Michigan's 5th Congressional District
Michigan · MI-05
Michigan's 5th Congressional District is one of 13 U.S. House districts in Michigan, represented in Congress by Tim Walberg (Republican). It is home to roughly 774,932 people, with a median age of 42.3. The population is about 86% White. The median household income is $68,464, and 23% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In the 2024 presidential election it voted solidly Republican (R+27).
Representative
Current U.S. House member (source: house.gov).
Geography
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Covering 5,350 square miles, MI-05 is the 138th-largest of the 435 congressional districts by land area. With about 145 residents per square mile, it is a predominantly rural district. Its shape is irregular: the district's Polsby-Popper score of 0.30 ranks 189th of 435 nationally, where 1st is the most compact.
Presidential results
In the 2024 presidential election, 36% of MI-05 voters backed Kamala Harris and 63% Donald Trump — a R+27 margin. That is a 3.0-point shift toward the Republicans from 2020, when the district voted R+24.
Two-party presidential vote by district (source: The Downballot).
Who lives here
The median resident of the district is 42.3 years old; 21.4% of residents are under 18 and 19.7% are 65 or older. About 2.9% of residents were born outside the United States, and 5.5% speak a language other than English at home.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).
Economy & education
At $68,464, the district's median household income ranks 311th of 435 districts nationwide. The typical owner-occupied home is worth $192,235, and the median rent is $933 a month. 12% of residents live below the poverty line, and workers average a 25.7-minute commute (8.2% work from home).
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (5-year estimates).