205 | 83.0 | 8272 | 7411 | −10.4 | 8.6 | 15.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 87.4 | 77.2 |
McNichols | 9107 | 7223 | −20.7 | 551 | 692 | 25.6 | 121 | 126 | 4.1 | 8112 | 6105 | −24.7 | 6.1 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 89.1 | 84.5 |
Airport | 8221 | 6273 | −23.7 | 1376 | 1743 | 26.7 | 74 | 65 | −12.2 | 6416 | 4140 | −35.5 | 16.7 | 27.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 78.0 | 66.0 |
Boynton | 8210 | 6437 | −21.6 | 467 | 205 | −56.1 | 1019 | 773 | −24.1 | 6569 | 5171 | −21.3 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 80.0 | 80.3 |
Chandler Park | 8011 | 5680 | −29.1 | 125 | 171 | 36.8 | 60 | 108 | 80.0 | 7638 | 5197 | −32.0 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 95.3 | 91.5 |
Jeffries b | 7905 | 7552 | −4.5 | 1166 | 1332 | 14.2 | 259 | 259 | 0.0 | 6226 | 5537 | −11.1 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 78.8 | 73.3 |
East Riverside | 7399 | 6457 | −12.7 | 507 | 657 | 29.6 | 48 | 122 | 154.2 | 6640 | 5399 | −18.7 | 6.9 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 89.7 | 83.6 |
Condon | 7140 | 5591 | −21.7 | 688 | 474 | −31.1 | 2598 | 2717 | 4.6 | 3715 | 2214 | −40.4 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 36.4 | 48.6 | 52.0 | 39.6 |
Butzel | 7134 | 5754 | −19.4 | 448 | 1144 | 155.3 | 63 | 171 | 172.1 | 6469 | 4089 | −36.8 | 6.3 | 19.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 90.7 | 71.1 |
St. Jean | 6561 | 3896 | −40.6 | 115 | 102 | −11.0 | 46 | 37 | −18.9 | 6295 | 3628 | −42.4 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 95.9 | 93.1 |
Central Business District a | 5292 | 6151 | 16.2 | 1399 | 3190 | 128.0 | 167 | 402 | 140.7 | 3342 | 1859 | −44.4 | 26.4 | 51.9 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 63.2 | 30.2 |
Middle East Central | 5286 | 4249 | −19.6 | 369 | 390 | 5.7 | 67 | 98 | 46.3 | 4698 | 3578 | −23.8 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 88.9 | 84.2 |
Foch | 5090 | 3925 | −22.9 | 121 | 207 | 70.8 | 30 | 52 | 72.2 | 4837 | 3499 | −27.7 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 95.0 | 89.1 |
Indian Village | 4639 | 5976 | 28.8 | 806 | 1455 | 80.5 | 55 | 141 | 156.4 | 3591 | 4047 | 12.7 | 17.4 | 24.3 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 77.4 | 67.7 |
State Fair | 4315 | 4344 | 0.7 | 586 | 473 | −19.3 | 89 | 110 | 23.6 | 3481 | 3488 | 0.2 | 13.6 | 10.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 80.7 | 80.3 |
Jefferson/Mack | 3592 | 2415 | −32.8 | 151 | 149 | −1.3 | 39 | 64 | 64.1 | 3323 | 2126 | −36.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 92.5 | 88.0 |
West Riverfront | 2783 | 1405 | −49.5 | 721 | 371 | −48.5 | 1304 | 732 | −43.9 | 684 | 228 | −66.7 | 25.9 | 26.4 | 46.9 | 52.1 | 24.6 | 16.2 |
Hubbard Richard | 2080 | 1544 | −25.8 | 335 | 339 | 1.2 | 1067 | 712 | −33.3 | 602 | 418 | −30.6 | 16.1 | 22.0 | 51.3 | 46.1 | 28.9 | 27.1 |
Near East Riverfront | 1404 | 2560 | 82.3 | 243 | 1026 | 322.2 | 30 | 91 | 203.3 | 1061 | 1224 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 40.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 75.6 | 47.8 |
Corktown | 1200 | 1623 | 35.3 | 450 | 811 | 80.2 | 206 | 173 | −16.0 | 492 | 482 | −2.0 | 37.5 | 50.0 | 17.2 | 10.7 | 41.0 | 29.7 |
Upper East Central | 123 | 154 | 25.2 | 26 | 63 | 142.3 | 1 | 4 | 300.0 | 94 | 79 | −16.0 | 21.1 | 40.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 76.4 | 51.3 |
Neighborhoods | Supermarkets and Large Grocery Stores | Small Groceries and Convenience Stores | Specialty Food Store and Vendors | Pharmacies and Dollar and Variety Stores | Restaurants and Other Food Service | Supply Chain | Farms, Gardens, Farmers’ Markets, Produce Vendors | Emergency Food Assistance | Total Number of Food Outlets | ||||||||||||||||||
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2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | 2013 | 2023 | Diff. | |
