Pontiac, MI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	66,337	100.0

Male	32,285	48.7
Female	34,052	51.3

Under 5 years	5,900	8.9
5 to 9 years	6,269	9.5
10 to 14 years	5,406	8.1
15 to 19 years	4,528	6.8
20 to 24 years	5,046	7.6
25 to 34 years	11,514	17.4
35 to 44 years	9,885	14.9
45 to 54 years	7,643	11.5
55 to 59 years	2,598	3.9
60 to 64 years	1,897	2.9
65 to 74 years	3,124	4.7
75 to 84 years	1,873	2.8
85 years and over	654	1.0

Median age (years)	30.0	(X)

18 years and over	46,017	69.4
Male	21,832	32.9
Female	24,185	36.5
21 years and over	43,285	65.3
62 years and over	6,694	10.1
65 years and over	5,651	8.5
Male	2,104	3.2
Female	3,547	5.3

RACE
One race	64,015	96.5
White	25,934	39.1
Black or African American	31,791	47.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	382	0.6
Asian	1,591	2.4
Asian Indian	145	0.2
Chinese	164	0.2
Filipino	111	0.2
Japanese	20	0.0
Korean	27	0.0
Vietnamese	106	0.2
Other Asian ¹	1,018	1.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	26	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	9	0.0
Samoan	6	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	4,291	6.5
Two or more races	2,322	3.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	27,733	41.8
Black or African American	33,098	49.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,022	1.5
Asian	1,852	2.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	95	0.1
Some other race	5,052	7.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	66,337	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	8,463	12.8
Mexican	5,141	7.7
Puerto Rican	2,273	3.4
Cuban	43	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	1,006	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	57,874	87.2
White alone	22,875	34.5

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	66,337	100.0
In households	64,896	97.8
Householder	24,234	36.5
Spouse	7,624	11.5
Child	21,813	32.9
Own child under 18 years	16,406	24.7
Other relatives	5,987	9.0
Under 18 years	3,034	4.6
Nonrelatives	5,238	7.9
Unmarried partner	2,114	3.2
In group quarters	1,441	2.2
Institutionalized population	647	1.0
Noninstitutionalized population	794	1.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	24,234	100.0
Family households (families)	15,276	63.0
With own children under 18 years	8,226	33.9
Married-couple family	7,624	31.5
With own children under 18 years	3,600	14.9
Female householder, no husband present	6,101	25.2
With own children under 18 years	3,864	15.9
Nonfamily households	8,958	37.0
Householder living alone	7,133	29.4
Householder 65 years and over	1,934	8.0

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,833	40.6
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,360	18.0

Average household size	2.68	(X)
Average family size	3.32	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	26,336	100.0
Occupied housing units	24,234	92.0
Vacant housing units	2,102	8.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	42	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	8.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	24,234	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,786	52.8
Renter-occupied housing units	11,448	47.2

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.76	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.59	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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