What is the population of Fair Plain CDP?

Fair Plain CDP has 6,992 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #142 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Fair Plain CDP?

Median household income in Fair Plain CDP is $55,536 a year, 29.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fair Plain CDP?

Median gross rent is $989 a month and the median home value is $147,800, so rent absorbs about 21.4% of median household income.

Is Fair Plain CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fair Plain CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Fair Plain, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Fair Plain, Michigan (Fair Plain, MI — Census place “Fair Plain CDP”) is 6,992 residents, ranking #142 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $55,536, the median home is worth $147,800 and median gross rent runs $989 a month. Looking for the Fair Plain Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Fair Plain, MI: 49022.

Population: 6,992Fair Plain CDP residents
Median household income: $55,536Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $147,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $989Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 73.7%Owner-occupied households

Fair Plain ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Fair Plain.

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

49022

What the numbers mean in Fair Plain CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Fair Plain CDP median would spend about 21.4% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 22.9% of residents and 73.7% of households own their home.

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

Fair Plain CDP, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Fair Plain CDP is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 6,992 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #142 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 81% of them. The median age here is 42.5 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 Fair Plain CDP earn a median of $55,536 a year, 29.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% 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 22.9% 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 Fair Plain CDP is valued at $147,800, 51.3% below the national figure and 11% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $989 a month, 29.7% below the national figure, or roughly $11,868 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.4% 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 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 73.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Fair Plain CDP?: Fair Plain CDP has 6,992 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #142 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Fair Plain CDP?: Median household income in Fair Plain CDP is $55,536 a year, 29.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Fair Plain CDP?: Median gross rent is $989 a month and the median home value is $147,800, so rent absorbs about 21.4% of median household income.
Is Fair Plain CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Fair Plain CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Fair Plain CDP 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.