Detroit total | 96 | 74 | −22 | 1110 | 726 | −384 | 279 | 135 | −144 | 306 | 292 | −14 | 1245 | 1244 | −1 | 157 | 131 | −26 | 206 | 214 | 8 | 100 | 68 | −32 | 3499 | 2884 | −615 |
Finney | 5 | 1 | −4 | 26 | 22 | −4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 41 | 45 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 98 | 103 | 5 |
Brooks | 4 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 28 | −17 | 18 | 12 | −6 | 11 | 8 | −3 | 45 | 34 | −11 | 7 | 2 | −5 | 5 | 3 | −2 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 137 | 93 | −44 |
Conner | 4 | 2 | −2 | 39 | 25 | −14 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 6 | 5 | −1 | 17 | 14 | −3 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 71 | 49 | −22 |
Kettering | 4 | 1 | −3 | 18 | 13 | −5 | 3 | 0 | −3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | −2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 31 | −10 |
Lower Woodward c | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 11 | −9 | 9 | 6 | −3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 79 | 109 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 141 | 162 | 21 |
Mackenzie | 4 | 2 | −2 | 44 | 29 | −15 | 7 | 2 | −5 | 12 | 9 | −3 | 26 | 20 | −6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | −3 | 102 | 71 | −31 |
Mt. Olivet | 4 | 2 | −2 | 25 | 20 | −5 | 5 | 2 | −3 | 13 | 12 | −1 | 24 | 17 | −7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 77 | 58 | −19 |
Cerveny/Grandmont | 3 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 32 | −9 | 16 | 5 | −11 | 13 | 12 | −1 | 39 | 35 | −4 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 98 | −26 |
Cody | 3 | 1 | −2 | 21 | 19 | −2 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 10 | −7 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 6 | 4 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 43 | −14 |
Greenfield | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 20 | −12 | 10 | 5 | −5 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 28 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | −1 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 94 | 75 | −19 |
Harmony Village | 3 | 1 | −2 | 34 | 28 | −6 | 7 | 3 | −4 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 40 | 29 | −11 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 79 | −21 |
Lower East Central | 3 | 2 | −1 | 12 | 4 | −8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 2 | −2 | 11 | 8 | −3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 40 | −3 |
Springwells | 3 | 2 | −1 | 28 | 19 | −9 | 6 | 3 | −3 | 7 | 5 | −2 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 55 | −14 |
St. Jean | 3 | 2 | −1 | 9 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 34 | 28 | −6 |
Vernor/Junction | 3 | 2 | −1 | 29 | 17 | −12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 | −4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 91 | −2 |
Airport | 2 | 1 | −1 | 22 | 13 | −9 | 4 | 0 | −4 | 6 | 4 | −2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 7 | 6 | −1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 57 | 39 | −18 |
Bagley | 2 | 1 | −1 | 17 | 8 | −9 | 10 | 1 | −9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 61 | 43 | −18 |
Chadsey | 2 | 0 | −2 | 31 | 20 | −11 | 6 | 4 | −2 | 10 | 5 | −5 | 32 | 31 | −1 | 6 | 2 | −4 | 7 | 4 | −3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 68 | −27 |
East Riverside | 2 | 1 | −1 | 7 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | −3 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 31 | 30 | −1 |
Evergreen | 2 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 28 | −14 | 9 | 4 | −5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 30 | −4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 78 | −21 |
