CITY · 1990 CENSUS

DeWitt

Michigan · 3,964 residents · 2.84 sq mi

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DeWitt is a city of 3,964 people in Michigan. That is roughly 42% ahead of the Michigan median. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. About 30% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 3.6%, under the national 13.2%. Households take in $44,004 a year at the median, 46% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 19%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,964

−16%vs 2000

vs 4,702 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.84 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(391)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410.4%(411)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(302)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(224)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.1%(679)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4418.2%(721)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.7%(502)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.2%(207)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 741.2%(49)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(110)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(25)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,004

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,174 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,744

−38%vs 2000

vs $26,997 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$89,700

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $146,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$431

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $563 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.2% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.1%(4,424)

Black1%(48)

Hispanic / Latino2.6%(120)

Asian0.6%(30)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(3,883)

Black0.9%(36)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(93)

Asian0.7%(28)

Other0.4%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.1%(243)

Central American0.8%(40)

Guatemalan0.8%(40)

Cuban0.7%(35)

Asian origin

Japanese0%(1)

Ancestry

German30.8%(1,473)

English13.8%(657)

Irish12.1%(579)

Polish6.9%(328)

Italian4.8%(231)

American4.8%(228)

Dutch3.2%(152)

Scotch-Irish2.4%(113)

French2%(94)

French Canadian1.7%(83)

Scottish1.5%(74)

Finnish1.5%(70)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish1.4%(67)

Canadian1.2%(55)

Welsh0.9%(44)

Croatian0.8%(37)

Romanian0.6%(31)

Belgian0.5%(23)

Norwegian0.4%(21)

Slovene0.3%(16)

Danish0.3%(14)

British0.2%(11)

Czech0.2%(11)

Lithuanian0.2%(11)

Arab0.2%(10)

Lebanese0.2%(10)

Subsaharan African0.2%(9)

Ethiopian0.2%(9)

Ukrainian0.2%(8)

Swiss0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.4%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

93.0%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 96.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.7%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.9 min

+109%vs 2000

vs 11.9 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 married24%(424)

Married66.1%(1,165)

Widowed0.9%(16)

Divorced9%(158)

Women 15+

Never married21.1%(442)

Married62.5%(1,306)

Widowed5.5%(115)

Divorced10.9%(227)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 4.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

79.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 81.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.3%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 90.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% 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)19.2%(41)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.3%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(64)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.9%(19)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 213 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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