CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blissfield

Michigan · 3,172 residents · 2.22 sq mi

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Blissfield is home to 3,172 people in Michigan. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $53,400. The poverty rate is 5.4%, under the national 13.2%. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 17%. About 16% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,172

−2%vs 2000

vs 3,223 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.22 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(222)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(224)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.7%(309)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(227)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(180)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(487)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(473)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(270)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.4%(265)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.8%(310)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(149)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(56)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,646

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,438 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,719

−34%vs 2000

vs $19,255 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,400

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $95,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$378

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $516 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

21.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.4%(3,011)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino6.1%(198)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(3,107)

Black0.1%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(50)

Asian0.2%(7)

Other1.7%(54)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican10.8%(350)

Puerto Rican0.2%(8)

Asian origin

Korean1.2%(40)

Vietnamese0.2%(6)

Ancestry

German24.6%(795)

English16.6%(538)

American15.1%(488)

Irish6%(193)

Dutch3.8%(122)

Polish2.4%(76)

French Canadian1.4%(46)

French1.3%(43)

Hungarian1.2%(39)

Scottish1.2%(39)

Italian0.7%(23)

Austrian0.6%(20)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish0.5%(16)

Belgian0.4%(12)

British0.3%(10)

Czech0.3%(9)

Canadian0.2%(8)

Swedish0.2%(8)

Danish0.2%(7)

Greek0.2%(7)

Welsh0.2%(7)

Swiss0.2%(5)

Ukrainian0.2%(5)

Lithuanian0.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.9%

−9.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.4%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.7 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 15.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.6%(398)

Married56.3%(785)

Widowed2%(28)

Divorced13.1%(183)

Women 15+

Never married17%(195)

Married64%(736)

Widowed6.7%(77)

Divorced12.3%(142)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 11.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

62.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.3%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.8%

+10.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.0%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.4%

+10.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)8.1%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)14.9%(11)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.1%(23)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.8%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 74 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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