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119th Congress · MI-8

Michigan's 8th Congressional District

Michigan's 8th Congressional District (MI-8) has a population of 771,369. The median household income is $61,521 and the median age is 41.3.

771,369

Population

346

People / sq mi

$61,521

Median Income

41.3

Median Age

MI-8 covers 2,231 sq mi of land at 345.8 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White76.7%
Black or African American15.1%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.5%

Economy & Income

$61,521

Median Household Income

$35,364

Per Capita Income

11.0%

Poverty Rate

4.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$161,200

Median Home Value

$924

Median Rent

72.9%

Homeownership

Education

91.5%

High School+

24.3%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Michigan's 8th Congressional District (MI-8) has a population of 771,369 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Michigan's 8th Congressional District is $61,521, with a per capita income of $35,364.

Michigan's 8th Congressional District is 76.7% White, 15.1% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.5% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Michigan's 8th Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.