Demographics of St. Johns city, Michigan

St. Johns city, Michigan had 7,780 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +56 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

St. Johns city, in four figures

7,780
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,715 ±45.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +56 people.; 44.3 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $68,728 ±$8,966
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.

St. Johns city, Michigan's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Johns 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

St. Johns city, Michigan's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Johns 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	7,724	100.0	100.0
2021	7,714	99.9	100.2
2022	7,737	100.2	100.7
2023	7,745	100.3	101.6
2024	7,771	100.6	102.5
2025	7,780	100.7	103.1

Population of St. Johns city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,724	—
2021	7,714	−10
2022	7,737	+23
2023	7,745	+8
2024	7,771	+26
2025	7,780	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.3 ±3.0: for men 37.8 ±5.5 and for women 48.1 ±4.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Johns city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	394 ±138	5.1% ±1.8	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,354 ±196	17.6% ±2.5	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	299 ±99	3.9% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,862 ±249	24.1% ±3.2	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,100 ±295	27.2% ±3.8	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,706 ±236	22.1% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $68,728 ±$8,966, and income per person $38,308 ±$4,777, 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 St. Johns city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	500 ±150	15.3% ±4.4	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	713 ±164	21.9% ±4.7	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	621 ±153	19.0% ±4.4	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	437 ±141	13.4% ±4.2	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	581 ±152	17.8% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	251 ±98	7.7% ±2.9	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	160 ±66	4.9% ±2.0	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 St. Johns city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	932 ±327	12.5% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	329 ±150	19.0% ±8.1	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	350 ±148	9.7% ±4.0	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	253 ±109	11.9% ±4.9	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Johns city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Johns city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	3,501 ±301	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±11.0	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.3% to 10.3%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.7% ±3.8	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.3% ±5.6	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$192,400 ±$14,373	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$887 ±$77	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±5	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 St. Johns city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	105 to 471	1.4% to 6.1%	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,933 ±246	89.9% ±3.1	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	84 ±40	1.1% ±0.5	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 109	< 0.1% to 1.4%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 107	0% to 1.4%	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 55	0% to 0.7%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	276 ±124	3.6% ±1.6	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 St. Johns city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	6,705 ±225	86.9% ±2.9	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	838 ±201	10.9% ±2.6	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 38	0% to 0.5%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	74 to 236	1.0% to 3.1%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	54 to 212	0.7% to 2.7%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.6%	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%.

St. Johns city among the places of Michigan

132nd 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 St. Johns city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
St. Joseph city	7,986 ±26
Three Rivers city	7,943 ±31
Whitmore Lake CDP	7,878 ±599
Grand Ledge city	7,804 ±22
Hudsonville city	7,769 ±34
St. Johns city	7,715 ±45
Brighton city	7,688 ±30
Ludington city	7,676 ±18
Albion city	7,560 ±29
Freeland CDP	7,557 ±743
Hastings city	7,520 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Michigan by median age
No. 34 Places in Michigan by homeownership rate
No. 37 Places in Michigan by median household income
No. 37 Places in Michigan by poverty rate
No. 43 Places in Michigan by per capita income
No. 81 Places in Michigan by median home value

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