Michigan · Census place 26360
Escanaba, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Escanaba, Michigan (Escanaba, MI — Census place “Escanaba city”) is 12,374 residents, ranking #84 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $40,169, the median home is worth $116,600 and median gross rent runs $661 a month. Looking for the Escanaba Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Escanaba, MI: 49829.
- Population
- 12,374Escanaba city residents
- Median household income
- $40,169Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $661Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.6%Owner-occupied households
Escanaba ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Escanaba.
The Escanaba MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Escanaba city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Escanaba city median would spend about 19.7% 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 21.1% of residents and 58.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Escanaba city, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Escanaba city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 12,374 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #84 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 43.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Escanaba city earn a median of $40,169 a year, 48.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 35% below the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 21.1% 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 Escanaba city is valued at $116,600, 61.6% below the national figure and 30% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $661 a month, 53% below the national figure, or roughly $7,932 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.7% 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 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 58.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Michigan.
- Riverview city 12,269
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- New Baltimore city 12,060
- Woodhaven city 12,761
- Fenton city 11,950
- Rochester city 12,939
- Niles city 11,838
- Ionia city 12,950
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Escanaba city?
- Escanaba city has 12,374 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #84 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Escanaba city?
- Median household income in Escanaba city is $40,169 a year, 48.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Escanaba city?
- Median gross rent is $661 a month and the median home value is $116,600, so rent absorbs about 19.7% of median household income.
- Is Escanaba 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 Escanaba city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Escanaba 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.