Demographics of Manistee city, Michigan

Manistee city, Michigan had 6,157 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −130 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Manistee city, in four figures

6,157
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,275 ±19.; −2.1%
Change since July 2020: −130 people.; 45.0 ±4.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,541 ±$4,298
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.

Manistee city, Michigan's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Manistee 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

Manistee city, Michigan's population shrank 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Manistee 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	6,287	100.0	100.0
2021	6,322	100.6	100.2
2022	6,271	99.7	100.7
2023	6,279	99.9	101.6
2024	6,256	99.5	102.5
2025	6,157	97.9	103.1

Population of Manistee city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,287	—
2021	6,322	+35
2022	6,271	−51
2023	6,279	+8
2024	6,256	−23
2025	6,157	−99

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.0 ±4.2: for men 42.4 ±4.4 and for women 47.6 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Manistee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	257 ±91	4.1% ±1.4	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	958 ±178	15.3% ±2.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	591 ±132	9.4% ±2.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,334 ±204	21.3% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,561 ±218	24.9% ±3.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,574 ±236	25.1% ±3.8	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,541 ±$4,298, and income per person $34,895 ±$3,955, 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 Manistee city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	589 ±147	20.5% ±5.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	572 ±153	19.9% ±5.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	607 ±139	21.1% ±4.7	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	467 ±138	16.2% ±4.7	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	390 ±99	13.5% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	22 to 124	0.8% to 4.3%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	182 ±89	6.3% ±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 Manistee city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,048 ±244	16.8% ±3.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	314 ±138	25.8% ±10.4	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	483 ±154	16.4% ±5.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	251 ±97	12.1% ±4.4	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Manistee city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Manistee city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	3,633 ±200	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.3% ±1.4	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.7% ±5.6	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	73.2% ±5.1	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	26.8% ±5.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$164,100 ±$11,963	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$768 ±$100	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±3	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 Manistee city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	347 ±139	5.5% ±2.2	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,403 ±195	86.1% ±3.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3 to 221	< 0.1% to 3.5%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.7%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	35 to 201	0.6% to 3.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	273 ±79	4.4% ±1.3	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 Manistee city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	4,876 ±238	77.7% ±3.8	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,235 ±251	19.7% ±4.0	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 26	0% to 0.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	70 to 238	1.1% to 3.8%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	46 to 156	0.7% to 2.5%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7 to 99	0.1% to 1.6%	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%.

Manistee city among the places of Michigan

153rd 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 Manistee city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Eastwood CDP	6,669 ±633
Milford village	6,487 ±23
New Haven village	6,475 ±29
Lake Fenton CDP	6,417 ±622
Huntington Woods city	6,328 ±22
Manistee city	6,275 ±19
Rockford city	6,218 ±16
Ishpeming city	6,181 ±20
Northville city	6,069 ±28
Milan city	5,987 ±314
Holly village	5,964 ±36

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 23 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 24 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 25 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 60 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 75 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