STATE · ADMITTED 1837 · 1990 CENSUS

Michigan

9,295,297 residents · 83 counties · 745 cities · 56,539 sq mi · 3,017 census tracts

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Michigan is home to 9,295,297 people. Median home value sits at $60,100. 71% of homes are owner-occupied. 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $31,020, close to the national figure.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,295,297

−6%vs 2000

vs 9,938,444 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

32.6

−8%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

56,539 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410.1M

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(700,560)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(693,816)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(666,444)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(695,228)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(696,607)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417%(1,583,376)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.1%(1,408,214)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(950,320)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(793,714)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(662,545)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(338,704)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(105,769)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,020

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,667 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,154

−36%vs 2000

vs $22,168 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.1%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$60,100

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$423

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $546 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

71.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

29.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(7,806,691)

Black14.1%(1,402,047)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(323,877)

Asian1.8%(175,311)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.5%(7,759,241)

Black13.9%(1,289,012)

Hispanic / Latino2%(189,915)

Asian1.1%(102,869)

Other1.6%(144,175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4%(402,413)

Puerto Rican0.5%(52,736)

Central American0.3%(34,860)

South American0.3%(27,340)

Cuban0.2%(19,739)

Guatemalan0.1%(14,847)

Spaniard0.1%(10,384)

Colombian0.1%(9,273)

Dominican0.1%(8,369)

Honduran0.1%(7,298)

Salvadoran0.1%(6,532)

Venezuelan0.1%(5,285)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(3,859)

Argentine0%(2,967)

Ecuadorian0%(2,718)

Panamanian0%(2,254)

Nicaraguan0%(2,162)

Costa Rican0%(1,729)

Chilean0%(1,545)

Bolivian0%(816)

Paraguayan0%(376)

Uruguayan0%(241)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.3%(127,587)

Chinese0.5%(54,552)

Korean0.3%(28,234)

Filipino0.3%(26,810)

Vietnamese0.2%(20,110)

Bangladeshi0.2%(18,051)

Pakistani0.1%(14,171)

Japanese0.1%(12,311)

Hmong0.1%(7,821)

Burmese0.1%(6,056)

Taiwanese0%(3,473)

Nepalese0%(2,880)

+ 13 more asian origin groups with data

Laotian0%(2,878)

Cambodian0%(2,477)

Thai0%(2,225)

Kazakh0%(1,273)

Sri Lankan0%(1,077)

Indonesian0%(890)

Malaysian0%(314)

Bhutanese0%(289)

Uzbek0%(162)

Singaporean0%(126)

Mongolian0%(89)

Mien0%(36)

Okinawan0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(5,024)

Samoan0%(1,910)

Chamorro0%(1,190)

Guamanian0%(98)

Fijian0%(51)

Tongan0%(32)

Marshallese0%(20)

Chuukese0%(4)

Ancestry

German17.7%(1,786,247)

English10.5%(1,058,583)

Irish9.9%(999,747)

Polish7.2%(726,096)

Italian4.3%(438,029)

American4.3%(431,306)

Dutch3.8%(383,439)

French3%(301,667)

Arab2.2%(218,643)

Scottish2.1%(213,978)

Swedish1.2%(119,137)

French Canadian1.1%(114,778)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.9%(94,142)

Finnish0.8%(84,304)

Hungarian0.8%(77,462)

Lebanese0.7%(74,647)

Norwegian0.7%(71,869)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(62,309)

Russian0.5%(51,360)

Greek0.4%(41,204)

Welsh0.4%(40,763)

Ukrainian0.4%(39,491)

Iraqi0.4%(38,883)

Belgian0.4%(38,208)

Czech0.4%(37,640)

Canadian0.3%(32,851)

Danish0.3%(30,808)

British0.3%(30,151)

Lithuanian0.3%(26,499)

Romanian0.2%(25,111)

Swiss0.2%(20,896)

Slovak0.2%(19,328)

West Indian0.2%(19,214)

Austrian0.2%(17,376)

Croatian0.2%(16,112)

Syrian0.2%(15,176)

Armenian0.1%(12,925)

Nigerian0.1%(12,769)

Macedonian0.1%(12,390)

Jamaican0.1%(10,266)

Serbian0.1%(9,020)

Portuguese0.1%(6,628)

Palestinian0.1%(6,411)

Brazilian0.1%(6,255)

Iranian0.1%(5,873)

Egyptian0.1%(5,646)

Jordanian0.1%(5,430)

Haitian0%(4,445)

Ethiopian0%(4,236)

Slovene0%(4,199)

Latvian0%(3,394)

Turkish0%(3,198)

Bulgarian0%(2,978)

Moroccan0%(2,894)

Australian0%(2,682)

Ghanaian0%(2,160)

Israeli0%(1,886)

Kenyan0%(1,712)

Somali0%(1,034)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,033)

Barbadian0%(290)

Guyanese0%(285)

Cape Verdean0%(120)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.4%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−6.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.4%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+27%vs 2000

vs 16.2 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 married37.1%(1,519,770)

Married49.8%(2,040,968)

Widowed2.9%(118,671)

Divorced10.2%(417,782)

Women 15+

Never married31.3%(1,324,842)

Married47.6%(2,014,940)

Widowed8.6%(363,810)

Divorced12.5%(527,617)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.9%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 11.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

59.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.9%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.1%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.3%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 71.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% 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)18.4%(84,580)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(88,026)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.2%(171,224)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.1%(23,327)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(5,603)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 460,783 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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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Detroit649,095

2.Grand Rapids201,183

3.Warren137,138

4.Sterling Heights133,931

5.Ann Arbor122,233

6.Lansing113,884

7.Dearborn105,611

8.Livonia92,603

9.Troy88,733

10.Farmington Hills83,291

11.Westland82,333

12.Flint79,306

13.Wyoming78,588

14.Rochester Hills77,539

15.Southfield76,111

16.Kalamazoo72,683

17.Novi67,319

18.Pontiac62,077

19.Taylor61,279

20.Dearborn Heights60,664

21.St. Clair Shores57,872

22.Royal Oak57,583

23.Kentwood54,776

24.Battle Creek52,021

25.Portage49,862

26.East Lansing49,355

27.Roseville46,863

28.Saginaw42,863

29.Midland42,806

30.Lincoln Park38,529

31.Muskegon37,224

32.Holland35,372

33.Eastpointe33,814

34.Bay City31,868

35.Jackson31,022

36.Burton29,313

37.Oak Park29,072

38.Southgate28,931

39.Forest Hills28,695

40.Madison Heights28,297

41.Port Huron28,273

42.Allen Park27,445

43.Hamtramck27,261

44.Allendale26,679

45.Okemos26,396

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (15)

1.Detroit4,390,913

2.Grand Rapids1,183,645

3.Lansing479,722

4.Flint401,093

5.Ann Arbor370,214

6.Kalamazoo263,795

7.Saginaw187,688

8.Muskegon177,901

9.Jackson159,552

10.Traverse City156,972

11.Monroe156,004

12.Niles152,444

13.Battle Creek133,408

14.Bay City102,123

15.Midland83,754

Micropolitan areas (18)

1.Holland123,188

2.Adrian97,779

3.Marquette68,064

4.Owosso67,681

5.Mount Pleasant64,691

6.Sturgis60,968

7.Cadillac49,719

8.Coldwater45,993

9.Hillsdale45,738

10.Big Rapids42,320

11.Alma41,190

12.Houghton40,028

13.Escanaba36,582

14.Sault Ste. Marie36,081

15.Petoskey33,775

16.Iron Mountain30,575

17.Ludington29,040

18.Alpena28,853

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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