Youngest Cities in Michigan

The top 25 of 46 Michigan cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest median age.

#	City	County	Median age	Population
1	East Lansing	Ingham	21.3 years	45,758
2	Houghton	Houghton	21.7 years	8,474
3	Big Rapids	Mecosta	22.9 years	8,477
4	Mount Pleasant	Isabella	23.9 years	21,236
5	Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	26.9 years	73,076
6	Ann Arbor	Washtenaw	27.7 years	122,036
7	Marquette	Marquette	30.9 years	21,325
8	Holland	Ottawa	31.7 years	34,423
9	Grand Rapids	Kent	32.3 years	198,535
10	Dearborn	Wayne	33.3 years	107,423
11	Lansing	Ingham	33.7 years	113,023
12	Sault Ste. Marie	Chippewa	34 years	13,335
13	Wyoming	Kent	34 years	77,353
14	Detroit	Wayne	35.2 years	638,530
15	Jackson	Jackson	35.3 years	31,058
16	Saginaw	Saginaw	35.5 years	43,536
17	Dearborn Heights	Wayne	35.8 years	61,771
18	Muskegon	Muskegon	36 years	37,226
19	Pontiac	Oakland	36.5 years	62,104
20	Flint	Genesee	36.9 years	80,175
21	Royal Oak	Oakland	36.9 years	57,950
22	Taylor	Wayne	37.9 years	62,081
23	Battle Creek	Calhoun	38 years	52,374
24	Westland	Wayne	38.1 years	83,633
25	Warren	Macomb	38.3 years	137,928

Top Michigan Counties

Counties ranked by lowest median age.

1. Isabella County30.1 years 2. Houghton County32.2 years 3. Ingham County33.3 years 4. Kalamazoo County35 years 5. Washtenaw County35 years 6. Kent County35.9 years 7. Ottawa County36.5 years 8. Wayne County37.9 years 9. Ionia County39.1 years 10. Marquette County39.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Youngest Cities in Michigan”, https://gismap.land/rankings/michigan/youngest-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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