Grant | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 13 | −4 | 5 | 3 | −2 | 8 | 7 | −1 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 56 | 51 | −5 |
Jeffries b | 2 | 1 | −1 | 13 | 11 | −2 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | −1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 38 | 37 | −1 |
Nolan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14 | −9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | −1 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 40 | −7 |
Pershing | 2 | 1 | −1 | 20 | 12 | −8 | 5 | 2 | −3 | 7 | 4 | −3 | 25 | 17 | −8 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 64 | 39 | −25 |
Redford | 2 | 0 | −2 | 27 | 20 | −7 | 5 | 3 | −2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 35 | 24 | −11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 61 | −17 |
Rosedale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 2 | −3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 48 | 49 | 1 |
Rouge | 2 | 1 | −1 | 28 | 18 | −10 | 6 | 0 | −6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 50 | −28 |
Boynton | 1 | 0 | −1 | 12 | 9 | −3 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 26 | −4 |
Burbank | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 15 | −8 | 7 | 3 | −4 | 6 | 4 | −2 | 24 | 18 | −6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 47 | −14 |
Condon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | −8 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 31 | −2 |
Davison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | −8 | 5 | 0 | −5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 43 | 44 | 1 |
Denby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 14 | −4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 15 | 11 | −4 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 41 | 32 | −9 |
Durfee | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 14 | −16 | 4 | 1 | −3 | 7 | 5 | −2 | 16 | 13 | −3 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | −4 | 69 | 44 | −25 |
Hubbard Richard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | −1 | 3 | 0 | −3 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | −6 |
Indian Village | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
Jefferson/Mack | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | −1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 24 | 18 | −6 |
McNichols | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 12 | −4 | 7 | 0 | −7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | −4 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 40 | 25 | −15 |
Middle East Central | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | −1 | 31 | 23 | −8 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 32 | 43 | 11 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 16 | 9 | −7 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 165 | 158 | −7 |
Middle Woodward | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 16 | −14 | 5 | 2 | −3 | 10 | 5 | −5 | 40 | 31 | −9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 101 | 70 | −31 |
Near East Riverfront | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | −1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 12 | −6 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
Palmer Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | −2 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 28 | −8 |
Pembroke | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | −7 | 5 | 2 | −3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 22 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 57 | 48 | −9 |
Rosa Parks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | −13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | −4 | 19 | 13 | −6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 59 | 37 | −22 |
State Fair | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | −7 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 12 | 9 | −3 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 24 | −12 |
