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Cities in Michigan by housing units

Detroit, MI had the highest housing units of 90 cities in 2021, at 327,623. Ionia, MI had the lowest, at 3,531. The median was 10,782 and the figure for Michigan was 4.57 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest327,623Detroit, MI
Lowest3,531Ionia, MI
Median10,78290 cities
Michigan4,566,504History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Detroit, MI: 327,623 countDetroit, MI327,623Grand Rapids, MI: 82,542 countGrand Rapids, MI82,542Warren, MI: 58,428 countWarren, MI58,428Lansing, MI: 54,578 countLansing, MI54,578Ann Arbor, MI: 52,963 countAnn Arbor, MI52,963Sterling Heights, MI: 52,801 countSterling Heights, MI52,801Flint, MI: 43,259 countFlint, MI43,259Livonia, MI: 38,825 countLivonia, MI38,825Dearborn, MI: 37,835 countDearborn, MI37,835Westland, MI: 37,662 countWestland, MI37,662Farmington Hills, MI: 37,434 countFarmington Hills, MI37,434Southfield, MI: 36,047 countSouthfield, MI36,047Troy, MI: 34,448 countTroy, MI34,448Kalamazoo, MI: 32,349 countKalamazoo, MI32,349Royal Oak, MI: 31,199 countRoyal Oak, MI31,199Rochester Hills, MI: 30,742 countRochester Hills, MI30,742Wyoming, MI: 30,193 countWyoming, MI30,193St. Clair Shores, MI: 28,334 countSt. Clair Shores, MI28,334Novi, MI: 27,606 countNovi, MI27,606Pontiac, MI: 27,507 countPontiac, MI27,507Taylor, MI: 26,509 countTaylor, MI26,509Battle Creek, MI: 23,560 countBattle Creek, MI23,560Dearborn Heights, MI: 23,219 countDearborn Heights, MI23,219Kentwood, MI: 22,255 countKentwood, MI22,255Roseville, MI: 22,026 countRoseville, MI22,026Portage, MI: 21,515 countPortage, MI21,515Saginaw, MI: 21,179 countSaginaw, MI21,179Midland, MI: 18,964 countMidland, MI18,964East Lansing, MI: 16,251 countEast Lansing, MI16,251Lincoln Park, MI: 16,201 countLincoln Park, MI16,201Muskegon, MI: 16,031 countMuskegon, MI16,031Bay City, MI: 15,988 countBay City, MI15,988Jackson, MI: 14,880 countJackson, MI14,880Madison Heights, MI: 14,204 countMadison Heights, MI14,204Eastpointe, MI: 14,155 countEastpointe, MI14,155Port Huron, MI: 13,522 countPort Huron, MI13,522Holland, MI: 13,455 countHolland, MI13,455Southgate, MI: 13,375 countSouthgate, MI13,375Burton, MI: 13,273 countBurton, MI13,273Oak Park, MI: 12,847 countOak Park, MI12,847Detroit, MI: 327,623 countDetroit, MI327,623Grand Rapids, MI: 82,542 countGrand Rapids, MI82,542Warren, MI: 58,428 countWarren, MI58,428Lansing, MI: 54,578 countLansing, MI54,578Ann Arbor, MI: 52,963 countAnn Arbor, MI52,963Sterling Heights, MI: 52,801 countSterling Heights, MI52,801Flint, MI: 43,259 countFlint, MI43,259Livonia, MI: 38,825 countLivonia, MI38,825Dearborn, MI: 37,835 countDearborn, MI37,835Westland, MI: 37,662 countWestland, MI37,662Farmington Hills, MI: 37,434 countFarmington Hills, MI37,434Southfield, MI: 36,047 countSouthfield, MI36,047Troy, MI: 34,448 countTroy, MI34,448Kalamazoo, MI: 32,349 countKalamazoo, MI32,349Royal Oak, MI: 31,199 countRoyal Oak, MI31,199Rochester Hills, MI: 30,742 countRochester Hills, MI30,742Wyoming, MI: 30,193 countWyoming, MI30,193St. Clair Shores, MI: 28,334 countSt. Clair Shores, MI28,334Novi, MI: 27,606 countNovi, MI27,606Pontiac, MI: 27,507 countPontiac, MI27,507Taylor, MI: 26,509 countTaylor, MI26,509Battle Creek, MI: 23,560 countBattle Creek, MI23,560Dearborn Heights, MI: 23,219 countDearborn Heights, MI23,219Kentwood, MI: 22,255 