Demographics of Belding city, Michigan

Belding city, Michigan had 6,000 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +53 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Belding city, in four figures

6,000
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,960 ±19.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +53 people.; 38.0 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,373 ±$6,214
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.

Belding city, Michigan's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Belding 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

Belding city, Michigan's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Belding 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	5,947	100.0	100.0
2021	5,984	100.6	100.2
2022	5,969	100.4	100.7
2023	5,964	100.3	101.6
2024	5,979	100.5	102.5
2025	6,000	100.9	103.1

Population of Belding city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,947	—
2021	5,984	+37
2022	5,969	−15
2023	5,964	−5
2024	5,979	+15
2025	6,000	+21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.0 ±2.7: for men 36.1 ±1.7 and for women 40.5 ±2.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Belding city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	200 ±68	3.4% ±1.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,145 ±201	19.2% ±3.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	483 ±153	8.1% ±2.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,878 ±319	31.5% ±5.3	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,478 ±225	24.8% ±3.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	776 ±159	13.0% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,373 ±$6,214, and income per person $27,902 ±$2,038, 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 Belding city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	510 ±141	23.6% ±6.3	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	348 ±111	16.1% ±5.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	431 ±126	20.0% ±5.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	373 ±90	17.3% ±4.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	329 ±103	15.3% ±4.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	42 to 174	2.0% to 8.0%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 104	0.6% to 4.8%	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 Belding city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	893 ±222	15.5% ±3.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	87 to 265	14.1% ±6.6	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	450 ±170	13.4% ±4.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	267 ±115	22.8% ±9.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Belding city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Belding city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	2,294 ±159	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.0% ±1.8	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 9.5%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.8% ±3.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.2% ±5.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,800 ±$10,758	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$668 ±$62	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1956 ±6	1972 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Belding city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	228 to 742	3.8% to 12.4%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,878 ±388	81.8% ±6.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4 to 336	0.1% to 5.6%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	< 0.1% to 0.9%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 82	0% to 1.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 117	0% to 2.0%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	153 to 481	2.6% to 8.1%	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 Belding city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	5,075 ±198	85.2% ±3.3	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	781 ±160	13.1% ±2.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17 to 191	0.3% to 3.2%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 121	0.3% to 2.0%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 81	0% to 1.4%	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%.

Belding city among the places of Michigan

159th 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 Belding city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Rockford city	6,218 ±16
Ishpeming city	6,181 ±20
Northville city	6,069 ±28
Milan city	5,987 ±314
Holly village	5,964 ±36
Belding city	5,960 ±19
Petoskey city	5,856 ±23
Richmond city	5,855 ±14
Swartz Creek city	5,853 ±21
Buena Vista CDP	5,798 ±372
Houghton Lake CDP	5,769 ±402

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