Tireman | 1 | 0 | −1 | 22 | 14 | −8 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 4 | 1 | −3 | 9 | 2 | −7 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 44 | 20 | −24 |
Winterhalter | 1 | 0 | −1 | 24 | 20 | −4 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 9 | 8 | −1 | 22 | 16 | −6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | −4 | 64 | 48 | −16 |
Brightmoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | −5 | 6 | 1 | −5 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 11 | 9 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | −2 | 7 | 4 | −3 | 52 | 34 | −18 |
Butzel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | −6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | −2 | 39 | 46 | 7 |
Central Business District a | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 12 | −27 | 21 | 9 | −12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 181 | 212 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 5 | −6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 251 | −7 |
Chandler Park | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | −3 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | −3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 30 | −4 |
Corktown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 22 | 36 | 14 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 49 | 14 |
Foch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 5 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 18 | −6 |
Upper East Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | −2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −2 | 4 | 3 | −1 | 3 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | −7 |
West Riverfront | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | −4 | 1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 12 | −4 | 5 | 3 | −2 | 4 | 0 | −4 | 43 | 29 | −14 |
Major Food Categories b,c | Neighborhood Racial Characteristics | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
41–70% Black Residents | 71–90% Black Residents | 91% or More Black Residents | Percent White | Percent Hispanic | ||||||||||||||||
Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) a | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value f | Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | ||||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||||||
2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
e Total number of food outlets | 0.617 | 0.141 | 2.695 | 0.521 | 0.594 | 0.089 | 3.982 | 0.591 | 0.604 | 0.073 | 4.995 | 0.640 | 1.019 | 0.981 | 1.058 | 0.329 | 0.994 | 0.963 | 1.026 | 0.718 |
d Supermarkets and large grocery stores | 1.786 | 0.100 | 31.921 | 0.693 | 3.205 | 0.092 | 112.102 | 0.521 | 3.790 | 0.080 | 178.805 | 0.498 | 1.024 | 0.962 | 1.091 | 0.458 | 1.001 | 0.948 | 1.058 | 0.963 |
e Small groceries and convenience stores | 1.244 | 0.284 | 5.453 | 0.772 | 1.142 | 0.175 | 7.433 | 0.890 | 1.305 | 0.163 | 10.473 | 0.802 | 1.007 | 0.970 | 1.046 | 0.706 | 0.994 | 0.965 | 1.024 | 0.691 |
e Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores | 3.272 | 0.054 | 199.587 | 0.572 | 6.171 | 0.040 | 952.307 | 0.479 | 9.751 | 0.045 | 2120.416 | 0.407 | 1.045 | 0.957 | 1.140 | 0.330 | 1.004 | 0.932 | 1.082 | 0.913 |
e Specialty food stores and vendors | 0.546 | 0.030 | 10.077 | 0.684 | 0.488 | 0.013 | 17.811 | 0.696 | 0.267 | 0.005 | 14.027 | 0.513 | 0.995 | 0.929 | 1.065 | 0.883 | 0.988 | 0.931 | 1.047 | 0.677 |
e Restaurants and other food service | 1.206 | 0.202 | 7.213 | 0.837 | 1.535 | 0.153 | 15.402 | 0.716 | 1.885 | 0.149 | 23.807 | 0.624 | 1.049 | 1.004 | 1.096 | 0.033 * | 1.020 | 0.980 | 1.061 | 0.325 |
e Urban farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors | 0.288 | 0.031 | 2.697 | 0.275 | 0.453 | 0.029 | 7.175 | 0.574 | 0.275 | 0.013 | 5.691 | 0.404 | 1.028 | 0.974 | 1.086 | 0.315 | 0.991 | 0.944 | 1.040 | 0.701 |
