Detroit
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Detroit UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 5.4M
- GDP
- $392B
- GDP per capita
- $72,084
- Land area
- 17,063 km² (6,588 mi²)
- Density
- 318/km² (824/mi²)
- GAWC class
- 7
Primary city Detroit
State / province Michigan
Language English
Mayor of Detroit Mary Sheffield
Democratic Party · since 2026
Detroit metro area
42.33, -83.05Top Team
The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.
From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.
Walkable Elite Quarters
Neighborhoods that clear the dense, historic, walkable, elite residential test.
From The Last of the Marylebones. A small qualifying set out of the full corpus.
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Major League Teams/Venues, Total Teams, Notable Museums & Landmarks.
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Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsIn the news
5 stories
The Washington Post · 2 Nov 2026
Democrat Haley Stevens appears with Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike RogersRep. Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, appeared with and then endorsed Republican Mike Rogers two days before the election.
The Washington Post · 2 Nov 2026
Republicans mount 'most aggressive play' for Black voters in Michigan Senate raceRepublicans are making their most aggressive play yet for Black voters in Michigan's Senate race, which could decide control of the chamber.
Semafor · 24 Oct 2026
El-Sayed's new campaign ad pitch: Republicans love meAbdul El-Sayed's new Michigan Senate ad features praise from conservative pundits including Tucker Carlson.
The Athletic · 22 Oct 2026
Here's why the NBA season is opening with an afternoon game in DetroitThe NBA added an afternoon game in Detroit to opening day.
The Athletic · 28 Jul 2026
Skubal and the Tigers' deadline pushAlex Kirshner weighs whether Detroit should trade Tarik Skubal, a two-time Cy Young winner and free agent in months, with the team at 50-56.
Sports
26 teams
Major League Teams/Venues
College Football (FBS) (Big Ten)
Michigan
College Basketball (Big Ten)
Michigan
College Basketball (Horizon)
Detroit
College Basketball (Mid-American)
Eastern Michigan
College Football (FBS) (Mid-American)
Eastern Michigan
College Hockey
Michigan
Notable Venues5 venues
American Football
Michigan Stadium
Ann Arbor
American Football
Ford Field
Detroit
Baseball
Comerica Park
Detroit
Hockey
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit
Golf
Oakland Hills Country Club
Bloomfield Hills
Other Teams
Football/Soccer Teams1 team
Football/Soccer • United States
Detroit City FC
Hamtramck • Level: 2
Other Men’s Teams2 teams
Basketball • Int'l Basketball
Motor City Cruise
Detroit
Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey
Flint Firebirds
Flint
Other Women’s Teams1 team
W Hockey • Other Women Sports
PWHL Detroit
Detroit
Other College Teams6 teams
College Basketball (Horizon)
Oakland
Hockey • College Hockey
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Women's College Basketball (Big Ten)
Michigan (W)
Women's College Basketball (Mid-American)
Eastern Michigan (W)
Women's College Basketball (Horizon)
Oakland (W)
Women's College Basketball (Horizon)
Detroit (W)
Defunct/Relocated Teams9 teams
Hockey • Relocated • Defunct
Michigan Stags
1975
Soccer • NASL • Defunct
Detroit Cougars
1968
College Football • Former FBS
Detroit
1927–1964
College Basketball • Former D-I
Wayne State
1928–1956
Basketball • Defunct
Detroit Falcons
1947
American Football • Defunct
Detroit Wolverines
1928
American Football • Defunct
Detroit Panthers
1925–1926
American Football • Defunct
Detroit Heralds
1920–1921
Baseball • Defunct
Detroit Wolverines
1881–1888
Major Sporting Events
Annual Sporting Events2 events
Detroit Grand Prix
Auto Racing
• Detroit
FireKeepers Casino 400
Auto Racing
• Brooklyn
Championship Finals44 events
2012 World Series
Baseball
2012 • Comerica Park
2009 NCAA Final Four
Basketball Final
2009 • Detroit
2009 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
2009 • Joe Louis Arena
2008 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
2008 • Joe Louis Arena
2006 Super Bowl
American Football Final
2006 • Detroit
2006 World Series
Baseball
2006 • Comerica Park
2005 NBA Finals
Basketball
2005 • Palace of Auburn Hills
2004 NBA Finals
Basketball
2004 • Palace of Auburn Hills
2002 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
2002 • Joe Louis Arena
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1998 • Joe Louis Arena
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1997 • Joe Louis Arena
1995 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1995 • Joe Louis Arena
1990 NBA Finals
Basketball
1990 • Palace of Auburn Hills
1989 NBA Finals
Basketball
1989 • Palace of Auburn Hills
1988 NBA Finals
Basketball
1988 • The Forum
1984 World Series
Baseball
1984 • Tiger Stadium
1982 Super Bowl
American Football Final
1982 • Pontiac
1968 World Series
Baseball
1968 • Tiger Stadium
1966 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1966 • Olympia Stadium
1964 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1964 • Olympia Stadium
1963 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1963 • Olympia Stadium
1961 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1961 • Olympia Stadium
1956 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1956 • Olympia Stadium
1955 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1955 • Olympia Stadium
1954 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1954 • Olympia Stadium
1952 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1952 • Olympia Stadium
1950 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1950 • Olympia Stadium
1949 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1949 • Olympia Stadium
1948 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1948 • Olympia Stadium
1945 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1945 • Olympia Stadium
1945 World Series
Baseball
1945 • Briggs Stadium
1943 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1943 • Olympia Stadium
