Census ACS 2023 · 101 cities

Youngest Cities in Michigan

Age demographics shape everything from school enrollment to housing demand. East Lansing city is the youngest city in Michigan with a median age of 21.3. College towns, military communities, and fast-growing suburbs tend to have the youngest populations. Younger cities often have more families with children, growing school systems, and expanding housing markets. Compare median ages across all 101 major cities in Michigan.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Median Age	Population	Median Income
1	Ypsilanti city	27	19,937	$44,141
2	Wyoming city	33.8	76,865	$72,163
3	Wyandotte city	40.7	24,593	$67,846
4	Woodhaven city	45.5	12,761	$83,291
5	Wixom city	36.3	17,126	$68,319
6	Westland city	38.2	84,155	$62,216
7	Wayne city	39.5	17,413	$54,467
8	Waverly Cdp	40.7	23,301	$75,868
9	Warren city	37.9	138,128	$63,741
10	Walker city	36.3	25,201	$73,835
11	Troy city	42.2	87,307	$119,299
12	Trenton city	48.3	18,242	$78,565
13	Traverse City city	42.2	15,491	$71,731
14	Taylor city	38.3	62,405	$59,537
15	Sturgis city	34.6	11,077	$60,640
16	Sterling Heights city	41.5	133,473	$78,429
17	St. Clair Shores city	43.7	58,287	$72,693
18	Southgate city	39.4	29,551	$64,635
19	Southfield city	42.1	76,025	$65,848
20	South Lyon city	41.8	11,825	$83,822
21	Sault Ste. Marie city	34.9	13,373	$55,031
22	Saginaw city	36.2	43,879	$37,298
23	Royal Oak city	36.9	57,880	$95,182
24	Roseville city	40	47,240	$61,222
25	Romulus city	35.5	24,951	$72,235
26	Rochester Hills city	40.9	76,086	$119,054
27	Rochester city	39.4	12,939	$104,920
28	Riverview city	41.2	12,269	$71,783
29	Portage city	37.2	49,015	$79,529
30	Port Huron city	38.3	28,724	$49,377
31	Pontiac city	35.5	61,914	$42,791
32	Owosso city	38.1	14,658	$53,702
33	Okemos Cdp	35.4	25,503	$97,603
34	Oak Park city	37.9	29,370	$65,882
35	Novi city	39.9	66,224	$110,938
36	Norton Shores city	40.1	25,000	$73,390
37	Northview Cdp	40.4	15,225	$82,853
38	Niles city	39.2	11,838	$47,815
39	New Baltimore city	42.9	12,060	$97,027
40	Muskegon city	36	37,203	$46,342
41	Mount Pleasant city	23.3	21,420	$39,924
42	Mount Clemens city	42.4	15,567	$57,663
43	Monroe city	36.9	20,330	$59,532
44	Midland city	38.9	42,461	$74,906
45	Melvindale city	31.6	12,605	$41,356
46	Marquette city	31.2	20,691	$55,825
47	Madison Heights city	40.8	28,411	$66,726
48	Livonia city	45.1	94,058	$96,317
49	Lincoln Park city	34.9	39,511	$57,183
50	Lansing city	33.5	112,546	$52,170
51	Kentwood city	34.7	54,114	$73,647
52	Kalamazoo city	26.8	73,132	$48,965
53	Jenison Cdp	37.4	17,334	$86,063
54	Jackson city	34.9	31,206	$42,848
55	Ionia city	38.2	12,950	$60,729
56	Inkster city	34.4	25,602	$39,632
57	Howell city	38.6	10,074	$57,122
58	Holt Cdp	38.4	25,275	$87,827
59	Holland city	32	34,266	$72,905
60	Hazel Park city	36.5	14,945	$62,878
61	Haslett Cdp	41.1	19,025	$74,164
62	Harper Woods city	37.1	15,205	$61,446
63	Hamtramck city	27	27,830	$40,103
64	Grosse Pointe Woods city	43.3	16,177	$129,442
65	Grosse Pointe Park city	40.5	11,394	$121,796
66	Grandville city	34.4	16,135	$78,551
67	Grand Rapids city	32.1	197,768	$65,526
68	Grand Haven city	46.4	10,966	$60,665
69	Garden City city	40.8	26,910	$64,396
70	Fraser city	41.6	14,604	$61,118
71	Forest Hills Cdp	43.3	28,494	$156,618
72	Flint city	36.2	80,835	$36,194
73	Flat Rock city	38.3	10,418	$73,288
74	Ferndale city	35.6	19,156	$91,732
75	Fenton city	38.3	11,950	$83,077
76	Farmington Hills city	41.4	83,316	$101,863
77	Farmington city	39.6	11,472	$94,115
78	Escanaba city	43.5	12,374	$40,169
79	Eastpointe city	36.4	34,003	$58,196
80	East Lansing city	21.3	45,394	$43,547
81	East Grand Rapids city	37	11,394	$168,487
82	Detroit city	35.1	636,644	$39,575
83	Dearborn Heights city	35.8	62,099	$61,035
84	Dearborn city	32.6	107,846	$65,192
85	Cutlerville Cdp	33.6	19,465	$65,833
86	Comstock Park Cdp	33.8	10,306	$54,871
87	Coldwater city	40.2	13,847	$50,084
88	Clawson city	40.8	11,314	$86,630
89	Cadillac city	40.4	10,404	$50,512
90	Burton city	42.5	29,529	$57,767
91	Birmingham city	41.1	21,612	$153,125
92	Beverly Hills village	45.5	10,507	$175,460
93	Berkley city	37.7	15,084	$113,103
94	Bay City city	39.7	32,445	$47,904
95	Battle Creek city	37.6	52,392	$51,699
96	Auburn Hills city	36.2	24,911	$78,727
97	Ann Arbor city	27.7	121,179	$81,089
98	Alpena city	45.2	10,178	$47,604
99	Allendale Cdp	21.4	25,741	$68,449
100	Allen Park city	43.2	28,128	$80,045
101	Adrian city	35.9	20,493	$42,851

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Frequently Asked Questions

East Lansing city is the #1 ranked city in Michigan by median age, with a value of 21.3 according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Michigan has 101 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Michigan.