Demographics of Hamtramck city, Michigan

Hamtramck city, Michigan had 27,261 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,070 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hamtramck city, in four figures

27,261
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 27,743 ±29.; −3.8%
Change since July 2020: −1,070 people.; 26.5 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $39,293 ±$5,070
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.

Hamtramck city, Michigan's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hamtramck 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

Hamtramck city, Michigan's population shrank 3.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hamtramck 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	28,331	100.0	100.0
2021	27,989	98.8	100.2
2022	27,571	97.3	100.7
2023	27,355	96.6	101.6
2024	27,336	96.5	102.5
2025	27,261	96.2	103.1

Population of Hamtramck city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	28,331	—
2021	27,989	−342
2022	27,571	−418
2023	27,355	−216
2024	27,336	−19
2025	27,261	−75

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 26.5 ±1.7: for men 25.7 ±1.5 and for women 27.5 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hamtramck city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	2,648 ±380	9.5% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,105 ±668	25.6% ±2.4	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,518 ±441	12.7% ±1.6	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,267 ±607	26.2% ±2.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,934 ±486	17.8% ±1.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,271 ±325	8.2% ±1.2	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $39,293 ±$5,070, and income per person $14,915 ±$1,269, 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 Hamtramck city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	2,101 ±355	29.5% ±4.7	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,114 ±319	29.7% ±4.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,217 ±233	17.1% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	582 ±165	8.2% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	718 ±178	10.1% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	246 ±103	3.5% ±1.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	62 to 222	0.9% to 3.1%	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 Hamtramck city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	10,956 ±1,580	39.9% ±5.8	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	5,080 ±939	52.5% ±7.6	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,915 ±680	33.8% ±3.7	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	961 ±252	29.7% ±6.5	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hamtramck city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hamtramck city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	8,371 ±436	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.1% ±2.1	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.9% ±2.4	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.3% ±3.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.7% ±4.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$131,000 ±$18,469	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$989 ±$55	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	At the edge of the top or bottom interval	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 Hamtramck city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	64 to 362	0.2% to 1.3%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,259 ±1,150	58.6% ±4.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,704 ±488	6.1% ±1.8	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,025 ±918	25.3% ±3.3	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 209	< 0.1% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	370 to 1,194	1.3% to 4.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,655 ±683	6.0% ±2.5	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 Hamtramck city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	10,418 ±824	37.6% ±3.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,488 ±362	5.4% ±1.3	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,888 ±1,010	10.4% ±3.6	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,949 ±1,043	46.7% ±3.8	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7,217 ±775	26.0% ±2.8	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,732 ±925	20.7% ±3.3	3.1% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hamtramck city among the places of Michigan

43rd 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 Hamtramck city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Oak Park city	29,318 ±34
Forest Hills CDP	28,695 ±532
Port Huron city	28,620 ±81
Madison Heights city	28,419 ±31
Allen Park city	27,925 ±62
Hamtramck city	27,743 ±29
Garden City city	26,739 ±46
Allendale CDP	26,679 ±964
Okemos CDP	26,396 ±1,007
Inkster city	25,428 ±30
Walker city	25,386 ±51

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hamtramck city, Michigan

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 1 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 6 Places by poverty rate
No. 35 Places by foreign-born share
No. 74 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 100 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