countKentwood, MI22,255Roseville, MI: 22,026 countRoseville, MI22,026Portage, MI: 21,515 countPortage, MI21,515Saginaw, MI: 21,179 countSaginaw, MI21,179Midland, MI: 18,964 countMidland, MI18,964East Lansing, MI: 16,251 countEast Lansing, MI16,251Lincoln Park, MI: 16,201 countLincoln Park, MI16,201Muskegon, MI: 16,031 countMuskegon, MI16,031Bay City, MI: 15,988 countBay City, MI15,988Jackson, MI: 14,880 countJackson, MI14,880Madison Heights, MI: 14,204 countMadison Heights, MI14,204Eastpointe, MI: 14,155 countEastpointe, MI14,155Port Huron, MI: 13,522 countPort Huron, MI13,522Holland, MI: 13,455 countHolland, MI13,455Southgate, MI: 13,375 countSouthgate, MI13,375Burton, MI: 13,273 countBurton, MI13,273Oak Park, MI: 12,847 countOak Park, MI12,847
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
count
1Detroit, MI327,623
2Grand Rapids, MI82,542
3Warren, MI58,428
4Lansing, MI54,578
5Ann Arbor, MI52,963
6Sterling Heights, MI52,801
7Flint, MI43,259
8Livonia, MI38,825
9Dearborn, MI37,835
10Westland, MI37,662
11Farmington Hills, MI37,434
12Southfield, MI36,047
13Troy, MI34,448
14Kalamazoo, MI32,349
15Royal Oak, MI31,199
16Rochester Hills, MI30,742
17Wyoming, MI30,193
18St. Clair Shores, MI28,334
19Novi, MI27,606
20Pontiac, MI27,507
21Taylor, MI26,509
22Battle Creek, MI23,560
23Dearborn Heights, MI23,219
24Kentwood, MI22,255
25Roseville, MI22,026
26Portage, MI21,515
27Saginaw, MI21,179
28Midland, MI18,964
29East Lansing, MI16,251
30Lincoln Park, MI16,201
31Muskegon, MI16,031
32Bay City, MI15,988
33Jackson, MI14,880
34Madison Heights, MI14,204
35Eastpointe, MI14,155
36Port Huron, MI13,522
37Holland, MI13,455
38Southgate, MI13,375
39Burton, MI13,273
40Oak Park, MI12,847
41Allen Park, MI12,360
42Wyandotte, MI11,727
43Auburn Hills, MI11,478
44Garden City, MI11,248
45Ferndale, MI10,812
46Inkster, MI10,752
47Walker, MI10,703
48Norton Shores, MI10,576
49Birmingham, MI10,532
50Romulus, MI9,590
51Adrian, MI9,002
52Marquette, MI8,988
53Ypsilanti, MI8,977
54Monroe, MI8,882
55Hamtramck, MI8,380
56Mount Pleasant, MI8,371
57Trenton, MI8,270
58Wixom, MI7,913
59Traverse City, MI7,851
60Wayne, MI7,676
61Hazel Park, MI7,287
62Berkley, MI7,252
63Mount Clemens, MI6,953
64Owosso, MI6,863
65Grandville, MI6,778
66Fraser, MI6,663
67Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6,568
68Escanaba, MI6,505
69Sault Ste. Marie, MI6,368
70Clawson, MI6,149
71Harper Woods, MI5,877
72Rochester, MI5,868
73Woodhaven, MI5,758
74Grand Haven, MI5,695
75Niles, MI5,637
76Riverview, MI5,468
77Farmington, MI5,389
78Alpena, MI5,268
79Fenton, MI5,250
80South Lyon, MI5,176
81Cadillac, MI4,979
82Melvindale, MI4,906
83Coldwater, MI4,883
84New Baltimore, MI4,818
85Grosse Pointe Park, MI4,814
86Sturgis, MI4,811
87Beverly Hills, MI4,365
88Flat Rock, MI4,015
89East Grand Rapids, MI3,924
90Ionia, MI3,531

Other periods

About this ranking

All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, 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-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Michigan by housing units, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Michigan by housing units, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Michigan by housing units, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units?

Detroit, MI, with 327,623 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Ionia, MI, with 3,531 in 2021.

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