RANKING · 2024 ACS · 179 SHOWN OF 179

Largest senior population, Michigan cities

Michigan cities home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 179 cities in Michigan that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 179 is 2,156. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Saline, MI, up 29 places to #71.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Detroit, MIMI649,09596,278−3%

02Sterling Heights, MIMI133,93125,734+76%

03Grand Rapids, MIMI201,18325,584+11%

04Warren, MIMI137,13822,711−5%

05Livonia, MIMI92,60320,888+23%

06▲1Farmington Hills, MIMI83,29117,678+50%

07▼1Southfield, MIMI76,11117,213+45%

08▲1Ann Arbor, MIMI122,23315,777+75%

09▼1Troy, MIMI88,73315,775+90%

10▲1Lansing, MIMI113,88415,396+33%

11▼1Dearborn, MIMI105,61114,681−4%

12▲1Westland, MIMI82,33314,401+26%

13▼1Rochester Hills, MIMI77,53913,958+91%

14St. Clair Shores, MIMI57,87212,818−7%

15Flint, MIMI79,30611,327−13%

16▲1Taylor, MIMI61,27910,412+44%

17▼1Novi, MIMI67,31910,299+168%

18Dearborn Heights, MIMI60,6649,755−11%

19▲1Wyoming, MIMI78,5889,191+41%

20▲1Royal Oak, MIMI57,5839,015+1%

21▼2Portage, MIMI49,8628,857+67%

22▲1Battle Creek, MIMI52,0218,804+22%

23▲1Midland, MIMI42,8068,729+51%

24▲3Roseville, MIMI46,8638,297+12%

25▲1Pontiac, MIMI62,0778,209+45%

26▼4Kalamazoo, MIMI72,6838,027+3%

27▼2Kentwood, MIMI54,7767,965+79%

28Saginaw, MIMI42,8636,488−8%

29▲8Burton, MIMI29,3135,834+73%

30Holland, MIMI35,3725,768+22%

31▲1Norton Shores, MIMI25,0885,742+47%

32▼3Southgate, MIMI28,9315,722+17%

33Bay City, MIMI31,8685,720+10%

34Lincoln Park, MIMI38,5295,6170%

35▼4Muskegon, MIMI37,2245,524+11%

36▼1Waverly, MIMI23,5755,397+155%

37▲4Madison Heights, MIMI28,2975,353+21%

38▼2Allen Park, MIMI27,4455,168−16%

39Port Huron, MIMI28,2735,144+13%

40▼2Oak Park, MIMI29,0725,108+41%

41▲10Walker, MIMI25,8814,633+101%

42▼2Forest Hills, MIMI28,6954,612+151%

43▲1Eastpointe, MIMI33,8144,553−19%

44▼1Garden City, MIMI26,2804,549+12%

45▲1Holt, MIMI25,3164,518+370%

46▼4Wyandotte, MIMI24,0724,428+1%

47▲2Trenton, MIMI17,8494,357+14%

48▼1Jackson, MIMI31,0224,143−4%

49▲1East Lansing, MIMI49,3554,105+46%

50▲2Birmingham, MIMI21,9233,955+46%

51▲7Romulus, MIMI24,5473,919+117%

52▼7Haslett, MIMI18,5593,915+200%

53Adrian, MIMI20,1913,807+19%

54▲3Jenison, MIMI17,5823,788+76%

55▼7Okemos, MIMI26,3963,750+69%

56▼1Traverse City, MIMI15,8323,729+69%

57▲2Auburn Hills, MIMI25,9253,674+154%

58▼2Marquette, MIMI21,9443,578+32%

59▼5Grosse Pointe Woods, MIMI15,7923,420+10%

60▲3Northview, MIMI15,2683,341+121%

61Monroe, MIMI20,0763,203−3%

62▲8Woodhaven, MIMI12,5033,167+263%

63▲3Grand Haven, MIMI11,0383,143+44%

64▼4Inkster, MIMI24,9593,114−4%

65▼3Riverview, MIMI11,9473,081+18%

66▼2Fraser, MIMI14,4963,004+28%

67▲1Wayne, MIMI17,0652,989+34%

68▼3Escanaba, MIMI12,2572,873+2%

69Mount Clemens, MIMI15,4192,612+12%

70▲4Lambertville, MIMI9,9552,594+175%

71▲29Saline, MIMI9,0012,576+185%

72▲5Coldwater, MIMI14,2162,456+54%

73▼2Cutlerville, MIMI18,7802,445+54%

74▼7Grandville, MIMI17,0182,440+18%

75▲18Wixom, MIMI17,3132,433+237%

76▲14Niles, MIMI11,6652,428+29%

77▼5Alpena, MIMI10,0882,361+7%

78▲16Beverly Hills, MIMI10,4492,306+16%

79▲6Ludington, MIMI7,6342,302+39%

80▼7Owosso, MIMI14,4372,301+9%

81▼3Grosse Pointe Farms, MIMI9,7352,294+31%

82▲1Ferndale, MIMI19,2122,277+7%

83▲15Grosse Pointe Park, MIMI11,0952,275+69%

84▼5Hamtramck, MIMI27,2612,271−17%

85▼5Marysville, MIMI9,8682,268+37%

86▲11Brighton, MIMI7,9042,255+103%

