Ludington is a city of 7,676 people in Michigan. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 36% less than in Michigan as a whole. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 2% of people here were born outside the United States. 22.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $46,411, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ludington
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$95,283 → $201,100(+111%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.8% → 87.6%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Poverty rate15.6% → 22.5%(+6.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Ludington's population equals 26% of Mason County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 42% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 44% of the county's.
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)19.8%(79)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era39.1%(156)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.8%(35)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 399 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
Ludington, decade by decade
Ludington 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
8,507
$44,668
$95,283
12.5%
7.9
2000
8,357
$51,168
$134,256
18.1%
17.7
2010
8,076
$48,396
$152,201
18.3%
25.2
2020
7,655
$47,570
$161,201
21.4%
29.4
2024
7,676
$46,411
$201,100
28.9%
28.5
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.
