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Cities in Michigan by households

Detroit, MI had the highest households of 90 cities in 2021, at 250,096. Ionia, MI had the lowest, at 3,236. The median was 10,320 and the figure for Michigan was 3.98 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest250,096Detroit, MI
Lowest3,236Ionia, MI
Median10,32090 cities
Michigan3,976,729History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Detroit, MI: 250,096 countDetroit, MI250,096Grand Rapids, MI: 76,961 countGrand Rapids, MI76,961Warren, MI: 54,502 countWarren, MI54,502Sterling Heights, MI: 51,129 countSterling Heights, MI51,129Ann Arbor, MI: 49,661 countAnn Arbor, MI49,661Lansing, MI: 49,018 countLansing, MI49,018Livonia, MI: 37,452 countLivonia, MI37,452Farmington Hills, MI: 35,628 countFarmington Hills, MI35,628Westland, MI: 35,263 countWestland, MI35,263Dearborn, MI: 34,949 countDearborn, MI34,949Flint, MI: 33,767 countFlint, MI33,767Southfield, MI: 33,395 countSouthfield, MI33,395Troy, MI: 32,749 countTroy, MI32,749Kalamazoo, MI: 29,201 countKalamazoo, MI29,201Royal Oak, MI: 28,971 countRoyal Oak, MI28,971Rochester Hills, MI: 28,941 countRochester Hills, MI28,941Wyoming, MI: 28,527 countWyoming, MI28,527St. Clair Shores, MI: 27,051 countSt. Clair Shores, MI27,051Novi, MI: 26,284 countNovi, MI26,284Taylor, MI: 24,643 countTaylor, MI24,643Pontiac, MI: 24,548 countPontiac, MI24,548Dearborn Heights, MI: 21,937 countDearborn Heights, MI21,937Kentwood, MI: 21,720 countKentwood, MI21,720Battle Creek, MI: 21,051 countBattle Creek, MI21,051Roseville, MI: 20,998 countRoseville, MI20,998Portage, MI: 20,326 countPortage, MI20,326Saginaw, MI: 18,092 countSaginaw, MI18,092Midland, MI: 17,813 countMidland, MI17,813Lincoln Park, MI: 15,284 countLincoln Park, MI15,284Bay City, MI: 14,417 countBay City, MI14,417East Lansing, MI: 14,405 countEast Lansing, MI14,405Muskegon, MI: 13,776 countMuskegon, MI13,776Madison Heights, MI: 13,487 countMadison Heights, MI13,487Eastpointe, MI: 13,373 countEastpointe, MI13,373Jackson, MI: 13,026 countJackson, MI13,026Southgate, MI: 12,566 countSouthgate, MI12,566Holland, MI: 12,535 countHolland, MI12,535Burton, MI: 12,275 countBurton, MI12,275Oak Park, MI: 12,262 countOak Park, MI12,262Port Huron, MI: 12,179 countPort Huron, MI12,179Detroit, MI: 250,096 countDetroit, MI250,096Grand Rapids, MI: 76,961 countGrand Rapids, MI76,961Warren, MI: 54,502 countWarren, MI54,502Sterling Heights, MI: 51,129 countSterling Heights, MI51,129Ann Arbor, MI: 49,661 countAnn Arbor, MI49,661Lansing, MI: 49,018 countLansing, MI49,018Livonia, MI: 37,452 countLivonia, MI37,452Farmington Hills, MI: 35,628 countFarmington Hills, MI35,628Westland, MI: 35,263 countWestland, MI35,263Dearborn, MI: 34,949 countDearborn, MI34,949Flint, MI: 33,767 countFlint, MI33,767Southfield, MI: 33,395 countSouthfield, MI33,395Troy, MI: 32,749 countTroy, MI32,749Kalamazoo, MI: 29,201 countKalamazoo, MI29,201Royal Oak, MI: 28,971 countRoyal Oak, MI28,971Rochester Hills, MI: 28,941 countRochester Hills, MI28,941Wyoming, MI: 28,527 countWyoming, MI28,527St. Clair Shores, MI: 27,051 countSt. Clair Shores, MI27,051Novi, MI: 26,284 countNovi, MI26,284Taylor, MI: 24,643 countTaylor, MI24,643Pontiac, MI: 24,548 countPontiac, MI24,548Dearborn Heights, MI: 21,937 countDearborn Heights, MI21,937Kentwood, MI: 21,720 countKentwood, MI21,720Battle Creek, MI: 21,051 countBattle Creek, MI21,051Roseville, MI: 20,998 countRoseville, MI20,998Portage, MI: 20,326 countPortage, MI20,326Saginaw, MI: 18,092 countSaginaw, MI18,092Midland, MI: 17,813 