Gibraltar, Michigan

thumb|right|250px|Gibraltar Street intersection

Gibraltar is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 4,997 at the 2020 census.

Gibraltar is a southern city of Metro Detroit and is about south of the city of Detroit. The city is bordered by the Detroit River to the east, the city of Trenton to the north, and the township of Brownstown to the south and west.

History

Gibraltar was first settled as early as 1811 and later platted on March 14, 1837, by trustees of the Gibralter & Flat Rock Company. The community received its first post office under the name "Gibralter" on October 2, 1837. The post office was renamed to Woodbury on December 8, 1838, but renamed back to Gibralter on May 13, 1839. The spelling was changed to "Gibraltar" on December 19, 1900, until it was discontinued entirely on January 31, 1910. The community of Gibraltar was originally part of Brownstown Township. It incorporated as a village in 1954 and gained autonomy when it became a city in 1961.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (14.29%) is water.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Gibraltar city, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|White alone (NH)

|4,078

|4,314

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,251

|95.64%

|92.65%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |85.07%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|22

|92

|style='background: #ffffe6; |198

|0.52%

|1.98%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.96%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|13

|16

|style='background: #ffffe6; |17

|0.30%

|0.34%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%

|Asian alone (NH)

|17

|34

|style='background: #ffffe6; |50

|0.40%

|0.73%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.00%

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|0.11%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.38%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|56

|58

|style='background: #ffffe6; |240

|1.31%

|1.25%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.80%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|78

|137

|style='background: #ffffe6; |222

|1.83%

|2.94%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.44%

|Total

|4,264

|4,656

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,997

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Gibraltar had a population of 4,997. The median age was 44.3 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.1 males age 18 and over.

100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 2,127 households in Gibraltar, of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.0% were married-couple households, 20.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 4,656 people, 1,946 households, and 1,283 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,217 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.7% White, 2.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.9% of the population.

There were 1,946 households, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.1% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.92.

The median age in the city was 41.4 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.9% were from 25 to 44; 31.1% were from 45 to 64; and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.9% male and 50.1% female.

2000 census

As of the census