Demographics of Howell city, Michigan

Howell city, Michigan had 9,896 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −173 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Howell city, in four figures

9,896
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,021 ±33.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −173 people.; 40.8 ±3.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,449 ±$9,069
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.

Howell city, Michigan's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Howell 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

Howell city, Michigan's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Howell 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	10,069	100.0	100.0
2021	10,103	100.3	100.2
2022	10,053	99.8	100.7
2023	10,005	99.4	101.6
2024	9,910	98.4	102.5
2025	9,896	98.3	103.1

Population of Howell city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,069	—
2021	10,103	+34
2022	10,053	−50
2023	10,005	−48
2024	9,910	−95
2025	9,896	−14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.8 ±3.1: for men 35.8 ±3.9 and for women 44.4 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Howell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	321 ±122	3.2% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,271 ±288	12.7% ±2.9	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	945 ±271	9.4% ±2.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,219 ±396	32.1% ±4.0	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,337 ±379	23.3% ±3.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,928 ±308	19.2% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,449 ±$9,069, and income per person $44,479 ±$4,478, 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 Howell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	736 ±222	15.1% ±4.5	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,219 ±335	25.1% ±6.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	854 ±323	17.6% ±6.6	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	646 ±214	13.3% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	819 ±185	16.8% ±3.7	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	107 to 323	2.2% to 6.6%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	373 ±135	7.7% ±2.8	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 Howell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	740 ±275	7.7% ±2.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	53 to 235	3.6% to 14.5%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	330 ±149	5.9% ±2.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	132 to 400	11.2% ±5.4	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 Howell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Howell city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	5,146 ±261	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.5% ±6.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.6% to 8.4%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.9% ±4.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.1% ±6.3	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$265,600 ±$19,927	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,177 ±$59	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±4	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 Howell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	866 ±300	8.6% ±3.0	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,671 ±352	86.5% ±3.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	135 ±61	1.3% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 177	0% to 1.8%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 41	0% to 0.4%	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 33	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	84 to 396	0.8% to 4.0%	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 Howell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	7,729 ±399	77.1% ±4.0	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,821 ±365	18.2% ±3.6	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 86	0% to 0.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	429 ±188	4.3% ±1.9	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	77 to 335	0.8% to 3.3%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	93 to 353	0.9% to 3.5%	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%.

Howell city among the places of Michigan

101st 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 Howell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Comstock Park CDP	10,577 ±679
Beverly Hills village	10,524 ±33
Cadillac city	10,445 ±36
Flat Rock city	10,340 ±59
Alpena city	10,154 ±46
Howell city	10,021 ±33
Lambertville CDP	9,955 ±792
Marysville city	9,925 ±19
Grosse Pointe Farms city	9,904 ±23
Muskegon Heights city	9,841 ±41
Alma city	9,396 ±21

Rankings this appears in

No. 12 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 13 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 25 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 32 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 33 Places in Michigan by median home value
No. 41 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share

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