CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Williamston

Michigan · 2,922 residents · 2.45 sq mi

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Williamston is a city of 2,922 people in Michigan. The typical home is worth $64,300. The poverty rate is 7.8%, under the national 13.2%. The population has fallen 15% since 2000. About 24% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households earn $28,581 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,922

−15%vs 2000

vs 3,441 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−9%vs 2000

vs 33.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.45 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.8%(256)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(197)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(233)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(207)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(226)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.1%(586)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(393)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.1%(265)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(215)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(186)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.1%(92)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(66)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,581

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,727 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,812

−39%vs 2000

vs $22,798 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,300

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $109,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$361

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $510 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.2%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.0% in 2000

40.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95%(3,269)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino2.9%(101)

Asian0.6%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(2,895)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(64)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.9%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(129)

Asian origin

Filipino0.6%(23)

Japanese0.5%(20)

Ancestry

German20.2%(768)

Irish14.8%(562)

Italian10.1%(384)

English9.2%(350)

Polish7.3%(277)

American4.5%(171)

Scottish4.3%(164)

Canadian2.9%(111)

Dutch2.7%(101)

French1.8%(69)

Croatian1%(38)

British0.9%(33)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.7%(28)

Serbian0.7%(27)

French Canadian0.7%(26)

Welsh0.6%(21)

Norwegian0.4%(16)

Hungarian0.4%(14)

Ukrainian0.4%(14)

Greek0.1%(4)

Swedish0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.1%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.0%

−4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.1 min

+49%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married28.1%(368)

Married62.2%(815)

Widowed4.1%(54)

Divorced5.6%(73)

Women 15+

Never married21.9%(356)

Married52.1%(847)

Widowed11.1%(180)

Divorced15%(244)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.1%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.2%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 68.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−6.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.2%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.0%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 80.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.6%

+12.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% 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)19.8%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)73.6%(67)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era4.4%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 91 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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