Demographics of Escanaba city, Michigan

Escanaba city, Michigan had 12,257 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −154 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Escanaba city, in four figures

12,257
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 12,354 ±42.; −1.2%
Change since July 2020: −154 people.; 44.4 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $45,369 ±$2,562
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.

Escanaba city, Michigan's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Escanaba 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

Escanaba city, Michigan's population shrank 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Escanaba 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	12,411	100.0	100.0
2021	12,391	99.8	100.2
2022	12,372	99.7	100.7
2023	12,356	99.6	101.6
2024	12,308	99.2	102.5
2025	12,257	98.8	103.1

Population of Escanaba city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,411	—
2021	12,391	−20
2022	12,372	−19
2023	12,356	−16
2024	12,308	−48
2025	12,257	−51

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.4 ±2.0: for men 38.9 ±1.9 and for women 47.8 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Escanaba city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	608 ±124	4.9% ±1.0	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,887 ±305	15.3% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,024 ±186	8.3% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,776 ±291	22.5% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,186 ±342	25.8% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,873 ±316	23.3% ±2.6	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $45,369 ±$2,562, and income per person $32,014 ±$3,859, 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 Escanaba city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,626 ±305	28.5% ±5.2	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,519 ±275	26.6% ±4.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,105 ±216	19.3% ±3.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	475 ±137	8.3% ±2.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	635 ±162	11.1% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	183 ±89	3.2% ±1.6	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	172 ±78	3.0% ±1.4	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 Escanaba city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,098 ±454	17.7% ±3.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	488 ±150	20.0% ±5.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	786 ±230	13.9% ±3.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	824 ±214	21.9% ±5.1	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Escanaba city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Escanaba city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	6,464 ±272	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.4% ±4.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.6% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.9% ±5.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.1% ±4.3	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$125,200 ±$11,408	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$657 ±$118	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±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

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People in Escanaba city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	292 ±118	2.4% ±1.0	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,682 ±386	86.5% ±3.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	12 to 100	0.1% to 0.8%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	64 to 194	0.5% to 1.6%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	143 ±69	1.2% ±0.6	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 39	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,035 ±350	8.4% ±2.8	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 Escanaba city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	9,596 ±483	77.7% ±3.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,535 ±458	20.5% ±3.7	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 53	0% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	198 ±80	1.6% ±0.6	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	44 to 144	0.4% to 1.2%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	26 to 182	0.2% to 1.5%	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%.

Escanaba city among the places of Michigan

84th 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 Escanaba city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Escanaba city	12,354 ±42
Riverview city	12,186 ±37
New Baltimore city	12,072 ±25
South Lyon city	11,950 ±21
Fenton city	11,906 ±37
Niles city	11,803 ±25

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