Demographics of Southgate city, Michigan

Southgate city, Michigan had 28,931 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −972 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Southgate city, in four figures

28,931
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 29,366 ±35.; −3.3%
Change since July 2020: −972 people.; 39.2 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $66,118 ±$3,369
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.

Southgate city, Michigan's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Southgate 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

Southgate city, Michigan's population shrank 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Southgate 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	29,903	100.0	100.0
2021	29,556	98.8	100.2
2022	29,235	97.8	100.7
2023	29,007	97.0	101.6
2024	28,984	96.9	102.5
2025	28,931	96.7	103.1

Population of Southgate city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	29,903	—
2021	29,556	−347
2022	29,235	−321
2023	29,007	−228
2024	28,984	−23
2025	28,931	−53

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±1.8: for men 37.5 ±1.8 and for women 41.6 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Southgate city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	1,499 ±359	5.1% ±1.2	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,459 ±540	15.2% ±1.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,968 ±326	6.7% ±1.1	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,758 ±695	29.8% ±2.4	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,960 ±636	23.7% ±2.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,722 ±539	19.5% ±1.8	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $66,118 ±$3,369, and income per person $36,336 ±$2,054, 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 Southgate city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	1,808 ±332	14.4% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,641 ±416	21.0% ±3.3	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,604 ±395	20.7% ±3.1	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,902 ±273	15.2% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,082 ±306	16.6% ±2.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	702 ±165	5.6% ±1.3	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	814 ±273	6.5% ±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 Southgate city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	2,750 ±540	9.4% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	642 ±254	11.0% ±4.2	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,221 ±296	7.8% ±1.9	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	887 ±224	11.7% ±2.8	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Southgate city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Southgate city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	13,225 ±412	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.9% ±4.1	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.1% ±1.7	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.2% ±2.7	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.8% ±3.3	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$173,600 ±$4,948	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,120 ±$47	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±2	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 Southgate city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,750 ±587	9.4% ±2.0	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	22,352 ±972	76.1% ±3.3	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,354 ±873	8.0% ±3.0	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	693 ±311	2.4% ±1.1	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	23 to 119	0.1% to 0.4%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,128 ±332	3.8% ±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 Southgate city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	23,776 ±696	81.0% ±2.4	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,620 ±459	12.3% ±1.6	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	58 to 228	0.2% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,827 ±495	6.2% ±1.7	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,046 ±365	3.6% ±1.2	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	781 ±370	2.7% ±1.3	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%.

Southgate city among the places of Michigan

37th 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 Southgate city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Holland city	34,423 ±44
Eastpointe city	33,982 ±33
Bay City city	32,320 ±23
Jackson city	31,058 ±44
Burton city	29,500 ±29
Southgate city	29,366 ±35
Oak Park city	29,318 ±34
Forest Hills CDP	28,695 ±532
Port Huron city	28,620 ±81
Madison Heights city	28,419 ±31
Allen Park city	27,925 ±62

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Southgate city, Michigan

Rankings this appears in

No. 13 Places in Michigan by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 34 Places in Michigan by foreign-born share
No. 35 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 43 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 44 Places in Michigan by median rent
No. 57 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

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