You may have woken up Thursday to the good news that Detroit’s population is rising for the first time since 1957, a time when white people began flocking to the suburbs.⁠ ⁠ Between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, Detroit gained 1,852 residents, putting the city’s population at 633,366, according to U.S. Census estimates released Monday morning.⁠ ⁠ Detroit is now ranked as the 26th most populated city in the U.S., leapfrogging Memphis, Louisville, and Portland.⁠ ⁠ While population gains are a positive sign for any city, the growth in Detroit is far more nuanced and complicated than a single estimate can reveal.⁠ ⁠ Between 2000 and 2020, Detroit lost about 295,000 Black residents, or 37.4% of its African American population. No other city has lost more Black residents.⁠ ⁠ Meanwhile, Detroit’s white population grew by more than 5,100 between 2010 and 2020.⁠ ⁠ Black people now account for 77.2% of the city’s overall population, compared to 82.2% in 2010, when Detroit had the highest perce...