Demographics of Fraser city, Michigan

Fraser city, Michigan had 14,496 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −200 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Fraser city, in four figures

14,496
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,583 ±41.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −200 people.; 43.0 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,354 ±$6,868
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.

Fraser city, Michigan's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Fraser 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

Fraser city, Michigan's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Fraser 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	14,696	100.0	100.0
2021	14,616	99.5	100.2
2022	14,495	98.6	100.7
2023	14,463	98.4	101.6
2024	14,491	98.6	102.5
2025	14,496	98.6	103.1

Population of Fraser city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,696	—
2021	14,616	−80
2022	14,495	−121
2023	14,463	−32
2024	14,491	+28
2025	14,496	+5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±2.8: for men 38.8 ±4.2 and for women 46.2 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Fraser city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	732 ±244	5.0% ±1.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,874 ±295	12.9% ±2.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,306 ±306	9.0% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,700 ±410	25.4% ±2.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,967 ±413	27.2% ±2.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,004 ±365	20.6% ±2.5	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,354 ±$6,868, and income per person $43,471 ±$5,161, 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 Fraser city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,049 ±300	15.9% ±4.5	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,671 ±349	25.3% ±5.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	992 ±212	15.0% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	706 ±172	10.7% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,056 ±259	16.0% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	564 ±148	8.6% ±2.2	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	554 ±166	8.4% ±2.5	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 Fraser city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,504 ±462	10.4% ±3.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	435 ±171	17.1% ±6.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	730 ±300	9.2% ±3.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	339 ±109	8.6% ±2.6	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Fraser city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Fraser city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	6,870 ±328	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±6.3	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.3% ±3.7	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.7% ±4.9	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$215,900 ±$7,925	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$843 ±$49	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±2	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 Fraser city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	376 ±166	2.6% ±1.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,586 ±470	79.4% ±3.2	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,460 ±388	10.0% ±2.7	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	243 ±108	1.7% ±0.7	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	20 to 108	0.1% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 36	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 90	0% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	799 ±274	5.5% ±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 Fraser city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	11,797 ±437	80.9% ±3.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,631 ±324	11.2% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	29 to 153	0.2% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,064 ±312	7.3% ±2.1	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	678 ±212	4.6% ±1.5	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	166 to 606	1.1% to 4.2%	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%.

Fraser city among the places of Michigan

77th 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 Fraser city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Northview CDP	15,268 ±813
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

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 24 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 25 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 26 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 50 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 54 Places in Michigan by median household income

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