CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Zilwaukee

Michigan · 1,850 residents · 2.21 sq mi

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With 1,850 people, Zilwaukee is a city in Michigan. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $42,900. The median age is 36.0, about 3 years above the US median. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,850

+3%vs 2000

vs 1,799 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.21 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(110)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.4%(100)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(131)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.1%(150)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(142)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(266)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(283)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413%(241)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(182)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(148)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(79)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,343

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $42,014 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,448

−36%vs 2000

vs $19,491 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.9%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,900

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$441

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $525 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.4%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.9% in 2000

13.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(1,632)

Black1.8%(32)

Hispanic / Latino6.2%(112)

Asian0.5%(9)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(1,836)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(60)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(14)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican11.8%(190)

Puerto Rican0.7%(11)

Spaniard0.1%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(13)

Cambodian0.1%(1)

Ancestry

German27.4%(441)

French9%(145)

Polish8.8%(142)

French Canadian8.7%(140)

Irish7.9%(127)

English4.4%(70)

American4.2%(67)

Dutch3.4%(54)

Italian2.3%(37)

Russian1.6%(25)

Scottish1.6%(25)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(11)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.6%(10)

Croatian0.6%(9)

Greek0.5%(8)

Swedish0.4%(6)

Finnish0.3%(5)

Austrian0.2%(4)

Norwegian0.2%(4)

Arab0.2%(3)

Lebanese0.2%(3)

Subsaharan African0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Mexican population · Largest French population · Largest Polish population · Largest French Canadian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.9%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.6 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 12.4 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 married40.9%(291)

Married48.9%(348)

Widowed1.3%(9)

Divorced8.9%(63)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(161)

Married48.3%(335)

Widowed13.6%(94)

Divorced14.9%(103)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.6%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 71.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

39.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% 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)5.2%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.8%(6)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48.1%(37)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 77 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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