Birmingham, Michigan demographics

Birmingham, MI demographics: median age 41.8; 76.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Birmingham city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2608640. The survey estimates a population of 21,763 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Birmingham is 41.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.4 years. There are 9,440 households (±372). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.8 ±1.4	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	5,517 ±549	25.4% ±2.5 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	2,940 ±399	13.5% ±1.8 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	9,351 ±642	43.0% ±2.9 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	3,955 ±369	18.2% ±1.7 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	10,625 ±495	48.8% ±2.3 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	11,138 ±498	51.2% ±2.3 pp	50.4%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	18,390 ±682	84.5% ±3.1 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	615 ±455 · low precision	2.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	6 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,090 ±356	5.0% ±1.6 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	130 ±77 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,532 ±439	7.0% ±2.0 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	20,800 ±289	95.6% ±1.3 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	963 ±291	4.4% ±1.3 pp	5.9%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,826 ±276	51.1% ±2.1 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	236 ±101	2.5% ±1.1 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	439 ±154	4.7% ±1.6 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,400 ±427	36.0% ±4.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	539 ±167	5.7% ±1.8 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,682 ±196	28.4% ±1.7 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,758 ±494	71.6% ±4.4 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,400 ±427	36.0% ±4.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,954 ±314	31.3% ±3.1 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,036 ±231	11.0% ±2.4 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,460 ±245	15.5% ±2.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	450 ±111	4.8% ±1.2 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	140 ±162 · low precision	1.5% ±1.7 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 21,763
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	19,541 ±413	89.8% ±1.9 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,222 ±413	10.2% ±1.9 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 20,259
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	18,076 ±423	89.2% ±1.7 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	485 ±230	2.4% ±1.1 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	128 ±100 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	118 ±84 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	168 ±94 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	606 ±246	3.0% ±1.2 pp	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	92 ±106 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	116 ±86 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±21 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	55 ±82 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	70 ±55 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	243 ±135 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	102 ±88 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,326
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	185 ±104 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	900 ±222	5.9% ±1.4 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,926 ±403	12.6% ±2.6 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	553 ±160	3.6% ±1.0 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,451 ±450	35.6% ±2.7 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6,311 ±500	41.2% ±2.9 pp	12.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 21,602
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	19,412 ±463	89.9% ±2.1 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,086 ±335	5.0% ±1.6 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	246 ±117	1.1% ±0.5 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	609 ±347 · low precision	2.8% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	249 ±143 · low precision	1.2% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

1.3% of Birmingham residents (±0.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 96.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Birmingham	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	1.3% ±0.5 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.3% ±5.2 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.4% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Birmingham . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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