Flint

Population: 80,835
Median household income: $36,194
Median home value: $47,600

Flint is a community in Genesee County, Michigan, home to 80,835 residents. Its median household income of $36,194 runs below the Genesee County figure of $60,673.

From 2019 to 2023, Flint's population declined 16.3% from 96,559 to 80,835, while its median home value rose 61.4% from $29,500 to $47,600.

Owners occupy 55.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 36.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 80,835
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $36,194
Median home value: $47,600
Median gross rent: $859
Housing units: 42,543
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 17.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

96,55980,835

Median household income

$28,834$36,194

Median home value

$29,500$47,600

Median gross rent

$716$859

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	96,559	$28,834	$29,500	$716
2020	95,999	$30,383	$31,700	$730
2021	83,312	$32,358	$35,000	$777
2022	81,863	$35,451	$43,300	$825
2023	80,835	$36,194	$47,600	$859

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.6%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,931	6.1%
5 to 17	14,844	18.4%
18 to 24	7,592	9.4%
25 to 34	11,505	14.2%
35 to 44	10,378	12.8%
45 to 54	9,443	11.7%
55 to 64	10,987	13.6%
65 to 74	6,995	8.7%
75 and over	4,160	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,342	32.6%
Black or African American	45,308	56.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	235	0.3%
Asian	491	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	19	0.0%
Some other race	371	0.5%
Two or more races	4,428	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,641	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's33.6%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,919	16.7%
High school graduate	19,611	36.7%
Some college or associate's	17,954	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	4,415	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,569	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit4.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,955	71.6%
Carpooled	3,658	13.1%
Public transit	1,111	4.0%
Walked	624	2.2%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	2,321	8.3%
Other means	214	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,227	36.1%
15 to 29 min	9,687	37.9%
30 to 44 min	2,855	11.2%
45 to 59 min	1,528	6.0%
60+ min	2,271	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 34.4% (27,157 of 78,989)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,170	54.0%
Nonfamily households	15,500	46.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,670	79.1%
Vacant	8,873	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,502	55.0%
Renter-occupied	15,168	45.0%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	33,768	79.4%
1-unit, attached	2,044	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,957	4.6%
5 to 19 units	2,018	4.7%
20 or more units	2,037	4.8%
Mobile home & other	719	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2629000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 33 sq mi
Water area: 0.66 sq mi
Center point: 43.0244, -83.6920