e Emergency food assistance | 0.103 | 0.005 | 2.004 | 0.133 | 0.094 | 0.003 | 3.509 | 0.200 | 0.053 | 0.001 | 2.926 | 0.151 | 0.949 | 0.880 | 1.024 | 0.177 | 0.961 | 0.902 | 1.023 | 0.211 |
e Supply chain | 0.166 | 0.005 | 5.146 | 0.306 | 0.480 | 0.004 | 58.274 | 0.765 | 0.203 | 0.001 | 45.989 | 0.564 | 1.001 | 0.907 | 1.105 | 0.978 | 1.008 | 0.923 | 1.100 | 0.866 |
2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
e Total number of food outlets | 0.525 | 0.231 | 1.191 | 0.123 | 1.011 | 0.341 | 2.998 | 0.985 | 1.100 | 0.305 | 3.964 | 0.884 | 1.023 | 0.997 | 1.051 | 0.089 | 0.998 | 0.980 | 1.016 | 0.791 |
d Supermarkets and large grocery stores | 1.225 | 0.288 | 5.205 | 0.784 | 1.337 | 0.203 | 8.825 | 0.763 | 1.731 | 0.187 | 16.009 | 0.629 | 1.006 | 0.962 | 1.052 | 0.784 | 1.005 | 0.972 | 1.038 | 0.776 |
e Small groceries and convenience stores | 0.667 | 0.307 | 1.449 | 0.306 | 0.979 | 0.370 | 2.587 | 0.965 | 1.117 | 0.358 | 3.485 | 0.848 | 0.990 | 0.965 | 1.015 | 0.413 | 0.992 | 0.976 | 1.007 | 0.290 |
e Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores | 0.694 | 0.262 | 1.840 | 0.463 | 0.564 | 0.173 | 1.839 | 0.342 | 0.476 | 0.121 | 1.866 | 0.287 | 0.978 | 0.948 | 1.008 | 0.150 | 0.986 | 0.967 | 1.006 | 0.168 |
e Specialty food stores and vendors | 2.031 | 0.189 | 21.801 | 0.558 | 31.320 | 1.038 | 945.030 | 0.048 * | 37.730 | 0.655 | 2172.152 | 0.079 | 1.082 | 1.003 | 1.167 | 0.041 * | 1.046 | 0.986 | 1.109 | 0.133 |
e Restaurants and other food service | 0.428 | 0.164 | 1.120 | 0.084 | 0.934 | 0.264 | 3.308 | 0.915 | 1.050 | 0.233 | 4.731 | 0.950 | 1.039 | 1.008 | 1.071 | 0.013 ** | 1.000 | 0.979 | 1.022 | 0.988 |
e Urban farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors | 1.235 | 0.509 | 2.994 | 0.640 | 1.656 | 0.526 | 5.213 | 0.389 | 1.139 | 0.289 | 4.490 | 0.853 | 1.024 | 0.994 | 1.053 | 0.113 | 1.000 | 0.981 | 1.019 | 0.997 |
d Emergency food assistance | 0.894 | 0.224 | 3.564 | 0.873 | 2.039 | 0.340 | 12.241 | 0.436 | 2.053 | 0.236 | 17.823 | 0.514 | 1.035 | 0.994 | 1.079 | 0.098 | 1.011 | 0.979 | 1.045 | 0.496 |
e Supply chain | 0.792 | 0.096 | 6.499 | 0.828 | 5.654 | 0.393 | 81.334 | 0.203 | 4.813 | 0.205 | 112.730 | 0.329 | 1.052 | 0.983 | 1.127 | 0.144 | 1.026 | 0.981 | 1.073 | 0.266 |
Major Food Categories a,b | Percent of the Population with High School Education | Median Household Income per USD 1000 e | Population Density per Square Kilometer | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Incident Ratio Rate (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value f | Incident Ratio Rate (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | Incident Ratio Rate (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | p-Value | ||||
Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
2013 | ||||||||||||
d Total number of food outlets | 1.022 | 0.996 | 1.049 | 0.100 | 0.971 | 0.954 | 0.988 | 0.001 *** | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.001 *** |
c Supermarkets and large grocery stores | 0.981 | 0.939 | 1.024 | 0.379 | 0.996 | 0.966 | 1.028 | 0.817 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.001 *** |
d Small groceries and convenience stores | 0.992 | 0.967 | 1.016 | 0.503 | 0.985 | 0.967 | 1.002 | 0.090 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.000 *** |
d Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores | 0.988 | 0.933 | 1.046 | 0.685 | 0.982 | 0.939 | 1.027 | 0.420 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.002 ** |
d Specialty food stores and vendors | 1.024 | 0.977 | 1.073 | 0.321 | 0.971 | 0.939 | 1.003 | 0.078 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.016 * |
d Restaurants and other food service | 1.064 | 1.030 | 1.098 | 0.000 *** | 0.955 | 0.934 | 0.977 | 0.000 *** | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.000 *** |