1942 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1942 • Olympia Stadium
1941 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1941 • Olympia Stadium
1940 World Series
Baseball
1940 • Briggs Stadium
1937 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1937 • Olympia Stadium
1936 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1936 • Olympia Stadium
1935 World Series
Baseball
1935 • Navin Field
1934 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1934 • Olympia Stadium
1934 World Series
Baseball
1934 • Navin Field
1933 Stanley Cup Finals
Hockey
1933 • Olympia Stadium
1909 World Series
Baseball
1909 • Bennett Park
1908 World Series
Baseball
1908 • Bennett Park
1907 World Series
Baseball
1907 • Bennett Park
All-Star Games11 events
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Game
2005 • Comerica Park
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1980 • Joe Louis Arena
NBA All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1979 • Pontiac Silverdome
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1971 • Tiger Stadium
NBA All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1959 • Olympia Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1955 • Olympia Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1954 • Olympia Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1952 • Olympia Stadium
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1951 • Briggs Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1950 • Olympia Stadium
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Game
1941 • Briggs Stadium
Golf Majors13 events
PGA Championship
Golf Major
2008 • Oakland Hills Country Club
Ryder Cup
Golf International
2004 • Oakland Hills Country Club
US Open
Golf Major
1996 • Oakland Hills Country Club
US Open
Golf Major
1985 • Oakland Hills Country Club
PGA Championship
Golf Major
1979 • Oakland Hills Country Club
PGA Championship
Golf Major
1972 • Oakland Hills Country Club
US Open
Golf Major
1961 • Oakland Hills Country Club
PGA Championship
Golf Major
1955 • Meadowbrook Country Club
PGA Championship
Golf Major
1953 • Birmingham Country Club
US Open
Golf Major
1951 • Oakland Hills Country Club
PGA Championship
Golf Major
1947 • Plum Hollow Country Club
US Open
Golf Major
1937 • Oakland Hills Country Club
US Open
Golf Major
1924 • Oakland Hills Country Club
F1 Races7 events
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1988 • Detroit street circuit
Won by Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1987 • Detroit street circuit
Won by Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus)
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1986 • Detroit street circuit
Won by Ayrton Senna (Team Lotus)
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1985 • Detroit street circuit
Won by Keke Rosberg (Williams)
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1984 • Detroit street circuit
Won by Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1983 • Detroit street circuit
Won by Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell)
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Race
1982 • Detroit street circuit
Won by John Watson (McLaren)
Major Fights5 events
WrestleMania 23
WrestleMania
2007 • Ford Field
WrestleMania III
WrestleMania
1987 • Pontiac Silverdome
Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille II
Ring Magazine FOTY
1950 • Briggs Stadium
Jake LaMotta W 10 Sugar Ray Robinson II
Middleweight Non-Title
1943 • Olympia Stadium
Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor II
Ring Magazine FOTY
1939 • Briggs Stadium
Complete Event Timeline80 events
2012 World Series
Championship Finals
2012 • Comerica Park
2009 NCAA Final Four
Championship Finals
2009 • Detroit
2009 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
2009 • Joe Louis Arena
2008 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
2008 • Joe Louis Arena
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
2008 • Oakland Hills Country Club
WrestleMania 23
Major Fights
2007 • Ford Field
2006 Super Bowl
Championship Finals
2006 • Detroit
2006 World Series
Championship Finals
2006 • Comerica Park
2005 NBA Finals
Championship Finals
2005 • Palace of Auburn Hills
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Games
2005 • Comerica Park
2004 NBA Finals
Championship Finals
2004 • Palace of Auburn Hills
Ryder Cup
Golf Majors
2004 • Oakland Hills Country Club
2002 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
2002 • Joe Louis Arena
1998 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1998 • Joe Louis Arena
1997 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1997 • Joe Louis Arena
US Open
Golf Majors
1996 • Oakland Hills Country Club
1995 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1995 • Joe Louis Arena
1990 NBA Finals
Championship Finals
1990 • Palace of Auburn Hills
1989 NBA Finals
Championship Finals
1989 • Palace of Auburn Hills
1988 NBA Finals
Championship Finals
1988 • The Forum
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1988 • Detroit street circuit
WrestleMania III
Major Fights
1987 • Pontiac Silverdome
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1987 • Detroit street circuit
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1986 • Detroit street circuit
US Open
Golf Majors
1985 • Oakland Hills Country Club
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1985 • Detroit street circuit
1984 World Series
Championship Finals
1984 • Tiger Stadium
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1984 • Detroit street circuit
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1983 • Detroit street circuit
1982 Super Bowl
Championship Finals
1982 • Pontiac
Detroit Grand Prix
F1 Races
1982 • Detroit street circuit
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1980 • Joe Louis Arena
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
1979 • Oakland Hills Country Club
NBA All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1979 • Pontiac Silverdome
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
1972 • Oakland Hills Country Club
