Demographics of Albion city, Michigan

Albion city, Michigan had 7,474 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −225 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Albion city, in four figures

7,474
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,560 ±29.; −2.9%
Change since July 2020: −225 people.; 25.8 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,885 ±$3,411
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Albion city, Michigan's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Albion city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Albion city, Michigan's population shrank 2.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Albion city, 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	7,699	100.0	100.0
2021	7,674	99.7	100.2
2022	7,631	99.1	100.7
2023	7,327	95.2	101.6
2024	7,480	97.2	102.5
2025	7,474	97.1	103.1

Population of Albion city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,699	—
2021	7,674	−25
2022	7,631	−43
2023	7,327	−304
2024	7,480	+153
2025	7,474	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 25.8 ±4.1: for men 22.3 ±6.6 and for women 27.8 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Albion city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	538 ±159	7.1% ±2.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,303 ±301	17.2% ±4.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,878 ±270	24.8% ±3.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,548 ±237	20.5% ±3.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,340 ±188	17.7% ±2.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	953 ±142	12.6% ±1.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,885 ±$3,411, and income per person $19,543 ±$1,818, 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 Albion city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	801 ±173	33.9% ±6.9	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	595 ±129	25.2% ±5.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	352 ±92	14.9% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	295 ±85	12.5% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	174 ±55	7.4% ±2.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	61 to 187	2.6% to 7.9%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2 to 46	0.1% to 1.9%	9.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Albion city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,497 ±418	25.2% ±7.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	702 ±291	39.3% ±14.1	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	588 ±138	21.6% ±4.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	207 ±58	14.4% ±3.6	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Albion city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Albion city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	2,967 ±217	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.7% ±8.1	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.3% ±4.3	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.0% ±5.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.0% ±4.2	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$99,900 ±$12,898	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$775 ±$150	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1942 ±8	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 Albion city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	554 ±150	7.3% ±2.0	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,213 ±411	55.7% ±5.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,342 ±434	31.0% ±5.7	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	25 to 131	0.3% to 1.7%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 1.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	310 ±129	4.1% ±1.7	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 Albion city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	5,816 ±301	76.9% ±4.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,508 ±268	19.9% ±3.5	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 52	0.1% to 0.7%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	90 to 320	1.2% to 4.2%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 103	0.2% to 1.4%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	47 to 243	0.6% to 3.2%	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Albion city among the places of Michigan

135th of 179 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Michigan page.

Places of Michigan near Albion city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grand Ledge city	7,804 ±22
Hudsonville city	7,769 ±34
St. Johns city	7,715 ±45
Brighton city	7,688 ±30
Ludington city	7,676 ±18
Albion city	7,560 ±29
Freeland CDP	7,557 ±743
Hastings city	7,520 ±24
Iron Mountain city	7,518 ±22
Byron Center CDP	7,403 ±765
Shields CDP	7,402 ±452

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 43 Places by poverty rate
No. 69 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 99 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 148 Places in Michigan by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026