d Urban farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors | 1.022 | 0.983 | 1.063 | 0.266 | 0.959 | 0.933 | 0.986 | 0.003 ** | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.594 |
d Emergency food assistance | 0.989 | 0.943 | 1.038 | 0.653 | 0.983 | 0.948 | 1.020 | 0.370 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.408 |
d Supply chain | 1.020 | 0.936 | 1.110 | 0.655 | 0.965 | 0.921 | 1.011 | 0.137 | 1.000 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.048 * |
2023 | ||||||||||||
d Total number of food outlets | 1.006 | 0.980 | 1.033 | 0.662 | 0.999 | 0.983 | 1.015 | 0.884 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.001 *** |
c Supermarkets and large grocery stores | 1.015 | 0.972 | 1.059 | 0.507 | 1.002 | 0.979 | 1.027 | 0.855 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.039 * |
d Small groceries and convenience stores | 0.977 | 0.953 | 1.002 | 0.071 | 1.006 | 0.990 | 1.022 | 0.476 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.004 ** |
d Pharmacies and dollar and variety stores | 0.996 | 0.965 | 1.027 | 0.781 | 0.999 | 0.981 | 1.017 | 0.908 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.000 *** |
d Specialty food stores and vendors | 1.018 | 0.954 | 1.086 | 0.586 | 1.004 | 0.961 | 1.049 | 0.843 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.296 |
d Restaurants and other food service | 1.018 | 0.988 | 1.048 | 0.234 | 0.999 | 0.982 | 1.017 | 0.938 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.000 *** |
d Urban farms, gardens, farmers’ markets, and produce vendors | 0.994 | 0.966 | 1.024 | 0.693 | 0.995 | 0.977 | 1.013 | 0.604 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.004 ** |
c Emergency food assistance | 1.018 | 0.976 | 1.061 | 0.409 | 0.982 | 0.958 | 1.008 | 0.169 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.001 | 0.257 |
d Supply chain | 1.012 | 0.949 | 1.080 | 0.708 | 0.980 | 0.938 | 1.023 | 0.351 | 0.999 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.002 ** |
HOLC’s Codes | HOLC’s Color | Supermarkets and Large Grocery Stores | Dollar Stores and Variety Stores | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | Percent | 2023 | Percent | 2013 | Percent | 2023 | Percent | ||
A | Green | 3 | 3.1 | 2 | 2.7 | 5 | 4.1 | 4 | 3.2 |
B | Blue | 14 | 14.6 | 9 | 12.2 | 22 | 17.9 | 25 | 20.0 |
C | Yellow | 34 | 35.4 | 25 | 33.8 | 48 | 39.0 | 43 | 34.4 |
D | Red | 25 | 26.0 | 21 | 28.4 | 29 | 23.6 | 28 | 22.4 |
Uncoded | No color | 20 | 20.8 | 17 | 23.0 | 19 | 15.4 | 25 | 20.0 |
Total | 96 | 100.0 | 74 | 100.0 | 123 | 100.0 | 125 | 100.0 |
Neighborhoods | Number of Open and Closed Food Outlets Identified | Number of Open Food Outlets Identified | Number of Closed Food Outlets Identified | Percent of Food Outlets that are Closed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Detroit | 4800 | 3495 | 1305 | 27.2 |
Central Business District | 409 | 300 | 109 | 26.7 |
Lower Woodward | 268 | 210 | 58 | 21.6 |
Middle East Central | 233 | 194 | 39 | 16.7 |
Cerveny/Grandmont | 172 | 122 | 50 | 29.1 |
Finney | 162 | 126 | 36 | 22.2 |
Brooks | 158 | 110 | 48 | 30.4 |
Vernor/Junction | 140 | 102 | 38 | 27.1 |
Harmony Village | 138 | 99 | 39 | 28.3 |
Mackenzie | 135 | 87 | 48 | 35.6 |
Greenfield | 132 | 94 | 38 | 28.8 |
Middle Woodward | 131 | 91 | 40 | 30.5 |
Chadsey | 121 | 80 | 41 | 33.9 |
Evergreen | 113 | 90 | 23 | 20.4 |
Rouge | 99 | 61 | 38 | 38.4 |
Redford | 98 | 71 | 27 | 27.6 |
Mt. Olivet | 97 | 73 | 24 | 24.7 |
Springwells | 89 | 65 | 24 | 27.0 |
Conner | 88 | 55 | 33 | 37.5 |
Durfee | 86 | 53 | 33 | 38.4 |
Burbank | 81 | 58 | 23 | 28.4 |
Pershing | 80 | 51 | 29 | 36.3 |
Rosedale | 79 | 59 | 20 | 25.3 |
Pembroke | 79 | 56 | 23 | 29.1 |
Grant | 77 | 60 | 17 | 22.1 |
Bagley | 72 | 52 | 20 | 27.8 |
Winterhalter | 72 | 56 | 16 | 22.2 |
