Demographics of Fenton city, Michigan

Fenton city, Michigan had 11,774 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −195 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fenton city, in four figures

11,774
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,906 ±37.; −1.6%
Change since July 2020: −195 people.; 38.8 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,000 ±$19,753
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.

Fenton city, Michigan's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fenton 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

Fenton city, Michigan's population shrank 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fenton 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	11,969	100.0	100.0
2021	11,940	99.8	100.2
2022	11,857	99.1	100.7
2023	11,810	98.7	101.6
2024	11,790	98.5	102.5
2025	11,774	98.4	103.1

Population of Fenton city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,969	—
2021	11,940	−29
2022	11,857	−83
2023	11,810	−47
2024	11,790	−20
2025	11,774	−16

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.8 ±1.7: for men 37.4 ±4.0 and for women 39.1 ±1.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fenton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	544 ±228	4.6% ±1.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,978 ±422	16.6% ±3.5	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,034 ±320	8.7% ±2.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,559 ±491	29.9% ±4.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,862 ±418	24.0% ±3.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,929 ±363	16.2% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,000 ±$19,753, and income per person $46,080 ±$4,535, 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 Fenton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	684 ±268	13.1% ±5.1	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	668 ±180	12.8% ±3.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,231 ±287	23.6% ±5.3	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	437 ±124	8.4% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	942 ±224	18.1% ±4.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	591 ±234	11.3% ±4.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	655 ±285	12.6% ±5.4	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 Fenton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	805 ±297	6.9% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	52 to 402	2.4% to 15.8%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	388 ±140	5.8% ±2.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	89 to 291	3.8% to 11.6%	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 Fenton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fenton city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	5,451 ±325	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.5% ±1.9	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.5% ±2.2	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.1% ±2.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.9% ±4.4	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$235,900 ±$22,073	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,275 ±$105	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Fenton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	106 to 442	0.9% to 3.7%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,468 ±524	87.9% ±4.4	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	95 to 437	0.8% to 3.7%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	38 to 764	0.3% to 6.4%	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 55	0% to 0.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	476 ±222	4.0% ±1.9	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 Fenton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	9,841 ±422	82.7% ±3.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,499 ±341	12.6% ±2.9	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	6 to 122	0.1% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	141 to 863	1.2% to 7.2%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	25 to 195	0.2% to 1.6%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	44 to 740	0.4% to 6.2%	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%.

Fenton city among the places of Michigan

88th 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 Fenton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Farmington city	11,504 ±26
East Grand Rapids city	11,445 ±56
Clawson city	11,374 ±19
Grosse Pointe Park city	11,319 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Michigan by median household income
No. 17 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 23 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 40 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 49 Places in Michigan by median home value
No. 68 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate

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