Demographics of Clawson city, Michigan

Clawson city, Michigan had 11,312 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −54 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clawson city, in four figures

11,312
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,374 ±19.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −54 people.; 39.4 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $88,636 ±$4,504
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.

Clawson city, Michigan's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clawson 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

Clawson city, Michigan's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clawson 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	11,366	100.0	100.0
2021	11,362	100.0	100.2
2022	11,342	99.8	100.7
2023	11,300	99.4	101.6
2024	11,319	99.6	102.5
2025	11,312	99.5	103.1

Population of Clawson city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,366	—
2021	11,362	−4
2022	11,342	−20
2023	11,300	−42
2024	11,319	+19
2025	11,312	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±2.7: for men 38.8 ±3.7 and for women 40.1 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clawson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	351 ±127	3.1% ±1.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,546 ±273	13.6% ±2.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	640 ±167	5.6% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,816 ±334	33.6% ±2.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,829 ±383	24.9% ±3.4	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,192 ±286	19.3% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $88,636 ±$4,504, and income per person $52,141 ±$3,511, 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 Clawson city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	504 ±137	8.9% ±2.4	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	795 ±163	14.0% ±2.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,008 ±210	17.7% ±3.6	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,044 ±225	18.4% ±3.9	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,259 ±269	22.2% ±4.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	590 ±117	10.4% ±2.0	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	480 ±112	8.5% ±1.9	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 Clawson city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	662 ±209	5.9% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7 to 173	0.4% to 9.1%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	262 ±107	4.2% ±1.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	310 ±125	9.8% ±3.7	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 Clawson city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clawson city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	5,872 ±286	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.7% ±6.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.4% to 5.2%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.4% ±3.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.6% ±3.5	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$267,100 ±$9,540	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,253 ±$126	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1958 ±2	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 Clawson city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	517 ±236	4.5% ±2.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,647 ±424	84.8% ±3.7	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	57 to 779	0.5% to 6.8%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	292 ±127	2.6% ±1.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	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 70	0% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	472 ±172	4.1% ±1.5	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 Clawson city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	8,995 ±382	79.1% ±3.4	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,717 ±313	15.1% ±2.8	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	13 to 89	0.1% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	611 ±162	5.4% ±1.4	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	415 ±130	3.6% ±1.1	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	87 to 305	0.8% to 2.7%	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%.

Clawson city among the places of Michigan

92nd 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 Clawson city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Lyon city	11,950 ±21
Fenton city	11,906 ±37
Niles city	11,803 ±25
Farmington city	11,504 ±26
East Grand Rapids city	11,445 ±56
Clawson city	11,374 ±19
Grosse Pointe Park city	11,319 ±27
Sturgis city	11,054 ±65
Grand Haven city	10,996 ±67
Comstock Park CDP	10,577 ±679
Beverly Hills village	10,524 ±33

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