countMidland, MI17,813Lincoln Park, MI: 15,284 countLincoln Park, MI15,284Bay City, MI: 14,417 countBay City, MI14,417East Lansing, MI: 14,405 countEast Lansing, MI14,405Muskegon, MI: 13,776 countMuskegon, MI13,776Madison Heights, MI: 13,487 countMadison Heights, MI13,487Eastpointe, MI: 13,373 countEastpointe, MI13,373Jackson, MI: 13,026 countJackson, MI13,026Southgate, MI: 12,566 countSouthgate, MI12,566Holland, MI: 12,535 countHolland, MI12,535Burton, MI: 12,275 countBurton, MI12,275Oak Park, MI: 12,262 countOak Park, MI12,262Port Huron, MI: 12,179 countPort Huron, MI12,179
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Detroit, MI250,096
2Grand Rapids, MI76,961
3Warren, MI54,502
4Sterling Heights, MI51,129
5Ann Arbor, MI49,661
6Lansing, MI49,018
7Livonia, MI37,452
8Farmington Hills, MI35,628
9Westland, MI35,263
10Dearborn, MI34,949
11Flint, MI33,767
12Southfield, MI33,395
13Troy, MI32,749
14Kalamazoo, MI29,201
15Royal Oak, MI28,971
16Rochester Hills, MI28,941
17Wyoming, MI28,527
18St. Clair Shores, MI27,051
19Novi, MI26,284
20Taylor, MI24,643
21Pontiac, MI24,548
22Dearborn Heights, MI21,937
23Kentwood, MI21,720
24Battle Creek, MI21,051
25Roseville, MI20,998
26Portage, MI20,326
27Saginaw, MI18,092
28Midland, MI17,813
29Lincoln Park, MI15,284
30Bay City, MI14,417
31East Lansing, MI14,405
32Muskegon, MI13,776
33Madison Heights, MI13,487
34Eastpointe, MI13,373
35Jackson, MI13,026
36Southgate, MI12,566
37Holland, MI12,535
38Burton, MI12,275
39Oak Park, MI12,262
40Port Huron, MI12,179
41Allen Park, MI11,796
42Garden City, MI10,979
43Wyandotte, MI10,922
44Auburn Hills, MI10,803
45Walker, MI10,426
46Ferndale, MI10,214
47Norton Shores, MI9,551
48Birmingham, MI9,383
49Inkster, MI9,031
50Romulus, MI8,837
51Ypsilanti, MI8,338
52Monroe, MI8,323
53Marquette, MI8,163
54Adrian, MI8,072
55Trenton, MI7,913
56Wixom, MI7,751
57Mount Pleasant, MI7,251
58Berkley, MI7,067
59Hamtramck, MI7,035
60Wayne, MI6,994
61Traverse City, MI6,844
62Hazel Park, MI6,801
63Grandville, MI6,591
64Mount Clemens, MI6,506
65Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6,379
66Fraser, MI6,337
67Owosso, MI6,221
68Clawson, MI5,897
69Sault Ste. Marie, MI5,745
70Escanaba, MI5,722
71Woodhaven, MI5,527
72Harper Woods, MI5,439
73Rochester, MI5,370
74Farmington, MI5,218
75Riverview, MI5,159
76South Lyon, MI5,074
77Niles, MI5,065
78Fenton, MI5,025
79Grand Haven, MI5,007
80Alpena, MI4,789
81Grosse Pointe Park, MI4,597
82Coldwater, MI4,562
83New Baltimore, MI4,551
84Melvindale, MI4,536
85Cadillac, MI4,430
86Sturgis, MI4,385
87Beverly Hills, MI4,213
88East Grand Rapids, MI3,910
89Flat Rock, MI3,738
90Ionia, MI3,236

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Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

People living in group quarters, such as college dormitories, nursing homes and prisons, are not in households.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by households, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by households, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by households, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by households, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Michigan by households, 2021}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-cities?period=2021. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Detroit, MI, with 250,096 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ionia, MI, with 3,236 in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households), US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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