Michigan · Census place 04740
Bad Axe city, MI
Quick answer
Bad Axe city has 3,010 residents, ranking #235 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $47,535, the median home is worth $106,700 and median gross rent runs $731 a month.
- Population
- 3,010Bad Axe city residents
- Median household income
- $47,535Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $106,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $731Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.5%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bad Axe city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bad Axe city median would spend about 18.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 56.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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