What is the population of Baraga village?

Baraga village has 1,948 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #313 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Baraga village?

Median household income in Baraga village is $39,297 a year, 50% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Baraga village?

Median gross rent is $434 a month and the median home value is $101,000, so rent absorbs about 13.3% of median household income.

Is Baraga village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Baraga village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Baraga, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Baraga, Michigan (Baraga, MI — Census place “Baraga village”) is 1,948 residents, ranking #313 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $39,297, the median home is worth $101,000 and median gross rent runs $434 a month. Looking for the Baraga Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Baraga, MI: 49908.

Population: 1,948Baraga village residents
Median household income: $39,297Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $101,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $434Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 49.2%Owner-occupied households

Baraga ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Baraga.

The Baraga MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

49908

What the numbers mean in Baraga village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Baraga village median would spend about 13.3% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 49.2% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Baraga village, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Baraga village is a small town in Michigan, with 1,948 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #313 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 37.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Baraga village earn a median of $39,297 a year, 50% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% below the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 18.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Baraga village is valued at $101,000, 66.7% below the national figure and 39% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $434 a month, 69.1% below the national figure, or roughly $5,208 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 49.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Baraga village?: Baraga village has 1,948 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #313 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Baraga village?: Median household income in Baraga village is $39,297 a year, 50% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Baraga village?: Median gross rent is $434 a month and the median home value is $101,000, so rent absorbs about 13.3% of median household income.
Is Baraga village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Baraga village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Baraga village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.