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3

District-wide school closures for snow or cold weather this month, but snowfall totals are well below most years. (DPSCD)

1,827

Households signed up for 5,000 spots in the Lifeline H2O water assistance program. Households are not eligible if they have water bill debt. At its peak in the “Lifeline Plan” served 29,000 households. (Outlier Media/DWSD)

50%

Percent of Detroit Seniors (aged 65+) spend 30% or more of income on housing costs (The Conversation)

6%

Census estimates show Detroit’s population at around 637,000 with a high citizenship rate (96.7 %) and a relatively small foreign-born share (5.9 %) — but below the average of 13% for other large cities. (Census)