CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Plymouth

Michigan · 9,560 residents · 2.21 sq mi

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Plymouth is a city of 9,560 people in Michigan. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 4.6% of locals. That is roughly 24% ahead of the Michigan median. Households take in $38,326 a year at the median, 27% more than the country as a whole. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.5

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,560

+6%vs 2000

vs 9,022 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

−6%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(631)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(518)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(438)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.8%(458)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(574)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.8%(2,083)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.4%(1,473)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(985)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(834)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(760)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(533)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(273)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$38,326

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,535 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,959

−40%vs 2000

vs $33,222 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$99,700

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $174,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$483

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $583 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

36.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(8,616)

Black0.6%(51)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(118)

Asian1.1%(95)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(9,453)

Black0.4%(40)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(117)

Asian0.5%(45)

Other0.2%(22)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(122)

Central American0.8%(74)

Honduran0.5%(42)

Puerto Rican0.4%(38)

Panamanian0.3%(32)

South American0.1%(8)

Peruvian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(67)

Chinese0.6%(57)

Japanese0.2%(19)

Korean0.2%(18)

Filipino0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German24.7%(2,278)

Irish20.5%(1,890)

Polish12.3%(1,132)

English10.6%(975)

Italian8%(739)

French6.6%(606)

Scottish3.6%(329)

American2.3%(214)

Hungarian2.3%(212)

Russian2%(182)

Greek1.3%(124)

Dutch1.2%(108)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

British0.9%(81)

French Canadian0.8%(73)

Arab0.8%(71)

Lithuanian0.7%(69)

Austrian0.7%(68)

Norwegian0.7%(65)

Serbian0.7%(60)

Armenian0.6%(56)

Swedish0.6%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(53)

Turkish0.5%(50)

Czech0.5%(49)

Lebanese0.5%(48)

Welsh0.5%(48)

Romanian0.5%(45)

Ukrainian0.3%(31)

Danish0.3%(24)

Belgian0.2%(19)

Swiss0.2%(19)

Australian0.2%(18)

Canadian0.2%(16)

Syrian0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(8)

Slovak0.1%(8)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(8)

Bulgarian0.1%(6)

Finnish0.1%(6)

Macedonian0.1%(6)

Jordanian0.1%(5)

Subsaharan African0.1%(5)

Nigerian0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.1%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 40.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.2%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

11.1%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 16.1 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 married33.7%(1,277)

Married51.1%(1,934)

Widowed3.6%(137)

Divorced11.6%(439)

Women 15+

Never married31.9%(1,259)

Married48.1%(1,899)

Widowed9.7%(382)

Divorced10.3%(408)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.0%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

82.2%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 78.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.9%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

92.9%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 86.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

20.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 20.0% 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%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.2%(64)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.9%(82)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 265 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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