Demographics of Lapeer city, Michigan

Lapeer city, Michigan had 9,201 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +162 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lapeer city, in four figures

9,201
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,082 ±19.; +1.8%
Change since July 2020: +162 people.; 39.8 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,716 ±$6,935
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.

Lapeer city, Michigan's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lapeer 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

Lapeer city, Michigan's population grew 1.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lapeer 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	9,039	100.0	100.0
2021	9,087	100.5	100.2
2022	9,027	99.9	100.7
2023	9,132	101.0	101.6
2024	9,163	101.4	102.5
2025	9,201	101.8	103.1

Population of Lapeer city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,039	—
2021	9,087	+48
2022	9,027	−60
2023	9,132	+105
2024	9,163	+31
2025	9,201	+38

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±2.2: for men 37.3 ±4.2 and for women 41.5 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lapeer city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	316 ±98	3.5% ±1.1	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,520 ±276	16.7% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	695 ±197	7.7% ±2.2	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,765 ±344	30.4% ±3.8	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,213 ±325	24.4% ±3.6	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,573 ±254	17.3% ±2.8	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,716 ±$6,935, and income per person $30,586 ±$8,425, 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 Lapeer city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,135 ±251	30.7% ±6.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	578 ±173	15.6% ±4.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	808 ±205	21.8% ±5.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	578 ±195	15.6% ±5.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	368 ±125	9.9% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	49 to 185	1.3% to 5.0%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	48 to 186	1.3% to 5.0%	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 Lapeer city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,919 ±483	24.5% ±6.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	627 ±237	37.2% ±12.1	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	944 ±246	23.1% ±5.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	173 to 523	16.8% ±7.9	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 Lapeer city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lapeer city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	3,990 ±233	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±7.5	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±3.4	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	50.5% ±4.5	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	49.5% ±5.9	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$178,400 ±$14,865	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,002 ±$111	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Lapeer city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	506 ±195	5.6% ±2.1	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,974 ±295	76.8% ±3.2	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	751 ±172	8.3% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 134	0% to 1.5%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 62	0% to 0.7%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	758 ±257	8.3% ±2.8	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 Lapeer city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	7,924 ±307	87.2% ±3.4	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	986 ±280	10.9% ±3.1	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 171	0% to 1.9%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	31 to 147	0.3% to 1.6%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	17 to 123	0.2% to 1.4%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 42	0% to 0.5%	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%.

Lapeer city among the places of Michigan

109th 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 Lapeer city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Grosse Pointe Farms city	9,904 ±23
Muskegon Heights city	9,841 ±41
Alma city	9,396 ±21
Charlotte city	9,277 ±22
Plymouth city	9,214 ±54
Lapeer city	9,082 ±19
Ecorse city	9,064 ±32
Saline city	9,006 ±30
Greenville city	8,995 ±63
Benton Harbor city	8,953 ±28
Temperance CDP	8,914 ±868

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 24 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 24 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 58 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 59 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 89 Places in Michigan by median home value

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