CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elberta

Michigan · 453 residents · 0.75 sq mi

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Elberta is home to 453 people in Michigan. Households here earn about 49% less than in Michigan as a whole. The typical home is worth $27,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $15,769, about 48% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 45%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

453

−1%vs 2000

vs 457 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024174

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(28)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(43)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(33)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(32)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.9%(72)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(67)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.2%(28)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(46)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.8%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,769

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,403 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,357

−46%vs 2000

vs $13,594 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,500

−45%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $566 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.6%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.8% in 2000

24.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(435)

Black0.4%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(4)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(437)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other3.5%(16)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German32.2%(56)

Irish12.6%(22)

French10.3%(18)

English8%(14)

Norwegian8%(14)

Scottish2.9%(5)

Italian1.7%(3)

Polish1.7%(3)

Swedish1.7%(3)

Dutch1.1%(2)

Finnish1.1%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.2 min

−24%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married28.1%(25)

Married67.4%(60)

Widowed4.5%(4)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married14.1%(11)

Married78.2%(61)

Widowed1.3%(1)

Divorced6.4%(5)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.8%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 20.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.7%

−20.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

27.6%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

46.0%

+20.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.3%

−16.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

9.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.4%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.7%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 47.9% 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)28.6%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.5%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War38.1%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 21 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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