2024 population: 402,279 ( 3,941 from 2020)
Land area: 636.9 square miles
Population density: 631.6 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	285,298	70.92%	2.2%
Black:	79,640	19.80%	2.0%
Indian:	1,854	0.46%	1.1%
Asian:	5,222	1.30%	23.2%
2+ races:	12,017	2.99%	8.6%
Hispanic:	18,248	4.54%	12.6%

Total non-White:	116,981	29.08%	2.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,304	11.3
Deaths:	23,057	14.2
Net Migration:	-1,910	-1.2
Net Immigration:	2,520	1.6

Change in White population:	-6,315	-1.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,374	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
406,220
291,613	71.79%
81,265	20.01%
1,834	0.45%
4,237	1.04%
11,064	2.72%
16,207	3.99%
114,607	28.21%

2010
425,790
309,683	72.73%
87,352	20.52%
1,961	0.46%
3,908	0.92%
9,513	2.23%
12,983	3.05%
116,107	27.27%

2000
436,141
323,136	74.09%
88,356	20.26%
2,171	0.50%
3,567	0.82%
8,218	1.88%
10,152	2.33%
113,005	25.91%

1990
430,459
332,815	77.32%
83,572	19.41%
2,697	0.63%
3,193	0.74%
n/a
8,182	1.90%
97,644	22.68%

1980
450,449
359,657	79.84%
78,088	17.34%
2,989	0.66%
2,317	0.51%
n/a
7,090	1.57%
90,792	20.16%

1970
444,341
377,064	84.86%
59,526	13.40%
582	0.13%
479	0.11%
n/a
5,972	1.34%
67,277	15.14%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
45,082	10.6
41,016	9.6
-26,088	-6.1
1,840	0.4

-18,070	-4.2
-1,500	-0.4

Number	Rate
2000's
56,689	13.0
36,619	8.4
-31,617	-7.2
1,858	0.4

-13,453	-3.1
3,102	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
67,264	15.6
37,525	8.7
-21,111	-4.9
1,804	0.4

-9,679	-2.2
15,361	3.6

Number	Rate
1980's
69,544	15.4
34,123	7.6
-53,246	-11.8
n/a

-26,842	-6.0
6,852	1.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-47,752	-10.7
n/a

-17,407	-3.9
23,515	5.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
40.6
89,589	22.3%
312,690	77.7%
75,735	18.8%

167,334
2.38

104,725	62.6%
68,311	65.2%
14,373	13.7%
62,609	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
106,579	25.0%
319,211	75.0%
58,189	13.7%

169,202
2.48

111,620	66.0%
73,337	65.7%
16,987	15.2%
57,582	34.0%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
119,386	27.4%
316,755	72.6%
50,556	11.6%

170,030
2.53

116,884	68.7%
81,937	70.1%
17,530	15.0%
53,146	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
31.9
121,037	28.1%
309,422	71.9%
43,583	10.1%

161,501
2.64

116,872	72.4%
85,210	72.9%
17,980	15.4%
44,629	27.6%

1980
Number	Percent
27.7
144,752	32.1%
305,697	67.9%
35,814	8.0%

154,943
2.88

118,338	76.4%
93,710	79.2%
15,104	12.8%
36,605	23.6%

2024 Housing Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	10,381	6.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	7,701	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,791	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,436	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,230	4.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,499	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	8,312	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	8,187	4.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	7,217	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	13,279	7.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	17,288	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,788	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	15,825	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,562	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,446	6.8%
$200,000 or more	10,392	6.2%

Median Household Income	62,281
Per Capita Income	35,334

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	13,251	7.9%
Public Assistance	5,001	3.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32,867	19.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	158,012	66.6%
Unemployed	13,648	5.7%
In Armed Forces	43	0.0%

Total Labor Force	171,703	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	65,705	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	67,461	57,296	54.1%
Non-Profit	4,727	11,389	29.3%
Self-Employed	8,700	6,464	57.4%

Local Government	3,826	7,189	34.7%
State Government	1,685	3,225	34.3%
Federal Government	1,041	1,073	49.2%

Total Private + Self	76,161	63,760	54.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,279	22,876	33.0%
Total	87,440	86,636	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.4%
Pct. Private + Self	80.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	24,154	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	34,404	19.7%
Professional, Technical	37,325	21.4%
Service Occupations	31,644	18.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	688	0.4%
All others	46,784	26.8%

