Harper Woods, Michigan demographics

Harper Woods, MI demographics: median age 37.1; 26.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Harper Woods city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2636700. The survey estimates a population of 15,116 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Harper Woods is 37.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 3.8 years. There are 5,595 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	37.1 ±3.8	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	4,250 ±597	28.1% ±3.9 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	3,026 ±481	20.0% ±3.2 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	5,684 ±658	37.6% ±4.4 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	2,156 ±332	14.3% ±2.2 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	7,090 ±442	46.9% ±2.9 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	8,026 ±442	53.1% ±2.9 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: 15,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	4,487 ±714	29.7% ±4.7 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	9,579 ±834	63.4% ±5.5 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	43 ±54 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	94 ±69 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	58 ±65 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	855 ±264	5.7% ±1.7 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,785 ±266	97.8% ±1.8 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	331 ±265 · low precision	2.2% ±1.8 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: 5,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,215 ±244	21.7% ±4.1 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	246 ±95	4.4% ±1.7 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,697 ±274	30.3% ±4.5 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,094 ±294	37.4% ±4.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	343 ±172 · low precision	6.1% ±3.0 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,744 ±187	31.2% ±2.6 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,851 ±393	68.8% ±5.3 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,595
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,094 ±294	37.4% ±4.6 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,556 ±352	27.8% ±6.0 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	603 ±216	10.8% ±3.8 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	734 ±252	13.1% ±4.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	258 ±108	4.6% ±1.9 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	103 ±70 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	247 ±121	4.4% ±2.1 pp	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: 15,116
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	14,684 ±328	97.1% ±2.2 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	432 ±326 · low precision	2.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 14,382
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	13,492 ±415	93.8% ±2.4 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	215 ±164 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	215 ±170 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	95 ±125 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	69 ±70 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	280 ±322 · low precision	1.9% ±2.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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: 9,768
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	800 ±275	8.2% ±2.8 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,715 ±446	27.8% ±4.1 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,716 ±436	27.8% ±4.0 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	984 ±297	10.1% ±2.9 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,660 ±374	17.0% ±3.6 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	893 ±189	9.1% ±1.8 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: 15,076
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	13,192 ±502	87.5% ±3.3 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	863 ±232	5.7% ±1.5 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	954 ±462	6.3% ±3.1 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	67 ±62 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 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

6.6% of Harper Woods residents (±2.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 94.2% 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	Harper Woods	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.6% ±2.5 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.2% ±2.1 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.0% ±1.3 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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