Michigan

Our Michigan coverage spans 51 communities with a combined population of about 3,475,631 people. The Great Lakes State is surrounded by freshwater and anchored by Detroit's automotive legacy. The most populous community is Detroit, with about 638,530 residents in Wayne County, and it has an interactive street, satellite and topographic map. Grand Rapids (198,535) and Warren (137,928) follow. The state capital, Lansing, sits in Ingham County.

Michigan has 83 counties with dedicated boundary maps and American Community Survey statistics on GIS Map. Wayne County is the most populous, with about 1,772,259 residents. The highest median household income belongs to Livingston County at $103,039. Home values peak in Leelanau County, where the median owner-occupied home is worth about $458,400. By land area, Marquette County is the largest at roughly 1,809 square miles. The youngest population, with a median age of 30.1, is found in Isabella County. Among mapped cities with at least 10,000 residents, Rochester Hills reports the highest median household income at $120,694. All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2020-2024 five-year estimates.

The terrain in Michigan changes noticeably from place to place. Cadillac is the highest at about 1,308 feet above sea level, while St. Clair Shores is the lowest at about 572 feet. The state is split between time zones: Eastern (50 cities) and Central (1 city). According to the USDA U.S. General Soil Map, Spodosols are the dominant soil order beneath 10 of the mapped city centers. Federal records list 35 government-owned and 165 leased properties in these cities, the most in Detroit. City maps let you switch on FEMA flood zones, USGS contours and land cover layers.

We also map 170 ZIP code areas in Michigan, each with its boundary and demographics. The most populated one has about 62,081 residents. The runner-up counts roughly 58,754 people. The densest packs about 16,441 people per square mile. Every page includes drawing and measuring tools plus a click-anywhere inspector that reports the county, ZIP, census tract, school district, flood zone and elevation of any point.