Dowagiac, Michigan demographics

Dowagiac, MI demographics: median age 37.2; 12.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Dowagiac city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2622880. The survey estimates a population of 5,732 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Dowagiac is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.3 years. There are 2,565 households (±225). 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	37.2 ±5.3	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	1,238 ±237	21.6% ±4.1 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,503 ±268	26.2% ±4.7 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	1,790 ±324	31.2% ±5.7 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	1,201 ±252	21.0% ±4.4 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	2,811 ±207	49.0% ±3.6 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	2,921 ±206	51.0% ±3.6 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: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	4,331 ±320	75.6% ±5.6 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	510 ±225	8.9% ±3.9 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	223 ±162 · low precision	3.9% ±2.8 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	24 ±35 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	141 ±145 · low precision	2.5% ±2.5 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	503 ±235	8.8% ±4.1 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,203 ±280	90.8% ±4.9 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	529 ±277 · low precision	9.2% ±4.8 pp · low precision	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: 2,565
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	705 ±200	27.5% ±7.4 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	201 ±115 · low precision	7.8% ±4.4 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	438 ±133	17.1% ±5.0 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	898 ±262	35.0% ±9.7 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	323 ±195 · low precision	12.6% ±7.5 pp · low precision	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,565
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	704 ±145	27.4% ±5.1 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,861 ±312	72.6% ±10.4 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,565
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	898 ±262	35.0% ±9.7 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	972 ±275	37.9% ±10.2 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	139 ±70 · low precision	5.4% ±2.7 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	293 ±144	11.4% ±5.5 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	220 ±93	8.6% ±3.6 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	26 ±37 · low precision	1.0% ±1.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	17 ±26 · low precision	0.7% ±1.0 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: 5,732
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	5,427 ±154	94.7% ±2.6 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	305 ±147	5.3% ±2.6 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,440
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	4,882 ±316	89.7% ±5.4 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	421 ±268 · low precision	7.7% ±4.9 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	29 ±42 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	32 ±50 · low precision	0.6% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	39 ±41 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	37 ±42 · low precision	0.7% ±0.8 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: 4,078
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	569 ±182	14.0% ±4.4 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,553 ±272	38.1% ±6.2 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,058 ±235	25.9% ±5.5 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	393 ±184	9.6% ±4.5 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	356 ±150	8.7% ±3.6 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	149 ±80 · low precision	3.7% ±2.0 pp · low precision	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: 5,699
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	5,133 ±215	90.1% ±3.7 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	260 ±141 · low precision	4.6% ±2.5 pp · low precision	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	126 ±96 · low precision	2.2% ±1.7 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	81 ±70 · low precision	1.4% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	99 ±121 · low precision	1.7% ±2.1 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

12.6% of Dowagiac residents (±4.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 89.8% 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	Dowagiac	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.6% ±4.7 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.8% ±3.7 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.6% ±3.2 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Not statistically different

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 Dowagiac . 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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