Gallery: Detroit Is a Bright Spot on the Map of Urban Outflux
01Detroit Growth Rings
Population change in Detroit from 2000-2010. Red indicates net loss of residents, blue indicates population influx. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
02Austin Growth Rings
Population change in Austin from 2000-2010. Red indicates net loss of residents, blue indicates population influx. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
03New Orleans Growth Rings
Population change in New Orleans from 2000-2010. Red indicates net loss of residents, blue indicates population influx. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
04Las Vegas Growth Rings
Population change in Las Vegas from 2000-2010. Red indicates net loss of residents, blue indicates population influx. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
05U.S. Population Change
Here in the U.S. we move a lot. But while most of us consider a "move" as going from one town or city to another, map-maker Stephen Von Worley is more interested in how we move within cities themselves. And, as it turns out, while folks in many cities are fleeing to the suburbs – one town sprung a tiny crop of growth: Detroit.
06New York City Elevation vs. Population
Following Hurricane Sandy, The [vulnerability of some major U.S. cities](http://www.datapointed.net/2012/11/above-sea-level/) to the rising tides that could come via climate change. See those white and yellow areas in highly populated parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond? Those are 12 feet above sea level or less. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
07Fast Food Nation
In 2010, Von Worley mapped [the dominance of eight fast food chains](http://www.datapointed.net/2010/02/mcdonalds-vs-the-competition/) throughout the U.S. This was the result. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
08America Uninhabited
Turns out if you want to get a away from people in America, there are still a lot of places to go. [This map](http://www.datapointed.net/2012/01/maps-of-sparsely-populated-us-census-blocks/) shows that 60 percent of the land (the area in black) is occupied by only 0.05 percent the population. (*Stephen Von Worley, Data Pointed*)
