Michigan · Census place 22880
Dowagiac city, MI
Quick answer
Dowagiac city has 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.
- 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
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
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