CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Elsie

Michigan · 957 residents · 1.14 sq mi

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Elsie is a city of 957 people in Michigan. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $40,400. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 21%. Households take in $24,444 at the median, 19% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

957

−9%vs 2000

vs 1,055 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(66)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(69)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(63)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(149)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(135)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(73)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(94)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(93)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.4%(52)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,444

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,635 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,969

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,809 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.8%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,400

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $77,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$389

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $470 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.6%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

18.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(1,025)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(25)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(943)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(11)

Asian0.4%(4)

Other1%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(32)

South American0.3%(3)

Peruvian0.3%(3)

Ancestry

German30.7%(307)

Irish12.1%(121)

English11%(110)

Polish7%(70)

Czech6.8%(68)

American6%(60)

Dutch4.3%(43)

French2.7%(27)

Swiss2.1%(21)

Belgian1.4%(14)

Italian1.2%(12)

Slovak0.8%(8)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.7%(7)

French Canadian0.6%(6)

Hungarian0.3%(3)

Russian0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(3)

Welsh0.3%(3)

Austrian0.2%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.5%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married31.5%(132)

Married49.2%(206)

Widowed2.4%(10)

Divorced16.9%(71)

Women 15+

Never married11.7%(52)

Married42.4%(188)

Widowed19%(84)

Divorced26.9%(119)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.3%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 15.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.8%

+12.2 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

−11.0 ptssince 2020

from 32.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

+13.8 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

−4.8 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)13.6%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22 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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