Michigan · Census place 26360
Escanaba city, MI
Quick answer
Escanaba city has 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.
- 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
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
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