DETROIT – New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau reveal a grim reality for many Detroit families: more than half of all children in the city are now living below the poverty line.
According to data released in September, 51% of children in Detroit lived in poverty in 2024, a rate that is three times the national average.
The city’s overall poverty rate climbed to 34%, making Detroit the poorest major city in the nation with a population of more than 500,000…