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Cities in Michigan by housing units

Detroit, MI had the highest housing units of 90 cities in 2023, at 326,065. East Grand Rapids, MI had the lowest, at 3,895. The median was 11,120 and the figure for Michigan was 4.6 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest326,065Detroit, MI
Lowest3,895East Grand Rapids, MI
Median11,12090 cities
Michigan4,599,683History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Detroit, MI: 326,065 countDetroit, MI326,065Grand Rapids, MI: 85,145 countGrand Rapids, MI85,145Warren, MI: 57,681 countWarren, MI57,681Lansing, MI: 55,628 countLansing, MI55,628Ann Arbor, MI: 53,715 countAnn Arbor, MI53,715Sterling Heights, MI: 53,255 countSterling Heights, MI53,255Flint, MI: 42,543 countFlint, MI42,543Dearborn, MI: 39,205 countDearborn, MI39,205Livonia, MI: 38,976 countLivonia, MI38,976Westland, MI: 38,097 countWestland, MI38,097Southfield, MI: 38,014 countSouthfield, MI38,014Farmington Hills, MI: 37,615 countFarmington Hills, MI37,615Troy, MI: 34,997 countTroy, MI34,997Kalamazoo, MI: 32,579 countKalamazoo, MI32,579Royal Oak, MI: 31,227 countRoyal Oak, MI31,227Rochester Hills, MI: 30,568 countRochester Hills, MI30,568Wyoming, MI: 30,290 countWyoming, MI30,290St. Clair Shores, MI: 28,575 countSt. Clair Shores, MI28,575Pontiac, MI: 28,276 countPontiac, MI28,276Novi, MI: 27,934 countNovi, MI27,934Taylor, MI: 26,741 countTaylor, MI26,741Battle Creek, MI: 23,717 countBattle Creek, MI23,717Dearborn Heights, MI: 23,407 countDearborn Heights, MI23,407Kentwood, MI: 22,450 countKentwood, MI22,450Roseville, MI: 22,116 countRoseville, MI22,116Portage, MI: 21,701 countPortage, MI21,701Saginaw, MI: 20,994 countSaginaw, MI20,994Midland, MI: 19,140 countMidland, MI19,140Bay City, MI: 16,173 countBay City, MI16,173Muskegon, MI: 16,023 countMuskegon, MI16,023Lincoln Park, MI: 15,874 countLincoln Park, MI15,874East Lansing, MI: 15,693 countEast Lansing, MI15,693Jackson, MI: 14,811 countJackson, MI14,811Madison Heights, MI: 14,690 countMadison Heights, MI14,690Eastpointe, MI: 14,124 countEastpointe, MI14,124Holland, MI: 13,782 countHolland, MI13,782Port Huron, MI: 13,471 countPort Huron, MI13,471Burton, MI: 13,325 countBurton, MI13,325Oak Park, MI: 13,036 countOak Park, MI13,036Southgate, MI: 13,033 countSouthgate, MI13,033Detroit, MI: 326,065 countDetroit, MI326,065Grand Rapids, MI: 85,145 countGrand Rapids, MI85,145Warren, MI: 57,681 countWarren, MI57,681Lansing, MI: 55,628 countLansing, MI55,628Ann Arbor, MI: 53,715 countAnn Arbor, MI53,715Sterling Heights, MI: 53,255 countSterling Heights, MI53,255Flint, MI: 42,543 countFlint, MI42,543Dearborn, MI: 39,205 countDearborn, MI39,205Livonia, MI: 38,976 countLivonia, MI38,976Westland, MI: 38,097 countWestland, MI38,097Southfield, MI: 38,014 countSouthfield, MI38,014Farmington Hills, MI: 37,615 countFarmington Hills, MI37,615Troy, MI: 34,997 countTroy, MI34,997Kalamazoo, MI: 32,579 countKalamazoo, MI32,579Royal Oak, MI: 31,227 countRoyal Oak, MI31,227Rochester Hills, MI: 30,568 countRochester Hills, MI30,568Wyoming, MI: 30,290 countWyoming, MI30,290St. Clair Shores, MI: 28,575 countSt. Clair Shores, MI28,575Pontiac, MI: 28,276 countPontiac, MI28,276Novi, MI: 27,934 countNovi, MI27,934Taylor, MI: 26,741 countTaylor, MI26,741Battle Creek, MI: 23,717 countBattle Creek, MI23,717Dearborn Heights, MI: 23,407 countDearborn Heights, MI23,407Kentwood, MI: 22,450 countKentwood, MI22,450Roseville, MI: 22,116 countRoseville, MI22,116Portage, MI: 21,701 countPortage, MI21,701Saginaw, MI: 20,994 countSaginaw, MI20,994Midland, MI: 19,140 countMidland, MI19,140Bay City, MI: 16,173 countBay City, MI16,173Muskegon, MI: 16,023 countMuskegon, MI16,023Lincoln Park, MI: 15,874 countLincoln Park, MI15,874East Lansing, MI: 15,693 countEast Lansing, MI15,693Jackson, MI: 14,811 countJackson, MI14,811Madison Heights, MI: 14,690 countMadison Heights, MI14,690Eastpointe, MI: 14,124 countEastpointe, MI14,124Holland, MI: 13,782 countHolland, MI13,782Port Huron, MI: 13,471 countPort Huron, MI13,471Burton, MI: 13,325 countBurton, MI13,325Oak Park, MI: 13,036 countOak Park, MI13,036Southgate, MI: 13,033 countSouthgate, MI13,033
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

