U.S. Census

A small village 20 minutes south of Grand Rapids is challenging U.S. census data gathered there last year. Last year the U.S. Census counted just 1,500…

DETROIT (AP) - Gov. Rick Snyder is preparing to sign bills that will allow the city of Detroit to continue its income tax and utility user tax…

Update 5:07 p.m.The Michigan Public Radio Network's Laura Weber reports that most Republicans voted against the change, but Republican House Speaker Jase…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The city of Detroit could continue charging a higher income tax rate than other Michigan cities under terms of legislation pending…

The number of vacancies in Michigan rose by nearly 50% over the past decade.According to the latest U.S. Census data, the number of vacant housing units…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-966621.mp3Imagine trying to prove that thousands of people exist, when you…

The 2010 Census figures, released last month, announced that Michigan was the only state in the nation to lose population in the last decade. Now it is up…

West Michigan had the most population growth in the last ten years, while the east side of the state saw the biggest regional population declines in the…

Officials with the U.S. Census Bureau warned Detroit City Council members today that challenges to the ten-year Census results are rarely…

A state House panel next week will begin the process of redrawing Michigan’s political maps. The first hearing will focus on results from the 2010 U-S…