Demographics of Mason city, Michigan

Mason city, Michigan had 8,264 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −7 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mason city, in four figures

8,264
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,249 ±31.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −7 people.; 40.7 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $79,117 ±$7,875
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.

Mason city, Michigan's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mason 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

Mason city, Michigan's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mason 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	8,271	100.0	100.0
2021	8,241	99.6	100.2
2022	8,207	99.2	100.7
2023	8,203	99.2	101.6
2024	8,222	99.4	102.5
2025	8,264	99.9	103.1

Population of Mason city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,271	—
2021	8,241	−30
2022	8,207	−34
2023	8,203	−4
2024	8,222	+19
2025	8,264	+42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±2.4: for men 35.8 ±3.0 and for women 44.5 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Mason city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	345 ±155	4.2% ±1.9	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,327 ±250	16.1% ±3.0	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	714 ±224	8.7% ±2.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,346 ±298	28.4% ±3.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,918 ±261	23.3% ±3.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,599 ±241	19.4% ±2.9	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $79,117 ±$7,875, and income per person $39,154 ±$2,345, 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 Mason city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	445 ±158	13.1% ±4.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	479 ±157	14.1% ±4.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	703 ±153	20.6% ±4.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	453 ±116	13.3% ±3.3	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	733 ±176	21.5% ±5.0	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	403 ±117	11.8% ±3.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	191 ±76	5.6% ±2.2	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 Mason city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	413 ±171	5.3% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	34 to 156	2.2% to 9.4%	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	220 ±101	5.5% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	37 to 159	1.8% to 7.4%	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 Mason city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mason city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	3,562 ±226	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.6% ±8.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 7.4%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.7% ±4.8	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.3% ±5.0	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$198,000 ±$18,831	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,164 ±$68	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±2	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 Mason city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	321 ±138	3.9% ±1.7	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,956 ±317	84.3% ±3.8	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	220 to 836	2.7% to 10.1%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 86	0% to 1.0%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to 0.2%	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 24	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	393 ±168	4.8% ±2.0	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 Mason city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	6,738 ±264	81.7% ±3.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,264 ±252	15.3% ±3.1	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 63	0% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	59 to 373	0.7% to 4.5%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	41 to 313	0.5% to 3.8%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.9%	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%.

Mason city among the places of Michigan

124th 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 Mason city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Houghton city	8,474 ±33
Center Line city	8,463 ±22
Beecher CDP	8,412 ±847
Menominee city	8,326 ±67
Flushing city	8,284 ±30
Mason city	8,249 ±31
Hillsdale city	8,002 ±22
Grand Blanc city	7,987 ±21
St. Joseph city	7,986 ±26
Three Rivers city	7,943 ±31
Whitmore Lake CDP	7,878 ±599

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 30 Places in Michigan by median household income
No. 33 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 34 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 38 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 49 Places in Michigan by per capita 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