CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Port Huron

Michigan · 33,694 residents · 8.10 sq mi

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Port Huron is a city of 33,694 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $40,600. Households here earn about 31% less than in Michigan as a whole. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 22.1% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 55% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 37%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,694

+4%vs 2000

vs 32,338 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.10 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.7%(2,935)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(2,707)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,554)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(2,405)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(2,619)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.7%(5,949)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(4,408)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(2,795)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(2,629)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,491)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,577)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(625)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,522

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,327 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,210

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,100 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,600

−37%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$387

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $515 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

54.5%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.2% in 2000

45.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(27,326)

Black7.6%(2,451)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(1,383)

Asian0.5%(170)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(30,383)

Black6.8%(2,288)

Hispanic / Latino3%(1,002)

Asian0.6%(207)

Other2.4%(816)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(1,433)

Puerto Rican0.3%(96)

Central American0.3%(84)

Spaniard0.3%(84)

Cuban0.3%(74)

Nicaraguan0.2%(70)

South American0.1%(22)

Ecuadorian0.1%(22)

Dominican0.1%(20)

Panamanian0%(12)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(217)

Korean0.2%(45)

Chinese0.1%(35)

Pakistani0.1%(20)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(32)

Ancestry

German21.1%(6,034)

Irish13.1%(3,750)

English10.8%(3,094)

Polish5.9%(1,700)

Italian4.2%(1,203)

French3.5%(996)

American3.4%(984)

Scottish2.9%(819)

French Canadian2.5%(702)

Dutch1.4%(405)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(308)

Subsaharan African1%(291)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak1%(276)

Hungarian0.7%(210)

Belgian0.7%(208)

Norwegian0.7%(208)

Swedish0.7%(196)

Nigerian0.6%(166)

Canadian0.5%(154)

Arab0.5%(131)

Russian0.4%(118)

Finnish0.4%(101)

Romanian0.3%(98)

Greek0.3%(82)

Welsh0.2%(70)

Danish0.2%(66)

Czech0.2%(57)

Lebanese0.2%(53)

Lithuanian0.2%(51)

Ukrainian0.2%(51)

Syrian0.2%(44)

British0.1%(40)

West Indian0.1%(27)

Jamaican0.1%(27)

Austrian0.1%(26)

Latvian0.1%(25)

Bulgarian0.1%(18)

Swiss0.1%(18)

Brazilian0.1%(15)

Egyptian0%(13)

Croatian0%(12)

Turkish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.2%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married44.9%(4,996)

Married38.5%(4,279)

Widowed2.5%(278)

Divorced14.1%(1,568)

Women 15+

Never married35.2%(4,422)

Married37.7%(4,738)

Widowed9.5%(1,196)

Divorced17.6%(2,212)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−9.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.1%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

41.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

58.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% 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)19.1%(297)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19%(295)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30.3%(472)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.7%(166)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.5%(117)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,556 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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