Demographics of Owosso city, Michigan

Owosso city, Michigan had 14,437 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −250 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Owosso city, in four figures

14,437
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,632 ±45.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −250 people.; 38.9 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,229 ±$4,373
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Owosso 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

Owosso city, Michigan's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Owosso 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	14,687	100.0	100.0
2021	14,653	99.8	100.2
2022	14,608	99.5	100.7
2023	14,555	99.1	101.6
2024	14,506	98.8	102.5
2025	14,437	98.3	103.1

Population of Owosso city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,687	—
2021	14,653	−34
2022	14,608	−45
2023	14,555	−53
2024	14,506	−49
2025	14,437	−69

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.9 ±1.7: for men 38.9 ±2.4 and for women 38.9 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Owosso city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	771 ±169	5.3% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,297 ±321	15.7% ±2.2	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,416 ±245	9.7% ±1.7	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,158 ±378	28.4% ±2.6	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,689 ±392	25.2% ±2.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,301 ±290	15.7% ±2.0	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,229 ±$4,373, and income per person $34,428 ±$5,974, 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 Owosso city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,313 ±271	20.8% ±4.2	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,585 ±281	25.1% ±4.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,161 ±195	18.4% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	909 ±163	14.4% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	893 ±188	14.1% ±2.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	234 ±87	3.7% ±1.4	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	225 ±100	3.6% ±1.6	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 Owosso city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,488 ±540	17.2% ±3.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	617 ±193	20.5% ±5.7	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,521 ±316	18.5% ±3.6	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	350 ±116	10.9% ±3.4	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Owosso city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Owosso city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	6,960 ±290	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.8% ±5.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.2% ±3.2	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	68.3% ±3.4	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	31.7% ±3.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$132,600 ±$6,811	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$784 ±$81	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1951 ±4	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 Owosso city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	540 ±193	3.7% ±1.3	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,541 ±278	92.5% ±1.9	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 73	0% to 0.5%	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9 to 85	0.1% to 0.6%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 80	0% to 0.5%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	414 ±164	2.8% ±1.1	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 Owosso city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	12,814 ±326	87.6% ±2.2	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,610 ±293	11.0% ±2.0	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	12 to 140	0.1% to 1.0%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 265	0% to 1.8%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 236	0% to 1.6%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 50	< 0.1% to 0.3%	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%.

Owosso city among the places of Michigan

76th 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 Owosso city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mount Clemens city	15,511 ±28
Northview CDP	15,268 ±813
Berkley city	15,149 ±21
Harper Woods city	15,116 ±23
Hazel Park city	14,963 ±25
Owosso city	14,632 ±45
Fraser city	14,583 ±41
Coldwater city	13,671 ±24
Sault Ste. Marie city	13,335 ±29
Rochester city	12,934 ±24
Ionia city	12,753 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 25 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 38 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 40 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 42 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 54 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 93 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