Ludington, Michigan demographics

Ludington, MI demographics: median age 45.3; 28.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ludington city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2649640. The survey estimates a population of 7,676 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ludington is 45.3 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.1 years. There are 3,706 households (±194). 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	45.3 ±6.1	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	1,545 ±235	20.1% ±3.1 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	1,478 ±221	19.3% ±2.9 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	2,351 ±321	30.6% ±4.2 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	2,302 ±313	30.0% ±4.1 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	3,855 ±178	50.2% ±2.3 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	3,821 ±182	49.8% ±2.4 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: 7,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	6,880 ±208	89.6% ±2.7 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	139 ±59	1.8% ±0.8 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	69 ±41 · low precision	0.9% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	88 ±31	1.1% ±0.4 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	74 ±61 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	426 ±175	5.5% ±2.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 7,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,295 ±146	95.0% ±1.9 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	381 ±148	5.0% ±1.9 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: 3,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,487 ±209	40.1% ±5.2 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	173 ±96 · low precision	4.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	353 ±126	9.5% ±3.4 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,650 ±266	44.5% ±6.8 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	43 ±35 · low precision	1.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	907 ±147	24.5% ±3.8 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,799 ±293	75.5% ±6.8 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,706
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,650 ±266	44.5% ±6.8 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,114 ±214	30.1% ±5.6 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	390 ±161	10.5% ±4.3 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	332 ±140	9.0% ±3.7 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	166 ±65	4.5% ±1.7 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	36 ±40 · low precision	1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	18 ±26 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 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: 7,676
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	7,509 ±70	97.8% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	167 ±70	2.2% ±0.9 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 7,344
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	6,987 ±172	95.1% ±2.0 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	208 ±152 · low precision	2.8% ±2.1 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	10 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	11 ±17 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	61 ±49 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	38 ±45 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	29 ±42 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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: 5,770
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	393 ±156	6.8% ±2.7 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,845 ±296	32.0% ±5.0 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,266 ±267	21.9% ±4.6 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	599 ±171	10.4% ±2.9 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	959 ±229	16.6% ±3.9 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	708 ±211	12.3% ±3.6 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: 7,662
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	5,907 ±458	77.1% ±6.0 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,044 ±387	13.6% ±5.1 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	688 ±272	9.0% ±3.5 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	23 ±26 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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

4.5% of Ludington residents (±2.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 84.3% 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	Ludington	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.5% ±2.0 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.3% ±2.8 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.5% ±1.7 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 Ludington . 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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