Township · Michigan

Riley Township, Clinton County, Michigan

Riley Township, Clinton County, township, in Clinton County, Michigan. Riley Township, Clinton County had 2,028 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 0.8% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 2,020 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,875 (±222). GEOID 2603768600.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

2,028

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 2,020 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,875 ±222

Median household income

$95,000

±$15,789 (90% margin)
Michigan: $72,875

Median home value

$277,000

±$34,209 (90% margin)
Michigan: $231,600

Median gross rent

$793

±$602 (90% margin)
Michigan: $1,129

Where is Riley Township, Clinton County and what county is it in?

Riley Township, Clinton County is a township in Clinton County, Michigan. It covers 35.7 square miles of land, 57 residents per square mile in 2020.

Riley Township, Clinton County is in the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 3 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Riley Township, Clinton County (marked with a dot) in Clinton County, Michigan. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Riley Township, Clinton County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 2,028 people lived in Riley Township, Clinton County on July 1, 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, in line with Michigan (+0.5%). The 2020 Census counted 2,020 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,875 (±222).

  • July 2020→2021 −1 (2,010)
  • 2021→2022 +5 (2,015)
  • 2022→2023 +5 (2,020)
  • 2023→2024 +5 (2,025)
  • 2024→2025 +3 (2,028)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureRiley Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Total population1,875±22279,62610,077,761no clear change
Households740±9231,6394,076,369no clear change
Average household size2.51±0.202.492.42no clear change
Housing units750±9233,3154,622,236no clear change

Riley Township, Clinton County's population since 2000

From 1,767 in 2000 to 2,028 in 2025: up 14.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Riley Township, Clinton County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,767
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,941
  • 2010 Census 2,024
  • 2015 (estimate) 2,041
  • 2020 Census 2,020
  • 2025 (estimate) 2,028

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Riley Township, Clinton County?

The median resident of Riley Township, Clinton County is 44.0 years old; 21.5% are under 18 and 21.5% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 90.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 4.8%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureRiley Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median age44.0±4.141.840.2no clear change
Under 18 years21.5%±3.5 pts21.4%21.2%–
65 years and over21.5%±5.7 pts18.8%18.6%–
Male50.6%±2.5 pts49.6%49.6%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)4.8%±2.6 pts5.2%5.9%–
White alone, not Hispanic90.8%±3.4 pts87.3%72.4%−6.8 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic1.7%±1.1 pts1.8%13.1%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts1.5%3.4%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts0.2%0.3%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.7%±1.9 pts3.4%4.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±1.6 pts0.5%0.5%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±1.6 pts2.7%7.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)3.0%±1.7 pts4.5%10.4%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)7.2%±2.4 pts6.5%5.8%–
With a disability12.7%±3.4 pts12.9%14.3%–
No health insurance coverage2.7%±1.8 pts2.9%4.9%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)94.3%±2.5 pts95.3%92.1%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)28.3%±5.3 pts35.4%32.4%no clear change
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)8.9%±2.9 pts13.9%12.7%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier94.1%±3.0 pts89.7%88.8%–
Moved from another state in the past year0.2%±0.3 pts1.2%1.4%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Riley Township, Clinton County earn?

Half of Riley Township, Clinton County's 740 households earn less than $95,000 a year (±$15,789), against $88,210 in Clinton County and $72,875 in Michigan. In 2015-2019 it was $109,339 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureRiley Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$95,000±$15,789$88,210$72,875no clear change
Mean household income$105,427±$9,122$112,690$98,700–
Per capita income$43,131±$3,706$45,810$40,735no clear change
People below the poverty line4.9%±1.9 pts9.7%13.2%–
Children under 18 below the poverty line2.0%±3.1 pts11.6%17.6%–
Households receiving SNAP1.6%±1.2 pts6.6%13.5%–
Households with a computer92.0%±6.5 pts96.2%95.1%–
Households with a broadband subscription84.5%±7.9 pts90.3%90.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Riley Township, Clinton County?

Owners occupy 94.9% of Riley Township, Clinton County's occupied homes and renters 5.1%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $277,000 by its owner (±$34,209).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureRiley Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$277,000±$34,209$259,500$231,600+$51,783
Median gross rent$793±$602$1,092$1,129–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent11.1%±21.3 pts36.3%41.4%–
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,823±$129$1,726$1,569–
Owner-occupied homes94.9%±3.9 pts82.2%73.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes5.1%±3.9 pts17.8%26.8%–
Housing units750±9233,3154,622,236no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±4.2 pts0.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±46.2 pts9.6%5.1%–
Single-family detached homes92.9%±4.3 pts77.2%72.0%–
Mobile homes2.8%±2.4 pts6.1%5.0%–
Built 2020 or later0.4%±0.6 pts1.5%1.0%–
Built 2010 to 20191.3%±1.5 pts9.3%4.9%–
Built 1939 or earlier19.7%±6.2 pts16.1%14.6%–
Households with no vehicle2.7%±2.4 pts2.8%7.0%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Riley Township, Clinton County work and get to work?

77.3% of Riley Township, Clinton County's workers drive alone and 16.1% work from home. The average trip to work takes 28.2 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureRiley Township, Clinton CountyClinton CountyMichiganChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)61.1%±4.8 pts63.9%61.3%–
Unemployment rate3.6%±3.2 pts3.8%5.7%–
Drove alone to work77.3%±5.2 pts76.0%74.3%–
Carpooled5.5%±2.5 pts5.3%7.9%–
Public transportation0.0%±3.4 pts0.4%0.9%–
Walked0.8%±1.2 pts1.4%2.0%–
Worked from home16.1%±4.6 pts16.3%13.5%+11.1 pts
Mean travel time to work28.2 min±3.023.9 min24.2 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Riley Township, Clinton County?

1 census tract lies mostly in Riley Township, Clinton County (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Riley Township, Clinton County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Riley Township, Clinton County
Tract 109.02Clinton County4,405 $99,535 $288,50056%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Riley Township, Clinton County) · Census block assignment files

How does Riley Township, Clinton County compare with other places in Michigan?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Riley Township, Clinton County is the 4,793rd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 584th-most populous of 1,240 in Michigan.

Riley Township, Clinton County ranks 218th of 1,354 places in Michigan with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Riley Township, Clinton County's rank in Michigan (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate584th1,240
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)585th1,281
Residents per square mile1,030th1,356
Median household income218th1,354
Per capita income362nd1,355
Median home value286th1,354
Poverty rate1,064th1,213
Bachelor's degree or higher453rd1,350
Median age608th1,356
Owner-occupied share145th1,356
Work from home183rd1,062
Travel time to work411th1,356

Riley Township, Clinton County's figures with every place in Michigan (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Riley Township, Clinton County?

22 of the 57 figures for Riley Township, Clinton County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Riley Township, Clinton County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.