Lowell is home to 4,139 people in Michigan. 1% of residents were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 75% were in the same home a year ago. This skews young, with a median age of 35.7. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.5% of residents. The typical home is worth $228,400, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $72,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lowell
What changed most since 1990
White share98.5% → 88.3%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.3% → 5.0%(+4.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
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)33.1%(56)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21.3%(36)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II8.9%(15)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 169 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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Over time
Lowell, decade by decade
Lowell population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,983
$68,503
$132,004
10.4%
3.7
2000
4,013
$77,103
$173,422
15.5%
11.7
2010
3,783
$51,755
$173,204
18.0%
17.3
2020
4,142
$78,167
$196,472
25.0%
27.0
2024
4,139
$72,875
$228,400
29.7%
26.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
