Demographics of Coldwater city, Michigan

Coldwater city, Michigan had 14,216 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +802 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Coldwater city, in four figures

14,216
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,671 ±24.; +6.0%
Change since July 2020: +802 people.; 39.5 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,781 ±$3,393
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.

Coldwater city, Michigan's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Coldwater 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

Coldwater city, Michigan's population grew 6.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Coldwater 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	13,414	100.0	100.0
2021	13,555	101.1	100.2
2022	12,912	96.3	100.7
2023	14,162	105.6	101.6
2024	14,261	106.3	102.5
2025	14,216	106.0	103.1

Population of Coldwater city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	13,414	—
2021	13,555	+141
2022	12,912	−643
2023	14,162	+1,250
2024	14,261	+99
2025	14,216	−45

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±2.2: for men 40.3 ±1.8 and for women 38.0 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Coldwater city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	719 ±180	5.3% ±1.3	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,365 ±320	17.3% ±2.3	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,423 ±280	10.4% ±2.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,496 ±382	25.6% ±2.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,212 ±355	23.5% ±2.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,456 ±316	18.0% ±2.3	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,781 ±$3,393, and income per person $24,891 ±$1,960, 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 Coldwater city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	995 ±216	22.3% ±4.7	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,184 ±278	26.6% ±6.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	774 ±170	17.4% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	605 ±165	13.6% ±3.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	471 ±163	10.6% ±3.6	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	292 ±112	6.6% ±2.5	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	137 ±59	3.1% ±1.3	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 Coldwater city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,538 ±621	21.3% ±5.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	982 ±264	33.5% ±7.6	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,209 ±300	19.1% ±4.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	347 ±120	13.0% ±4.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Coldwater city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Coldwater city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	4,934 ±212	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.4% ±2.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.6% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.3% ±4.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.7% ±4.7	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,500 ±$13,503	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$943 ±$54	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1966 ±5	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 Coldwater city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,038 ±358	7.6% ±2.6	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,293 ±392	82.6% ±2.9	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	617 ±120	4.5% ±0.9	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	14 to 80	0.1% to 0.6%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 191	0% to 1.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	579 ±185	4.2% ±1.4	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 Coldwater city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	9,775 ±477	71.5% ±3.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,655 ±440	19.4% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	394 ±136	2.9% ±1.0	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	847 ±354	6.2% ±2.6	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	139 to 673	1.0% to 4.9%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	441 ±185	3.2% ±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%.

Coldwater city among the places of Michigan

78th 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 Coldwater city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Berkley city	15,149 ±21
Harper Woods city	15,116 ±23
Hazel Park city	14,963 ±25
Owosso city	14,632 ±45
Fraser city	14,583 ±41
Coldwater city	13,671 ±24
Sault Ste. Marie city	13,335 ±29
Rochester city	12,934 ±24
Ionia city	12,753 ±25
Woodhaven city	12,690 ±24
Melvindale city	12,554 ±31

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 17 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 25 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 27 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 47 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 86 Places in Michigan by median rent

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