Demographics of Gratiot County, Michigan

Gratiot County, Michigan had 41,190 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −467 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gratiot County, in four figures

41,190
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.1%
Change since July 2020: −467 people.; 39.6 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,556 ±$2,453
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Gratiot County, Michigan's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gratiot County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Gratiot County, Michigan's population shrank 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gratiot County, Michigan's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	41,657	100.0	100.0
2021	41,284	99.1	100.2
2022	41,130	98.7	100.7
2023	41,422	99.4	101.6
2024	41,362	99.3	102.5
2025	41,190	98.9	103.1

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Population of Gratiot County, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	41,657	−110	−51	0	−62
2021	41,284	−373	−185	+3	−210
2022	41,130	−154	−178	+26	+27
2023	41,422	+292	−108	+24	+375
2024	41,362	−60	−81	+47	−20
2025	41,190	−172	−84	+23	−113

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.6 ±0.4: for men 39.0 ±0.6 and for women 40.5 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gratiot County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,988 ±37	4.8% ±0.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,091 ±312	14.7% ±0.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,668 ±336	11.3% ±0.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	11,034 ±369	26.7% ±0.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,227 ±350	24.7% ±0.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,377 ±354	17.8% ±0.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,556 ±$2,453, and income per person $30,221 ±$1,570, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Gratiot County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	2,493 ±297	16.9% ±2.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,320 ±385	22.5% ±2.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,778 ±286	18.8% ±1.9	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,054 ±218	13.9% ±1.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,482 ±266	16.8% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,057 ±196	7.2% ±1.3	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	591 ±126	4.0% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Gratiot County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	4,938 ±580	14.0% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,618 ±276	20.8% ±3.3	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,330 ±300	12.9% ±1.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	990 ±200	10.4% ±2.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Gratiot County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gratiot County	Michigan	United States
Housing units	16,081 ±97	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±1.1	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.9% ±2.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.1% ±1.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$147,500 ±$6,964	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$834 ±$33	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±2	1972 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Gratiot County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,171 ±0	7.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	34,329 ±172	83.0% ±0.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,387 ±131	5.8% ±0.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	169 ±33	0.4% ±0.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	51 to 157	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	59 to 197	0.1% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,097 ±207	2.7% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Gratiot County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	35,718 ±473	86.3% ±1.1	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,887 ±435	11.8% ±1.1	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	225 ±71	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	555 ±116	1.3% ±0.3	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	210 ±80	0.5% ±0.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	345 ±88	0.8% ±0.2	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Gratiot County among the counties of Michigan

40th of 83 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Counties of Michigan near Gratiot County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cass County	51,677	+0.2%
Newaygo County	51,622	+3.1%
Branch County	45,993	+2.5%
Hillsdale County	45,738	> −0.1%
Mecosta County	42,320	+4.7%
Gratiot County	41,190	−1.1%
Sanilac County	40,083	−1.0%
Houghton County	37,842	+1.6%
Delta County	36,582	−0.8%
Chippewa County	36,081	−1.9%
Wexford County	34,445	+2.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026