Editing Pontiac, Michigan (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1904
|1850= 1681
|1860= 2575
|1870= 4867
|1880= 4509
|1890= 6200
|1900= 9769
|1910= 14532
|1920= 34273
|1930= 64928
|1940= 66626
|1950= 73681
|1960= 82223
|1970= 85279
|1980= 76715
|1990= 71166
|2000= 66337
|2010= 59515
|2020= 61606
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br> 2010-2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Pontiac city, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP008>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Pontiac city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p004&g=1600000US2665440&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pontiac city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2665440&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pontiac city, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2665440&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|22,875
|15,815
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14,448
|34.48%
|26.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.45%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|31,416
|30,384
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,046
|47.36%
|51.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47.15%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|275
|242
|style='background: #ffffe6; |176
|0.41%
|0.41%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,576
|1,359
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,408
|2.38%
|2.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.29%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|2
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13
|0.02%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|109
|69
|style='background: #ffffe6; |295
|0.16%
|0.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.48%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,611
|1,809
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,763
|2.43%
|3.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.48%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|8,463
|9,835
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,457
|12.76%
|16.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.84%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''66,337'''
|'''59,515'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''61,606'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 59,515 people, 22,220 households, and 13,365 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2980.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 27,084 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1356.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 34.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 52.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 6.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 4.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents of any race were 16.5% of the population.

There were 22,220 households, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 26.4% were married couples living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.9% were non-families. 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.28.

The median age in the city was 33.4 years. 27.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 24.2% were from 45 to 64; and 9.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.1% male and 50.9% female.

===2000 Census===
As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $31,207, and the median income for a family was $36,391. Males had a median income of $31,961 versus $24,765 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,842. About 18.0% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.3% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.