RankCities2023
count		Change on 2022
1Detroit, MI326,065+0.8%
2Grand Rapids, MI85,145+1.2%
3Warren, MI57,681-0.8%
4Lansing, MI55,628+1%
5Ann Arbor, MI53,715+0.1%
6Sterling Heights, MI53,255+0.9%
7Flint, MI42,5430%
8Dearborn, MI39,205+1.2%
9Livonia, MI38,976-0.5%
10Westland, MI38,097+0.6%
11Southfield, MI38,014+2.3%
12Farmington Hills, MI37,615+0.9%
13Troy, MI34,997+0.9%
14Kalamazoo, MI32,579+1.4%
15Royal Oak, MI31,227+0.1%
16Rochester Hills, MI30,568-0.5%
17Wyoming, MI30,290+0.4%
18St. Clair Shores, MI28,575+0.7%
19Pontiac, MI28,276+0.5%
20Novi, MI27,934-0.3%
21Taylor, MI26,741+1%
22Battle Creek, MI23,717-0.3%
23Dearborn Heights, MI23,407-0.1%
24Kentwood, MI22,450+1.4%
25Roseville, MI22,116+0.8%
26Portage, MI21,701-0%
27Saginaw, MI20,994+1.2%
28Midland, MI19,140+0.8%
29Bay City, MI16,173+1.8%
30Muskegon, MI16,023-4%
31Lincoln Park, MI15,874-1.1%
32East Lansing, MI15,693-0.3%
33Jackson, MI14,811+0.1%
34Madison Heights, MI14,690+2.9%
35Eastpointe, MI14,124+0.5%
36Holland, MI13,782+1%
37Port Huron, MI13,471-0.7%
38Burton, MI13,325-0.5%
39Oak Park, MI13,036+1.3%
40Southgate, MI13,033-1.1%
41Allen Park, MI12,413-0.2%
42Auburn Hills, MI12,072+1.1%
43Inkster, MI11,497+3.8%
44Wyandotte, MI11,441-1.3%
45Garden City, MI11,395+0.6%
46Ferndale, MI10,844-0.2%
47Norton Shores, MI10,700+1.3%
48Walker, MI10,634-0.6%
49Birmingham, MI10,322-1.1%
50Romulus, MI9,909+1.9%
51Adrian, MI9,382+4.9%
52Ypsilanti, MI9,352+1.3%
53Marquette, MI9,344+1.4%
54Monroe, MI9,0130%
55Wixom, MI8,743+5%
56Mount Pleasant, MI8,640+0.2%
57Hamtramck, MI8,639+0.7%
58Traverse City, MI8,583+3.4%
59Trenton, MI8,305-1.4%
60Wayne, MI7,727-2.2%
61Hazel Park, MI7,149-1.5%
62Owosso, MI7,090+1.6%
63Mount Clemens, MI7,087+2.9%
64Berkley, MI7,068-0.7%
65Fraser, MI6,778-1.9%
66Grandville, MI6,719+1.2%
67Grosse Pointe Woods, MI6,609-1.2%
68Escanaba, MI6,556+1%
69Sault Ste. Marie, MI6,476-0.4%
70Grand Haven, MI5,951+0.7%
71Rochester, MI5,9360%
72Harper Woods, MI5,906+0.3%
73Clawson, MI5,865-2.8%
74Niles, MI5,471-1.5%
75Woodhaven, MI5,451-1.5%
76Alpena, MI5,444-0%
77Farmington, MI5,434-0.9%
78Riverview, MI5,333-2.5%
79Fenton, MI5,322-3%
80South Lyon, MI5,201-0.5%
81Cadillac, MI5,102+1.1%
82Coldwater, MI4,980+3.3%
83New Baltimore, MI4,931-0.2%
84Grosse Pointe Park, MI4,817-0.6%
85Sturgis, MI4,781-2%
86Melvindale, MI4,693-2.5%
87Beverly Hills, MI4,264-3.1%
88Flat Rock, MI4,061-1.6%
89Ionia, MI3,981+2.2%
90East Grand Rapids, MI3,895+0.1%

Other periods

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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.

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/michigan-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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