Owosso, Michigan demographics

Owosso, MI demographics: median age 38.9; 21.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Owosso city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2661940. The survey estimates a population of 14,632 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Owosso is 38.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.7 years. There are 6,320 households (±252). 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	38.9 ±1.7	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	3,068 ±363	21.0% ±2.5 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	3,578 ±346	24.5% ±2.4 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	5,685 ±487	38.9% ±3.3 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	2,301 ±290	15.7% ±2.0 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	6,952 ±312	47.5% ±2.1 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	7,680 ±319	52.5% ±2.2 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: 14,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	13,870 ±219	94.8% ±1.5 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	36 ±37 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	39 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	47 ±38 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 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	71 ±58 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	569 ±203	3.9% ±1.4 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 14,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,092 ±192	96.3% ±1.3 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	540 ±193	3.7% ±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: 6,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,117 ±266	33.5% ±4.0 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	511 ±142	8.1% ±2.2 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	845 ±178	13.4% ±2.8 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,122 ±284	33.6% ±4.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	725 ±135	11.5% ±2.1 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,745 ±179	27.6% ±2.6 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,575 ±317	72.4% ±4.1 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,122 ±284	33.6% ±4.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,290 ±287	36.2% ±4.3 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	906 ±207	14.3% ±3.2 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	579 ±150	9.2% ±2.4 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	294 ±81	4.7% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	108 ±69 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	21 ±26 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 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: 14,632
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	14,500 ±141	99.1% ±0.9 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	132 ±133 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,861
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	13,374 ±294	96.5% ±1.7 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	170 ±86 · low precision	1.2% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±18 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	61 ±70 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	5 ±7 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	19 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 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	8 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±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	12 ±15 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	60 ±47 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	152 ±236 · low precision	1.1% ±1.7 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: 10,148
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	863 ±196	8.5% ±1.9 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,336 ±337	32.9% ±3.2 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,622 ±382	25.8% ±3.7 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,186 ±206	11.7% ±2.0 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,654 ±280	16.3% ±2.7 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	487 ±116	4.8% ±1.1 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: 14,438
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	12,978 ±334	89.9% ±2.2 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	837 ±274	5.8% ±1.9 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	413 ±132	2.9% ±0.9 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	193 ±117 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	17 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±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

6.1% of Owosso residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 90.8% 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	Owosso	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±1.3 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.8% ±2.2 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.5% ±1.3 pp	5.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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