Demographics of Three Rivers city, Michigan

Three Rivers city, Michigan had 7,910 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −62 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Three Rivers city, in four figures

7,910
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,943 ±31.; −0.8%
Change since July 2020: −62 people.; 35.0 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,503 ±$6,018
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.

Three Rivers city, Michigan's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Three Rivers 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

Three Rivers city, Michigan's population shrank 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Three Rivers 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	7,972	100.0	100.0
2021	7,939	99.6	100.2
2022	7,900	99.1	100.7
2023	7,942	99.6	101.6
2024	7,951	99.7	102.5
2025	7,910	99.2	103.1

Population of Three Rivers city, Michigan on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,972	—
2021	7,939	−33
2022	7,900	−39
2023	7,942	+42
2024	7,951	+9
2025	7,910	−41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.0 ±2.2: for men 32.1 ±3.0 and for women 37.9 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Three Rivers city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Under 5	388 ±132	4.9% ±1.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,639 ±221	20.6% ±2.8	15.9% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	622 ±161	7.8% ±2.0	9.2% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,472 ±280	31.1% ±3.5	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,644 ±240	20.7% ±3.0	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,178 ±243	14.8% ±3.1	18.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,503 ±$6,018, and income per person $25,524 ±$1,774, 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 Three Rivers city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Michigan	United States
Under $25,000	750 ±172	22.8% ±5.0	15.8% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	913 ±218	27.7% ±6.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	617 ±145	18.7% ±4.3	16.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	423 ±146	12.8% ±4.4	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	484 ±132	14.7% ±3.9	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5 to 85	0.2% to 2.6%	8.6% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	24 to 98	0.7% to 3.0%	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 Three Rivers city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Michigan	United States
All ages	1,150 ±314	15.0% ±4.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	423 ±138	22.4% ±6.5	17.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	567 ±156	13.3% ±3.5	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	55 to 265	3.9% to 17.3%	10.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Three Rivers city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Three Rivers city	Michigan	United States
Housing units	3,561 ±242	4,622,236 ±795	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.5% ±8.6	88.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.4% to 11.7%	11.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.0% ±3.0	73.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.0% ±5.8	26.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$134,900 ±$7,863	$231,600 ±$642	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$839 ±$46	$1,129 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±7	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 Three Rivers city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Hispanic or Latino	529 ±206	6.7% ±2.6	5.9% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,178 ±281	77.8% ±3.5	72.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	637 ±163	8.0% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 88	0.1% to 1.1%	3.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 27	< 0.1% to 0.3%	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 87	0% to 1.1%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	497 ±151	6.3% ±1.9	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 Three Rivers city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Michigan	United States
Born in the state	5,808 ±276	73.1% ±3.5	76.0% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,893 ±254	23.8% ±3.2	16.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 104	< 0.1% to 1.3%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	90 to 290	1.1% to 3.7%	7.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 124	0% to 1.6%	4.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	39 to 219	0.5% to 2.8%	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%.

Three Rivers city among the places of Michigan

128th 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 Three Rivers city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Flushing city	8,284 ±30
Mason city	8,249 ±31
Hillsdale city	8,002 ±22
Grand Blanc city	7,987 ±21
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

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