What is the population of Dowagiac city?

Dowagiac city has 5,677 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #166 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Dowagiac city?

Median household income in Dowagiac city is $38,433 a year, 51.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dowagiac city?

Median gross rent is $722 a month and the median home value is $110,300, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.

Is Dowagiac city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dowagiac city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Dowagiac, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Dowagiac, Michigan (Dowagiac, MI — Census place “Dowagiac city”) is 5,677 residents, ranking #166 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $38,433, the median home is worth $110,300 and median gross rent runs $722 a month. Looking for the Dowagiac Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dowagiac, MI: 49047.

Population: 5,677Dowagiac city residents
Median household income: $38,433Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $110,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $722Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.3%Owner-occupied households

Dowagiac ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dowagiac.

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

49047

What the numbers mean in Dowagiac city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Dowagiac city median would spend about 22.5% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 30.4% of residents and 50.3% of households own their home.

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

Dowagiac city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Dowagiac city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 5,677 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #166 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 37.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Dowagiac city earn a median of $38,433 a year, 51.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% below the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 30.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Dowagiac city is valued at $110,300, 63.6% below the national figure and 34% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $722 a month, 48.6% below the national figure, or roughly $8,664 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.3% 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.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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

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What is the population of Dowagiac city?: Dowagiac city has 5,677 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #166 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Dowagiac city?: Median household income in Dowagiac city is $38,433 a year, 51.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dowagiac city?: Median gross rent is $722 a month and the median home value is $110,300, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
Is Dowagiac city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Dowagiac city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Dowagiac city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.