Pontiac, Michigan demographics

Pontiac, MI demographics: median age 36.5; 16.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pontiac city, Michigan · Incorporated city · GEOID 2665440. The survey estimates a population of 62,104 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pontiac is 36.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 25,617 households (±882). 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	36.5 ±1.1	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,104
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Under 18	13,774 ±1,059	22.2% ±1.7 pp	21.2%	22.0%
18–34	15,829 ±1,141	25.5% ±1.8 pp	22.4%	22.8%
35–64	24,292 ±1,387	39.1% ±2.2 pp	37.8%	38.0%
65 and older	8,209 ±872	13.2% ±1.4 pp	18.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,104
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Male	30,886 ±918	49.7% ±1.5 pp	49.6%	49.5%
Female	31,218 ±922	50.3% ±1.5 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: 62,104
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
White alone	15,890 ±1,454	25.6% ±2.3 pp	73.7%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	26,624 ±1,574	42.9% ±2.5 pp	13.3%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	390 ±271 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	2,679 ±993	4.3% ±1.6 pp	3.4%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±27 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	4,284 ±935	6.9% ±1.5 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,237 ±1,712	19.7% ±2.8 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 62,104
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	47,163 ±1,536	75.9% ±2.5 pp	94.1%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,941 ±1,542	24.1% ±2.5 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: 25,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Married-couple family	5,250 ±600	20.5% ±2.2 pp	46.1%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,956 ±413	7.6% ±1.6 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,732 ±643	22.4% ±2.4 pp	11.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,512 ±921	41.0% ±3.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,167 ±422	8.5% ±1.6 pp	6.9%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,075 ±629	27.6% ±2.3 pp	27.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	18,542 ±1,044	72.4% ±3.2 pp	72.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 25,617
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,512 ±921	41.0% ±3.3 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	6,996 ±796	27.3% ±3.0 pp	35.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,367 ±573	13.1% ±2.2 pp	14.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	2,382 ±476	9.3% ±1.8 pp	11.7%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,474 ±339	5.8% ±1.3 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	598 ±180	2.3% ±0.7 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	288 ±144	1.1% ±0.6 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: 62,104
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Native	54,566 ±1,074	87.9% ±1.7 pp	92.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	7,538 ±1,079	12.1% ±1.7 pp	7.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 58,175
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
English only	44,878 ±1,610	77.1% ±2.6 pp	89.6%	77.7%
Spanish	10,616 ±1,351	18.2% ±2.3 pp	3.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	46 ±44 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	63 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	118 ±104 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	319 ±194 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.0%
Korean	55 ±50 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	271 ±212 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	115 ±118 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	183 ±181 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,227 ±829 · low precision	2.1% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	1.1%
Arabic	73 ±55 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	211 ±172 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 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: 42,683
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	7,622 ±860	17.9% ±2.0 pp	7.9%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	15,663 ±1,024	36.7% ±2.3 pp	28.0%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,692 ±974	22.7% ±2.2 pp	21.9%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,830 ±493	6.6% ±1.1 pp	9.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	4,822 ±628	11.3% ±1.4 pp	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,054 ±377	4.8% ±0.9 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: 61,473
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Michigan	U.S.
Same house	53,509 ±1,070	87.0% ±1.7 pp	88.8%	87.7%
Moved within same county	5,187 ±843	8.4% ±1.4 pp	5.9%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,886 ±485	3.1% ±0.8 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	312 ±134	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	579 ±354 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 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

12.5% of Pontiac residents (±1.8 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.9% in Michigan and 8.4% nationally. 86.0% 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	Pontiac	Michigan	U.S.	Compared with Michigan
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.5% ±1.8 pp	4.9%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	86.0% ±1.6 pp	90.5%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.6% ±0.6 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 Pontiac . 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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