Cody | 71 | 56 | 15 | 21.1 |
Lower East Central | 69 | 53 | 16 | 23.2 |
Rosa Parks | 69 | 43 | 26 | 37.7 |
Davison | 67 | 49 | 18 | 26.9 |
Butzel | 67 | 55 | 12 | 17.9 |
Airport | 63 | 49 | 14 | 22.2 |
Corktown | 62 | 53 | 9 | 14.5 |
Nolan | 60 | 47 | 13 | 21.7 |
Jeffries | 59 | 50 | 9 | 15.3 |
Denby | 57 | 42 | 15 | 26.3 |
Condon | 55 | 38 | 17 | 30.9 |
Brightmoor | 54 | 39 | 15 | 27.8 |
Kettering | 52 | 32 | 20 | 38.5 |
West Riverfront | 49 | 31 | 18 | 36.7 |
Boynton | 49 | 34 | 15 | 30.6 |
State Fair | 49 | 29 | 20 | 40.8 |
East Riverside | 48 | 33 | 15 | 31.3 |
McNichols | 48 | 34 | 14 | 29.2 |
Palmer Park | 48 | 37 | 11 | 22.9 |
Tireman | 47 | 24 | 23 | 48.9 |
Near East Riverfront | 45 | 38 | 7 | 15.6 |
St. Jean | 44 | 34 | 10 | 22.7 |
Chandler Park | 43 | 33 | 10 | 23.3 |
Foch | 31 | 22 | 9 | 29.0 |
Hubbard Richard | 27 | 24 | 3 | 11.1 |
Jefferson/Mack | 27 | 20 | 7 | 25.9 |
Indian Village | 19 | 14 | 5 | 26.3 |
Upper East Central | 12 | 7 | 5 | 41.7 |
Neighborhood Racial Characteristics a,b | Neighborhood Racial Characteristic | Median Household Income e | Neighborhood Racial Characteristic x Median Household Income | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Direct Model | Direct Model c | Interaction Model | ||||||||||
Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) a | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | a Incident Rate Ratio (IRR) | 95% Confidence Interval (CI) | |||||||
Lower | Upper | p-Value f | Lower | Upper | p-Value | Lower | Upper | p-Value | ||||
d Percent Black Residents | 0.998 | 0.981 | 1.015 | 0.783 | ||||||||
41–70% Black Residents | 0.513 | 0.270 | 0.976 | 0.042 * | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.923 | 0.880 | 0.968 | 0.001 *** |
71–90% Black Residents | 0.642 | 0.360 | 1.144 | 0.133 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.934 | 0.999 | 0.043 | 0.580 |
90% or more Black Residents | 0.596 | 0.343 | 1.038 | 0.068 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.922 | 1.010 | 0.128 | 0.804 |
d Percent White Residents | 1.010 | 0.997 | 1.024 | 0.118 | 0.999 | 0.982 | 1.016 | 0.887 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.002 | 0.048 * |
d Percent Hispanic Residents | 1.004 | 0.991 | 1.017 | 0.568 | 1.005 | 0.989 | 1.020 | 0.556 | 1.000 | 0.998 | 1.001 | 0.846 |
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Taylor, D.E.; Bell, A.; Treloar, D.; Ajani, A.; Alvarez, M.; Hamilton, T.; Velazquez, J.; Nandar, P.; Fillwalk, L.; Ard, K.J. Defying the Food Desert, Food Swamp, and Supermarket Redlining Stereotypes in Detroit: Comparing the Distribution of Food Outlets in 2013 and 2023. Sustainability 2024, 16, 7109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167109
Taylor DE, Bell A, Treloar D, Ajani A, Alvarez M, Hamilton T, Velazquez J, Nandar P, Fillwalk L, Ard KJ. Defying the Food Desert, Food Swamp, and Supermarket Redlining Stereotypes in Detroit: Comparing the Distribution of Food Outlets in 2013 and 2023. Sustainability. 2024; 16(16):7109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167109
Chicago/Turabian StyleTaylor, Dorceta E., Ashley Bell, Destiny Treloar, Ashia Ajani, Marco Alvarez, Tevin Hamilton, Jayson Velazquez, Pwintphyu Nandar, Lily Fillwalk, and Kerry J. Ard. 2024. "Defying the Food Desert, Food Swamp, and Supermarket Redlining Stereotypes in Detroit: Comparing the Distribution of Food Outlets in 2013 and 2023" Sustainability 16, no. 16: 7109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167109
APA StyleTaylor, D. E., Bell, A., Treloar, D., Ajani, A., Alvarez, M., Hamilton, T., Velazquez, J., Nandar, P., Fillwalk, L., & Ard, K. J. (2024). Defying the Food Desert, Food Swamp, and Supermarket Redlining Stereotypes in Detroit: Comparing the Distribution of Food Outlets in 2013 and 2023. Sustainability, 16(16), 7109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167109