Michigan · Census place 17020
Coldwater city, MI
Quick answer
Coldwater city has 13,847 residents, ranking #78 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $50,084, the median home is worth $120,900 and median gross rent runs $912 a month.
- Population
- 13,847Coldwater city residents
- Median household income
- $50,084Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $120,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $912Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 61.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Coldwater city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Coldwater city median would spend about 21.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 61.3% 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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