Flushing, MI

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,284
US Senator
Gary Peters
Democratic Party
US Senator
Elissa Slotkin
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.6
0.253% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
7.05%
2.8% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$80,025
3.43% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$204,500
7.92% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,607
1.07% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Flushing, MI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Flushing, MI are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Flushing, MI was $204,500, and the homeownership rate was 78.4%.

Most people in Flushing, MI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Flushing, MI was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Flushing, MI is home to a population of 8.28k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.712% of Flushing, MI residents were born outside of the country (59 people).

In 2024, there were 24.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.3k people) in Flushing, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 300 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 238 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Flushing, MI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Flushing, MI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Flushing, MI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.3k ± 377
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    300 ± 200
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    238 ± 156
3.14%
Hispanic Population
260 people

In 2024, there were 24.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.3k people) in Flushing, MI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 300 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 238 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.14% of the people in Flushing, MI are hispanic (260 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Flushing, MI as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Michigan.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    80,580 ± 6,941 people
  2. India
    77,204 ± 6,795 people
  3. Iraq
    54,457 ± 5,714 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Michigan was Mexico, the natal country of 80,580 Michigan residents, followed by India with 77,204 and Iraq with 54,457.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.712%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
59 people
1.05%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
87 people

As of 2024, 0.712% of Flushing, MI residents (59 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Flushing, MI was 1.05%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    229 ± 137
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    47 ± 54
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    46 ± 41

Flushing, MI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 4.87 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Flushing, MI employs 3.61k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Flushing, MI were Health Care & Social Assistance (835 people), Manufacturing (510 people), and Educational Services (460 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($85,848), Manufacturing ($83,125), and Information ($70,865).

Occupations

3.61k
2024 Value
± 492
−1.07%
1 Year decline
± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flushing, MI declined at a rate of −1.07%, from 3.65k employees to 3.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Flushing, MI, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (400 people), Sales & Related Occupations (352 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (311 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Flushing, MI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Michigan.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Michigan (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

3.61k
2024 Value
± 492
−1.07%
1 Year decline
± 19.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Flushing, MI declined at a rate of −1.07%, from 3.65k employees to 3.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Flushing, MI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (835 people), Manufacturing (510 people), and Educational Services (460 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Flushing, MI, though some of these residents may live in Flushing, MI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,553
Median earning men ± $8,126
$42,903
Median earning women ± $6,768

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,500), Public Administration ($80,750), and Information ($70,865).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($84,583), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($47,396), and Public Administration ($44,643).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.16%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.37M people employed in Michigan. This represents a 2.16% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 23.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Michigan.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Michigan went to Donald J. Trump with 49.7% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.3%), followed by Jill Stein (0.788%).

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing the state of Michigan. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Michigan is currently represented by 13 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Michigan

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Gary Peters
Senator from Michigan2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
Elissa Slotkin
Senator from Michigan1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin are the senators currently representing Michigan.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Michigan over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Flushing, MI was $204,500 in 2024, which is 0.615 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $189,500 to $204,500, a 7.92% increase. The homeownership rate in Flushing, MI is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Flushing, MI have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Flushing, MI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$204,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,057
$2,845
Median Property Taxes
±$380

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Flushing, MI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Flushing, MI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

78.4%
Homeownership
2024
64.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 78.4% of the housing units in Flushing, MI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$80,025
Median Household Income
± $8,694
3.63k
Number of Households
± 514

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.63k households in Flushing, MI grew to $80,025 from the previous year's value of $77,372.

The following chart displays the households in Flushing, MI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Flushing, MI is from Michigan.
0.462
2023 Wage GINI in Michigan
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Michigan

In 2023, the income inequality in Michigan was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.92% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Michigan was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Michigan in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (80.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (12.9%)
  3. Carpooled (4.29%)

In 2024, 80.2% of workers in Flushing, MI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.9%) and those who carpooled to work (4.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Flushing, MI have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.7% of the workforce in Flushing, MI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Flushing, MI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Flushing, MI have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

7.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Flushing, MI (574 out of 8.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Flushing, MI is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

94.2% of the population of Flushing, MI has health coverage, with 49.3% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 20% on Medicare, 9.33% on non-group plans, and 0.537% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Michigan see 1,276 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,276 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1246 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 281 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

5.75%
Uninsured
49.3%
Employer Coverage
15.2%
Medicaid
20%
Medicare
9.33%
Non-Group
0.537%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Flushing, MI grew by 26.1% from 4.56% to 5.75%.

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