Demographics of Flint city, Michigan

Flint city, Michigan had 79,306 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,791 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Flint city, in four figures

79,306
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 80,175 ±61.; −2.2%
Change since July 2020: −1,791 people.; 36.9 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $37,646 ±$1,900
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.

Flint city, Michigan's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Flint 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

Flint city, Michigan's population shrank 2.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Flint 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	81,097	100.0	100.0
2021	80,589	99.4	100.2
2022	79,854	98.5	100.7
2023	79,632	98.2	101.6
2024	79,590	98.1	102.5
2025	79,306	97.8	103.1

Population of Flint city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	81,097	—
2021	80,589	−508
2022	79,854	−735
2023	79,632	−222
2024	79,590	−42
2025	79,306	−284

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.9 ±0.9: for men 36.2 ±1.2 and for women 37.7 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Flint city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	4,611 ±547	5.8% ±0.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,272 ±844	17.8% ±1.1	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,458 ±623	9.3% ±0.8	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	22,108 ±1,112	27.6% ±1.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	20,399 ±1,052	25.4% ±1.3	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	11,327 ±808	14.1% ±1.0	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $37,646 ±$1,900, and income per person $21,720 ±$863, 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 Flint city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	11,804 ±851	34.1% ±2.3	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,946 ±912	28.8% ±2.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,171 ±718	17.8% ±2.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,911 ±459	8.4% ±1.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,710 ±424	7.8% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	661 ±163	1.9% ±0.5	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	185 to 553	0.5% to 1.6%	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 Flint city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	26,663 ±1,661	34.1% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	9,107 ±862	49.3% ±3.4	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	14,222 ±1,097	32.6% ±2.2	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,334 ±475	20.7% ±2.7	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Flint city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Flint city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	43,028 ±761	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	80.3% ±1.3	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	19.7% ±1.1	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.8% ±2.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.2% ±1.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$53,500 ±$3,158	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$915 ±$27	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±1	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 Flint city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,592 ±605	4.5% ±0.8	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,808 ±1,274	33.4% ±1.6	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	44,337 ±1,547	55.3% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	546 ±210	0.7% ±0.3	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	84 to 334	0.1% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	228 to 674	0.3% to 0.8%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,214 ±908	5.3% ±1.1	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 Flint city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	64,329 ±1,236	80.2% ±1.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	12,909 ±1,017	16.1% ±1.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	368 ±157	0.5% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,569 ±672	3.2% ±0.8	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,485 ±549	1.9% ±0.7	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,084 ±393	1.4% ±0.5	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Flint city among the places of Michigan

12th 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 Flint city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dearborn city	107,423 ±44
Livonia city	93,851 ±87
Troy city	87,898 ±91
Westland city	83,633 ±43
Farmington Hills city	83,515 ±39
Flint city	80,175 ±61
Wyoming city	77,353 ±49
Rochester Hills city	77,089 ±40
Southfield city	76,236 ±38
Kalamazoo city	73,076 ±45
Novi city	66,717 ±31

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Flint city, Michigan

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