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Cities in Michigan by households

Detroit, MI had the highest households of 90 cities in 2023, at 253,207. East Grand Rapids, MI had the lowest, at 3,822. The median was 10,245 and the figure for Michigan was 4.04 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest253,207Detroit, MI
Lowest3,822East Grand Rapids, MI
Median10,24590 cities
Michigan4,040,168History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Detroit, MI: 253,207 countDetroit, MI253,207Grand Rapids, MI: 79,944 countGrand Rapids, MI79,944Warren, MI: 54,076 countWarren, MI54,076Sterling Heights, MI: 51,407 countSterling Heights, MI51,407Lansing, MI: 51,129 countLansing, MI51,129Ann Arbor, MI: 49,907 countAnn Arbor, MI49,907Livonia, MI: 37,716 countLivonia, MI37,716Dearborn, MI: 36,276 countDearborn, MI36,276Westland, MI: 35,643 countWestland, MI35,643Farmington Hills, MI: 35,528 countFarmington Hills, MI35,528Southfield, MI: 35,081 countSouthfield, MI35,081Flint, MI: 33,670 countFlint, MI33,670Troy, MI: 33,369 countTroy, MI33,369Kalamazoo, MI: 29,580 countKalamazoo, MI29,580Royal Oak, MI: 29,351 countRoyal Oak, MI29,351Rochester Hills, MI: 29,069 countRochester Hills, MI29,069Wyoming, MI: 28,906 countWyoming, MI28,906St. Clair Shores, MI: 27,495 countSt. Clair Shores, MI27,495Novi, MI: 26,474 countNovi, MI26,474Pontiac, MI: 25,605 countPontiac, MI25,605Taylor, MI: 25,256 countTaylor, MI25,256Dearborn Heights, MI: 21,986 countDearborn Heights, MI21,986Kentwood, MI: 21,620 countKentwood, MI21,620Battle Creek, MI: 21,233 countBattle Creek, MI21,233Roseville, MI: 21,156 countRoseville, MI21,156Portage, MI: 20,540 countPortage, MI20,540Midland, MI: 18,062 countMidland, MI18,062Saginaw, MI: 17,736 countSaginaw, MI17,736Lincoln Park, MI: 15,048 countLincoln Park, MI15,048Bay City, MI: 14,557 countBay City, MI14,557East Lansing, MI: 13,914 countEast Lansing, MI13,914Muskegon, MI: 13,721 countMuskegon, MI13,721Madison Heights, MI: 13,685 countMadison Heights, MI13,685Eastpointe, MI: 13,400 countEastpointe, MI13,400Jackson, MI: 13,124 countJackson, MI13,124Holland, MI: 12,924 countHolland, MI12,924Oak Park, MI: 12,722 countOak Park, MI12,722Burton, MI: 12,505 countBurton, MI12,505Southgate, MI: 12,352 countSouthgate, MI12,352Port Huron, MI: 12,327 countPort Huron, MI12,327Detroit, MI: 253,207 countDetroit, MI253,207Grand Rapids, MI: 79,944 countGrand Rapids, MI79,944Warren, MI: 54,076 countWarren, MI54,076Sterling Heights, MI: 51,407 countSterling Heights, MI51,407Lansing, MI: 51,129 countLansing, MI51,129Ann Arbor, MI: 49,907 countAnn Arbor, MI49,907Livonia, MI: 37,716 countLivonia, MI37,716Dearborn, MI: 36,276 countDearborn, MI36,276Westland, MI: 35,643 countWestland, MI35,643Farmington Hills, MI: 35,528 countFarmington Hills, MI35,528Southfield, MI: 35,081 countSouthfield, MI35,081Flint, MI: 33,670 countFlint, MI33,670Troy, MI: 33,369 countTroy, MI33,369Kalamazoo, MI: 29,580 countKalamazoo, MI29,580Royal Oak, MI: 29,351 countRoyal Oak, MI29,351Rochester Hills, MI: 29,069 countRochester Hills, MI29,069Wyoming, MI: 28,906 countWyoming, MI28,906St. Clair Shores, MI: 27,495 countSt. Clair Shores, MI27,495Novi, MI: 26,474 countNovi, MI26,474Pontiac, MI: 25,605 countPontiac, MI25,605Taylor, MI: 25,256 countTaylor, MI25,256Dearborn Heights, MI: 21,986 countDearborn Heights, MI21,986Kentwood, MI: 21,620 countKentwood, MI21,620Battle Creek, MI: 21,233 countBattle Creek, MI21,233Roseville, MI: 21,156 countRoseville, MI21,156Portage, MI: 