Madison Heights, MI Population

Overview

28,719

Total Population

41.0

Median age

50.56%

Female population %

97.8:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

43.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

578

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Madison Heights's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Madison Heights is 41.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Madison Heights's population under 18 was 15.99%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Madison Heights's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.26% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Madison Heights, 13.90% were under the age of 15, 19.83% aged 15 to 29, 50.01% aged 30 to 64, 13.85% aged 65 to 84, and 2.40% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 321 more females than males in Madison Heights:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.56% females and 49.44% males in Madison Heights, MI.
The Madison Heights, MI gender ratio is 97.8:100 i.e. 97.8 men to 100 women (0.978).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 1,618.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 1,213.

Madison Heights's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Madison Heights population: 80.37% are White, 7.76% are Black or African American, 0.18% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.16% are Asian, 0.08% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.88% are some other race and 3.57% are multiracial.
Madison Heights's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 578 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 28,141 (97.99% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Madison Heights is White with a population of 23,081 (80.37% of the total population).

Madison Heights's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 31,055 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Madison Heights's population decreased by 1,346 (4.33%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Madison Heights's population decreased by 1,323 (4.45%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Madison Heights's population was lowest in year 2021 at 28,220.