Demographics of River Rouge city, Michigan

River Rouge city, Michigan had 6,814 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −368 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

River Rouge city, in four figures

6,814
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,008 ±22.; −5.1%
Change since July 2020: −368 people.; 34.4 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,053 ±$4,276
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.

River Rouge city, Michigan's population shrank 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of River Rouge 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

River Rouge city, Michigan's population shrank 5.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of River Rouge 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	7,182	100.0	100.0
2021	7,087	98.7	100.2
2022	6,940	96.6	100.7
2023	6,869	95.6	101.6
2024	6,834	95.2	102.5
2025	6,814	94.9	103.1

Population of River Rouge city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,182	—
2021	7,087	−95
2022	6,940	−147
2023	6,869	−71
2024	6,834	−35
2025	6,814	−20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.4 ±2.9: for men 33.5 ±5.7 and for women 34.9 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in River Rouge city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	514 ±179	7.3% ±2.6	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,181 ±258	16.9% ±3.7	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	663 ±245	9.5% ±3.5	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,924 ±364	27.5% ±5.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,835 ±345	26.2% ±4.9	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	891 ±191	12.7% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,053 ±$4,276, and income per person $22,576 ±$4,492, 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 River Rouge city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	934 ±281	34.0% ±9.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	769 ±194	28.0% ±6.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	533 ±180	19.4% ±6.2	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	196 ±87	7.1% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	73 to 233	2.7% to 8.4%	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	109 ±52	4.0% ±1.8	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1 to 109	< 0.1% to 4.0%	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 River Rouge city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,790 ±534	39.8% ±7.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,170 ±320	69.0% ±11.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,296 ±300	32.4% ±6.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	324 ±135	24.8% ±9.0	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in River Rouge city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	River Rouge city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	3,129 ±305	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.9% ±3.2	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.1% ±3.5	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.3% ±4.9	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.7% ±8.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$65,100 ±$7,391	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$839 ±$71	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1940 ±6	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 River Rouge city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,189 ±352	17.0% ±5.0	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,204 ±397	31.4% ±5.7	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,191 ±512	45.5% ±7.3	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.2%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	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 16	0% to 0.2%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	152 to 696	2.2% to 9.9%	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 River Rouge city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	5,493 ±334	78.4% ±4.8	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	854 ±241	12.2% ±3.4	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 180	0% to 2.6%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	577 ±256	8.2% ±3.7	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	55 to 309	0.8% to 4.4%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	174 to 616	2.5% to 8.8%	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%.

River Rouge city among the places of Michigan

144th 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 River Rouge city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Byron Center CDP	7,403 ±765
Shields CDP	7,402 ±452
St. Louis city	7,367 ±18
Fair Plain CDP	7,330 ±688
Walled Lake city	7,299 ±28
River Rouge city	7,008 ±22
South Monroe CDP	6,960 ±642
Bridgeport CDP	6,884 ±370
Marshall city	6,804 ±19
Eastwood CDP	6,669 ±633
Milford village	6,487 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 6 Places by poverty rate
No. 18 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 75 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 99 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate

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