20,540 countPortage, MI20,540Midland, MI: 18,062 countMidland, MI18,062Saginaw, MI: 17,736 countSaginaw, MI17,736Lincoln Park, MI: 15,048 countLincoln Park, MI15,048Bay City, MI: 14,557 countBay City, MI14,557East Lansing, MI: 13,914 countEast Lansing, MI13,914Muskegon, MI: 13,721 countMuskegon, MI13,721Madison Heights, MI: 13,685 countMadison Heights, MI13,685Eastpointe, MI: 13,400 countEastpointe, MI13,400Jackson, MI: 13,124 countJackson, MI13,124Holland, MI: 12,924 countHolland, MI12,924Oak Park, MI: 12,722 countOak Park, MI12,722Burton, MI: 12,505 countBurton, MI12,505Southgate, MI: 12,352 countSouthgate, MI12,352Port Huron, MI: 12,327 countPort Huron, MI12,327
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Detroit, MI253,207+1.5%
2Grand Rapids, MI79,944+1.2%
3Warren, MI54,076-0.7%
4Sterling Heights, MI51,407+0.8%
5Lansing, MI51,129+2%
6Ann Arbor, MI49,907-0.4%
7Livonia, MI37,716-0.2%
8Dearborn, MI36,276+0.9%
9Westland, MI35,643+1%
10Farmington Hills, MI35,528+0.5%
11Southfield, MI35,081+2%
12Flint, MI33,670-0.5%
13Troy, MI33,369+1.1%
14Kalamazoo, MI29,580+1.6%
15Royal Oak, MI29,351+1.3%
16Rochester Hills, MI29,069+0.3%
17Wyoming, MI28,906+1.3%
18St. Clair Shores, MI27,495+0.7%
19Novi, MI26,474-0.2%
20Pontiac, MI25,605+1%
21Taylor, MI25,256+1.8%
22Dearborn Heights, MI21,986-0.4%
23Kentwood, MI21,620+0.7%
24Battle Creek, MI21,233+0.4%
25Roseville, MI21,156+0.9%
26Portage, MI20,540+0.8%
27Midland, MI18,062+0.5%
28Saginaw, MI17,736+1.2%
29Lincoln Park, MI15,048-0.9%
30Bay City, MI14,557+1.2%
31East Lansing, MI13,914+0.4%
32Muskegon, MI13,721-4%
33Madison Heights, MI13,685+1.7%
34Eastpointe, MI13,400+1.3%
35Jackson, MI13,124-0.1%
36Holland, MI12,924+2%
37Oak Park, MI12,722+2.3%
38Burton, MI12,505-0.1%
39Southgate, MI12,352-1.6%
40Port Huron, MI12,3270%
41Allen Park, MI11,822-0.3%
42Auburn Hills, MI11,223+0.4%
43Garden City, MI11,015-0.1%
44Wyandotte, MI10,718-1.2%
45Walker, MI10,329-1.2%
46Ferndale, MI10,160-0.7%
47Norton Shores, MI9,761+1.9%
48Inkster, MI9,569+3.8%
49Birmingham, MI9,326-0.6%
50Romulus, MI9,122+2.2%
51Ypsilanti, MI8,689+0.7%
52Marquette, MI8,682+3.1%
53Wixom, MI8,593+5.5%
54Monroe, MI8,525-0.1%
55Adrian, MI8,304+4.3%
56Trenton, MI7,943-1.4%
57Mount Pleasant, MI7,873+2.7%
58Hamtramck, MI7,410+0.9%
59Traverse City, MI7,312+2.9%
60Wayne, MI7,065-1.3%
61Berkley, MI6,852-1.5%
62Mount Clemens, MI6,800+3.3%
63Hazel Park, MI6,799-0.4%
64Fraser, MI6,506-0.4%
65Grandville, MI6,445+0.8%
66Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6,370-1.7%
67Owosso, MI6,221-1.4%
68Clawson, MI5,770-0.6%
69Sault Ste. Marie, MI5,762-0.4%
70Escanaba, MI5,714-0.7%
71Harper Woods, MI5,586+1.3%
72Rochester, MI5,570+1.3%
73Woodhaven, MI5,273-1.3%
74Grand Haven, MI5,264+1.8%
75Farmington, MI5,185-0.4%
76Niles, MI5,122+0.6%
77Fenton, MI5,114-1.9%
78South Lyon, MI5,033-1.7%
79Riverview, MI4,928-4.5%
80Alpena, MI4,856-1%
81New Baltimore, MI4,633-1.2%
82Coldwater, MI4,589+1.6%
83Grosse Pointe Park, MI4,587-0.2%
84Cadillac, MI4,432+0.9%
85Sturgis, MI4,392-1.5%
86Melvindale, MI4,328-1.8%
87Beverly Hills, MI4,043-3.3%
88Ionia, MI3,847+4.9%
89Flat Rock, MI3,826+1%
90East Grand Rapids, MI3,822-0.7%

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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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/michigan-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 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, 2023}},
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