Michigan · Census place 24740
Ecorse city, MI
Quick answer
Ecorse city has 9,170 residents, ranking #109 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $45,082, the median home is worth $59,400 and median gross rent runs $879 a month.
- Population
- 9,170Ecorse city residents
- Median household income
- $45,082Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $59,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $879Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ecorse city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ecorse city median would spend about 23.4% 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 1.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24% of residents and 64.8% 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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