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1971 • Tiger Stadium
1968 World Series
Championship Finals
1968 • Tiger Stadium
1966 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1966 • Olympia Stadium
1964 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1964 • Olympia Stadium
1963 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1963 • Olympia Stadium
1961 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1961 • Olympia Stadium
US Open
Golf Majors
1961 • Oakland Hills Country Club
NBA All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1959 • Olympia Stadium
1956 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1956 • Olympia Stadium
1955 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1955 • Olympia Stadium
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
1955 • Meadowbrook Country Club
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1955 • Olympia Stadium
1954 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1954 • Olympia Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1954 • Olympia Stadium
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
1953 • Birmingham Country Club
1952 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1952 • Olympia Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1952 • Olympia Stadium
US Open
Golf Majors
1951 • Oakland Hills Country Club
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1951 • Briggs Stadium
1950 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1950 • Olympia Stadium
Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille II
Major Fights
1950 • Briggs Stadium
NHL All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1950 • Olympia Stadium
1949 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1949 • Olympia Stadium
1948 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1948 • Olympia Stadium
PGA Championship
Golf Majors
1947 • Plum Hollow Country Club
1945 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1945 • Olympia Stadium
1945 World Series
Championship Finals
1945 • Briggs Stadium
1943 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1943 • Olympia Stadium
Jake LaMotta W 10 Sugar Ray Robinson II
Major Fights
1943 • Olympia Stadium
1942 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1942 • Olympia Stadium
1941 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1941 • Olympia Stadium
MLB All-Star Game
All-Star Games
1941 • Briggs Stadium
1940 World Series
Championship Finals
1940 • Briggs Stadium
Joe Louis KO 11 Bob Pastor II
Major Fights
1939 • Briggs Stadium
1937 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1937 • Olympia Stadium
US Open
Golf Majors
1937 • Oakland Hills Country Club
1936 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1936 • Olympia Stadium
1935 World Series
Championship Finals
1935 • Navin Field
1934 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1934 • Olympia Stadium
1934 World Series
Championship Finals
1934 • Navin Field
1933 Stanley Cup Finals
Championship Finals
1933 • Olympia Stadium
US Open
Golf Majors
1924 • Oakland Hills Country Club
1909 World Series
Championship Finals
1909 • Bennett Park
1908 World Series
Championship Finals
1908 • Bennett Park
1907 World Series
Championship Finals
1907 • Bennett Park
- NFL teams representing Detroit have fallen short of their pre-game odds by 13.2 wins across 94 team-seasons since 1920.
Championship History
49 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Detroit, across all sports, newest first. 49 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
Top Companies
12 companies
Total Market Cap: $391B across 25 companies
Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)
House Prices
FHFA to 2026 Q2
FHFA purchase-only index for Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI, the principal metropolitan division, since 1991. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.
Cultural Assets
Cultural Events
Annual Events
Detroit Auto Show
Detroit • Auto Show
Notable One-off Events
Detroit Riots (1967)
Detroit • Historical Event
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Museums & Galleries2 items
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit • Art
Henry Ford Museum
Dearborn • History
Performing Arts Venues2 items
DTE Energy Music Theatre
Clarkston • Amphitheatre
Fox Theatre
Detroit • Theatre
Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item
Detroit Zoo
Detroit • Zoo
Completion decade of 10 of 10 buildings at 150m+ / 492ft+ with a known year.
Languages of Detroit
English first in Michigan.
| Language | Share | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| English | 89.6% | Census, home |
| Spanish | 3.1% | Census, home |
| Standard Arabic | 1.8% | Census, home |
| Mandarin Chinese | 0.5% | Census, home |
| German | 0.3% | Census, home |
- English reach, Michigan
- 98%
- Tier 1 census
Sound of Detroit
#4 by artist origin · combined 1003.9 (US 113.6 / UK 68.9) · signature decade 1960s · Full sound profile →
Top artists: Madonna, Eminem, Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Bob Seger, The Temptations
Number-one singles by Detroit artists99
Screen of Detroit
#13 by film pedigree · score 214.7 · 39 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →
Leading figures: Ellen Burstyn, Sam Raimi, Howard Estabrook, Kim Hunter, J. K. Simmons
Art of Detroit
#48 for celebrated art · 21 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Detroit Institute of Arts
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities3 entries
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, United States
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Oakland University
Auburn Hills, United States
Top 250 Hospitals1 entry
University of Michigan Health - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor • Hospital
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Detroit Metropolitan Airport
Detroit • 2 - Major International
Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry
Detroit-Windsor Tunnel
Detroit • Tunnel - Undersea
Metro System (20 stations)1 entry
Woodward Avenue Streetcar
Detroit • 20 stations