2010 Census: New Baltimore, Chesterfield See Population Increases in Past Decade

New Baltimore's population jumped a whopping 63.4% in the past decade, making it the fastest-growing community in Macomb County and one of the quickest-growing towns in the state, according to U.S. Census reports released Tuesday.

The shift from approximately 7,400 residents in 2000 to 12,084 in 2010 earned the small waterside community the sixth spot on the list of Michigan communities with the biggest population percentage change in that time frame.

New Baltimore Mayor Larry Smith attributed the population increase to a building boom before the housing market stalled a few years ago.

"During that period, we had so many new subdivisions come in," he said.

Meanwhile, Chesterfield also gained residents from 2000 to 2010, from 37,405 to 43,381, respectively. That 16% population shift ranked the township as No. 121 on the percentage change list.

Chesterfield went from being the 44th most populated community in the state to the 38th while New Baltimore leapfrogged from 246 to 158, according to the report.

Macomb County as a whole also gained residents from 788,149 in 2000 to 840,978 in 2010. Detroit, the epicenter of southeast Michigan, however, lost a drastic a portion of its population--25%--in the last decade. That brings the Motor City down to 713,777, according to Census figures.

2005-2009 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

CHESTERFIELD:

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Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

Total population

44,386

+/-63

Male

21,539

48.5

49.3%

+/-723

Female

22,847

51.5

50.7%

+/-725

Median age (years)

36.1

(X)

36.5

+/-1.3

Under 5 years

3,216

7.2

6.9%

+/-397

18 years and over

32,478

73.2

75.4%

+/-609

65 years and over

4,259

9.6

12.6%

+/-1,444

One race

43,667

98.4

97.8%

+/-286

White

41,066

92.5

74.5%

+/-704

Black or African American

1,790

4.0

12.4%

+/-537

American Indian and Alaska Native

148

0.3

0.8%

+/-119

Asian

411

0.9

4.4%

+/-198

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

0.1%

+/-109

Some other race

252

0.6

5.6%

+/-143

Two or more races

719

1.6

2.2%

+/-283

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

942

2.1

15.1%

+/-337

NEW BALTIMORE:

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Estimate

Percent

U.S.

Margin of Error

Total population

11,294

+/-31

Male

5,697

50.4

49.3%

+/-254

Female

5,597

49.6

50.7%

+/-258

Median age (years)

36.6

(X)

36.5

+/-1.3

Under 5 years

923

8.2

6.9%

+/-205

18 years and over

8,012

70.9

75.4%

+/-139

65 years and over

1,002

8.9

12.6%

+/-131

One race

11,047

97.8

97.8%

+/-136

White

10,409

92.2

74.5%

+/-247

Black or African American

419

3.7

12.4%

+/-212

American Indian and Alaska Native

52

0.5

0.8%

+/-65

Asian

159

1.4

4.4%

+/-107

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

0

0.0

0.1%

+/-109

Some other race

8

0.1

5.6%

+/-13

Two or more races

247

2.2

2.2%

+/-128

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)

182

1.6

15.1%

+/-102