White Collar		55.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	29,624	17.0%
Health care and social assistance	28,190	16.2%
Retail trade	22,811	13.1%
Educational services	13,507	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	12,344	7.1%
Construction	11,018	6.3%
Other services	8,739	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,294	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,819	4.5%
Transportation and warehousing	6,838	3.9%
Finance and insurance	6,404	3.7%
Public administration	6,018	3.5%
Wholesale trade	3,141	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,378	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,126	1.2%
Information	2,100	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,499	0.9%
Utilities	1,179	0.7%
Management	253	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	29	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	11,396	2.83%
Puerto Rican	1,139	0.28%
Cuban	2,286	0.57%
Dominican	74	0.02%

Total Central American	370	0.09%
Costa Rican	14	0.00%
Guatemalan	54	0.01%
Honduran	30	0.01%
Nicaraguan	37	0.01%
Panamanian	31	0.01%
Salvadoran	204	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	647	0.16%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	237	0.06%
Ecuadorian	28	0.01%
Paraguayan	38	0.01%
Peruvian	237	0.06%
Uruguayan	12	0.00%
Venezuelan	95	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,264	0.31%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,403	0.35%
Chinese	987	0.24%
Filipino	659	0.16%
Korean	455	0.11%
Vietnamese	192	0.05%
Hmong	136	0.03%
Thai	134	0.03%
Japanese	100	0.02%
Cambodian	55	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	366,030	96.1%
Spanish	5,345	1.4%
Arabic	2,993	0.8%
Other Indo-European	1,339	0.4%
Other Asian	1,058	0.3%
Chinese	812	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	807	0.2%
German, other Germanic	688	0.2%
Other	627	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	65,218	16.2%
English	47,583	11.8%
Irish	44,446	11.0%
Polish	20,813	5.2%
American	19,750	4.9%
French	13,447	3.3%
Italian	11,476	2.8%
Scottish	9,567	2.4%
French Canadian	6,616	1.6%
European	6,337	1.6%
Dutch	5,344	1.3%
Hungarian	3,941	1.0%
Swedish	3,443	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,578	0.6%
Norwegian	2,560	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	398,881	98.9%
Not a citizen	4,424	1.1%

Native	391,809	97.1%
Foreign-born	11,496	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5,121	1.8%	18,397	6.6%	89,884	32.0%	101,913	36.3%	42,902	15.3%	22,431	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5,121	1.8%
9-12 Years	18,397	6.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	89,884	32.0%
Some College	101,913	36.3%
Bach. Degree	42,902	15.3%
Grad Degree	22,431	8.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	400,448	362,360	38,088	9.5%
1991	398,126	350,184	47,942	12.0%
1992	395,238	347,682	47,556	12.0%
1993	397,074	356,092	40,982	10.3%
1994	411,218	376,112	35,106	8.5%
1995	411,612	383,468	28,144	6.8%
1996	409,938	385,112	24,826	6.1%
1997	403,614	382,090	21,524	5.3%
1998	400,872	378,548	22,324	5.6%
1999	389,422	369,572	19,850	5.1%

2000	430,516	410,740	19,776	4.6%
2001	433,912	406,992	26,920	6.2%
2002	421,120	390,156	30,964	7.4%
2003	418,632	384,302	34,330	8.2%
2004	422,824	389,144	33,680	8.0%
2005	425,950	392,504	33,446	7.9%
2006	424,060	388,194	35,866	8.5%
2007	416,334	381,266	35,068	8.4%
2008	404,152	362,970	41,182	10.2%
2009	396,048	338,570	57,478	14.5%

2010	369,086	318,566	50,520	13.7%
2011	360,546	320,556	39,990	11.1%
2012	359,250	323,320	35,930	10.0%
2013	364,090	328,554	35,536	9.8%
2014	363,878	334,784	29,094	8.0%
2015	360,258	337,734	22,524	6.3%
2016	361,172	340,300	20,872	5.8%
2017	361,156	340,694	20,462	5.7%
2018	361,798	343,852	17,946	5.0%
2019	362,770	345,158	17,612	4.9%

2020	359,866	319,718	40,148	11.2%
2021	350,496	324,370	26,126	7.5%
2022	356,166	336,256	19,910	5.6%
2023	367,524	349,274	18,250	5.0%
2024	380,302	358,630	21,672	5.7%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	183,903
Median Value	$182,400

Occupied	167,334	91.0%
Vacant	16,569	9.0%

Owned	118,363	70.7%
Rented	48,971	29.3%
Median Rent	$989

Single-Family Units	145,948	79.4%
Detached	136,039	74.0%
Attached	9,909	5.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,961	11.9%
Mobile Homes	10,370	5.6%

Flint, MI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Flint, MI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Flint, MI Metro Area