Demographics of Alpena city, Michigan

Alpena city, Michigan had 10,088 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −139 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alpena city, in four figures

10,088
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,154 ±46.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −139 people.; 46.0 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,545 ±$3,647
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.

Alpena city, Michigan's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alpena 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

About this chart

The figures

Alpena city, Michigan's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alpena 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	10,227	100.0	100.0
2021	10,238	100.1	100.2
2022	10,171	99.5	100.7
2023	10,155	99.3	101.6
2024	10,130	99.1	102.5
2025	10,088	98.6	103.1

Population of Alpena city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,227	—
2021	10,238	+11
2022	10,171	−67
2023	10,155	−16
2024	10,130	−25
2025	10,088	−42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 46.0 ±3.1: for men 43.1 ±2.5 and for women 52.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alpena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	286 ±88	2.8% ±0.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,341 ±210	13.2% ±2.1	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	641 ±176	6.3% ±1.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,669 ±285	26.3% ±2.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,856 ±314	28.1% ±3.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,361 ±255	23.3% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,545 ±$3,647, and income per person $35,201 ±$4,507, in 2024 dollars. The median is $72,875 ±$293 in Michigan and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Alpena city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,449 ±250	28.5% ±4.8	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,204 ±212	23.7% ±4.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	858 ±183	16.9% ±3.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	518 ±122	10.2% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	700 ±178	13.8% ±3.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	179 ±83	3.5% ±1.6	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	180 ±82	3.5% ±1.6	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Alpena city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,104 ±399	21.2% ±4.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	448 ±138	27.9% ±7.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,230 ±285	24.4% ±5.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	426 ±109	13.1% ±3.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Alpena city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alpena city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	5,610 ±196	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.7% ±1.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.3% ±2.7	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	66.0% ±3.6	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.0% ±4.5	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$118,700 ±$7,732	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$625 ±$83	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±3	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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alpena city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	346 ±58	3.4% ±0.6	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,225 ±153	90.9% ±1.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	216 ±56	2.1% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	356 ±105	3.5% ±1.0	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alpena city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	8,544 ±240	84.1% ±2.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,436 ±246	14.1% ±2.4	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 158	0.2% to 1.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	34 to 140	0.3% to 1.4%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 69	0% to 0.7%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	15 to 93	0.1% to 0.9%	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%.

Alpena city among the places of Michigan

100th 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 Alpena city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grand Haven city	10,996 ±67
Comstock Park CDP	10,577 ±679
Beverly Hills village	10,524 ±33
Cadillac city	10,445 ±36
Flat Rock city	10,340 ±59
Alpena city	10,154 ±46
Howell city	10,021 ±33
Lambertville CDP	9,955 ±792
Marysville city	9,925 ±19
Grosse Pointe Farms city	9,904 ±23
Muskegon Heights city	9,841 ±41

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 17 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 44 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 54 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 59 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 120 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