Demographics of Niles city, Michigan

Niles city, Michigan had 11,665 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −305 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Niles city, in four figures

11,665
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,803 ±25.; −2.5%
Change since July 2020: −305 people.; 39.2 ±2.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,376 ±$4,316
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.

Niles city, Michigan's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Niles 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

Niles city, Michigan's population shrank 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Niles 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	11,970	100.0	100.0
2021	11,866	99.1	100.2
2022	11,763	98.3	100.7
2023	11,675	97.5	101.6
2024	11,718	97.9	102.5
2025	11,665	97.5	103.1

Population of Niles city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,970	—
2021	11,866	−104
2022	11,763	−103
2023	11,675	−88
2024	11,718	+43
2025	11,665	−53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±2.4: for men 36.2 ±4.2 and for women 41.5 ±2.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Niles city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	755 ±209	6.4% ±1.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,772 ±317	15.0% ±2.7	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,217 ±271	10.3% ±2.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,133 ±463	26.5% ±3.9	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,498 ±369	21.2% ±3.1	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,428 ±323	20.6% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,376 ±$4,316, and income per person $27,036 ±$2,228, 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 Niles city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,247 ±288	24.9% ±5.5	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,157 ±253	23.1% ±4.8	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,083 ±236	21.6% ±4.5	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	727 ±205	14.5% ±4.0	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	574 ±161	11.4% ±3.1	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	23 to 205	0.5% to 4.1%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	37 to 191	0.7% to 3.8%	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 Niles city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,072 ±470	17.8% ±4.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	640 ±255	25.6% ±9.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	953 ±260	15.6% ±4.1	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	479 ±216	15.8% ±6.8	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Niles city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Niles city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	5,431 ±305	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.4% ±2.7	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.6% ±3.1	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.2% ±4.2	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.8% ±4.9	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$135,100 ±$11,550	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$855 ±$34	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1955 ±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 Niles city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	823 ±379	7.0% ±3.2	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,754 ±545	74.2% ±4.6	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,630 ±422	13.8% ±3.6	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 149	0% to 1.3%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	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 28	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	515 ±217	4.4% ±1.8	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 Niles city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	6,624 ±517	56.1% ±4.4	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,629 ±496	39.2% ±4.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	35 to 171	0.3% to 1.4%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	447 ±220	3.8% ±1.9	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	62 to 350	0.5% to 3.0%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	105 to 377	0.9% to 3.2%	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%.

Niles city among the places of Michigan

89th 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 Niles city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Escanaba city	12,354 ±42
Riverview city	12,186 ±37
New Baltimore city	12,072 ±25
South Lyon city	11,950 ±21
Fenton city	11,906 ±37
Niles city	11,803 ±25
Farmington city	11,504 ±26
East Grand Rapids city	11,445 ±56
Clawson city	11,374 ±19
Grosse Pointe Park city	11,319 ±27
Sturgis city	11,054 ±65

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 22 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 25 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 44 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 53 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 104 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