87▲8Cadillac, MIMI10,4382,207+32%

88▼12Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI13,0832,196+6%

89▲2Clawson, MIMI11,3122,192+13%

90▼8Harper Woods, MIMI14,8602,156−24%

91▲11Shields, MIMI7,4022,121+126%

92▼8Berkley, MIMI15,1452,120+6%

93▲11New Baltimore, MIMI12,1232,119+195%

94▲14Highland Park, MIMI8,2482,088−14%

95▼6Farmington, MIMI11,4092,076−3%

96▼15South Lyon, MIMI12,1072,055+36%

97▼10Rochester, MIMI12,8242,024+89%

98▲1Temperance, MIMI8,9142,010+116%

99▲15Houghton Lake, MIMI5,7691,983+142%

100▲19Greenville, MIMI9,2561,980+47%

101▲2Menominee, MIMI8,1751,979+19%

102▼27Mount Pleasant, MIMI20,9251,951+2%

103▲46Lake Fenton, MIMI6,4171,933+256%

104▼16Flushing, MIMI8,1751,931+18%

105▼19Fenton, MIMI11,7741,929+34%

106▼1Howell, MIMI9,8961,928+68%

107▼6Ypsilanti, MIMI19,7661,918+22%

108▲3St. Joseph, MIMI7,8931,881+17%

109▲6Chelsea, MIMI5,4241,870+77%

110▼18Hazel Park, MIMI14,9371,860−15%

111▲22Grand Ledge, MIMI7,8531,856+118%

112▼3Westwood, MIMI8,8671,802+17%

113▼17Tecumseh, MIMI8,6081,790+38%

114▲20Comstock Park, MIMI10,5771,713+110%

115▲3St. Johns, MIMI7,7801,706+64%

116▲8Alma, MIMI9,3041,643+5%

117▼5Frankenmuth, MIMI5,1971,618+18%

118▼1Marshall, MIMI6,8001,609+18%

119▲1Mason, MIMI8,2641,599+78%

120▼13Plymouth, MIMI9,1641,598+9%

121▲4Flat Rock, MIMI10,2181,583+96%

122▲10Manistee, MIMI6,1571,574+23%

123▲6Hastings, MIMI7,4901,573+45%

124▼11Lapeer, MIMI9,2011,573+45%

125▲29Ionia, MIMI12,2081,560+105%

126▼5Center Line, MIMI8,5031,518−21%

127Swartz Creek, MIMI5,8271,502+75%

128▲2South Monroe, MIMI6,9601,480+36%

129▲10Bridgeport, MIMI6,8841,453+40%

130▼2Byron Center, MIMI7,4031,444+231%

131Iron Mountain, MIMI7,4691,429−11%

132▼26Charlotte, MIMI9,3051,408+24%

133▲11Ecorse, MIMI8,8931,405+1%

134▼18Sturgis, MIMI10,9001,386−16%

135▼25Grand Blanc, MIMI7,8801,384+17%

136▲4Allendale, MIMI26,6791,383+162%

137▲9Kingsford, MIMI5,0961,367+21%

138▼3Petoskey, MIMI5,7721,361+30%

139▼17Melvindale, MIMI12,3251,329−8%

140▲7Muskegon Heights, MIMI9,7701,325+3%

141▼5Milford, MIMI6,5201,316+102%

142▼16East Grand Rapids, MIMI11,6631,291+19%

143▲10Grosse Pointe, MIMI5,4901,286+45%

144▲16Utica, MIMI5,1141,272+92%

145▼4Northville, MIMI6,0131,270+57%

146▲13Buena Vista, MIMI5,7981,261+31%

147▼24Fair Plain, MIMI7,3301,251+14%

148Gladstone, MIMI5,1891,242+30%

149▼12Walled Lake, MIMI7,3201,231+53%

150▼12Zeeland, MIMI5,6371,231−9%

151▲14Comstock Northwest, MIMI5,3911,228+87%

152▲15Dowagiac, MIMI5,7251,201+27%

153▼1Huntington Woods, MIMI6,2741,188+53%

154▲4Three Rivers, MIMI7,9101,178+25%

155▼12Hillsdale, MIMI8,0021,1630%

156Whitmore Lake, MIMI7,8781,161+129%

157▼15Beecher, MIMI8,4121,155−3%

158▼1St. Clair, MIMI5,8331,127+34%

159▼14Hudsonville, MIMI7,9641,120+5%

160▲1Davison, MIMI5,0391,078+16%

161▼10Ishpeming, MIMI6,2051,062−16%

162▼12Richmond, MIMI5,9271,001+54%

163▲10Milan, MIMI5,973996+98%

164Holly, MIMI5,906988+43%

165▼10Albion, MIMI7,474953−22%

166▲3Rockford, MIMI6,313944+127%

167▼4Benton Harbor, MIMI8,8039180%

168▲8Eastwood, MIMI6,669909+13%

169▲2Eaton Rapids, MIMI5,218902+52%

170River Rouge, MIMI6,814891−15%

171▼3St. Louis, MIMI7,406865+69%

172Big Rapids, MIMI8,623825+3%

173▼7Belding, MIMI6,000776−5%

174▼12Freeland, MIMI7,557761+133%

175▼1Allegan, MIMI5,127729−1%

176▲2Dundee, MIMI6,008713+98%

177Houghton, MIMI8,560617+23%

178▼3Springfield, MIMI5,246617−20%

179New Haven, MIMI6,749337+76%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES