Utica is a city of 5,180 people in Michigan. At a median age of 45.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Density works out to 2,945 people per square mile. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $231,100. That trails the Michigan median by roughly 19%. Households take in $58,718 at the median, 29% less than the US figure.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,718, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 13%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Utica
What changed most since 1990
Median age31.6 → 45.3(+13.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$200,646 → $231,100(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants48.8% → 59.1%(+10.3 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)24.1%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.9%(23)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era52.8%(153)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.1%(12)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 290 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
Utica, decade by decade
Utica 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
5,081
$79,716
$200,646
13.9%
11.3
2000
4,577
$70,467
$264,140
18.3%
17.9
2010
4,757
$66,534
$227,582
21.0%
26.6
2020
5,245
$57,262
$196,835
27.6%
45.7
2024
5,180
$58,718
$231,100
32.0%
38.8
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.
