What is the population of Grass Lake village?

Grass Lake village has 1,235 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #398 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Grass Lake village?

Median household income in Grass Lake village is $74,306 a year, 5.4% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grass Lake village?

Median gross rent is $954 a month and the median home value is $199,400, so rent absorbs about 15.4% of median household income.

Is Grass Lake village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grass Lake village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Grass Lake, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Grass Lake, Michigan (Grass Lake, MI — Census place “Grass Lake village”) is 1,235 residents, ranking #398 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $74,306, the median home is worth $199,400 and median gross rent runs $954 a month. Looking for the Grass Lake Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Grass Lake, MI: 49240.

Population: 1,235Grass Lake village residents
Median household income: $74,306Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $199,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $954Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 32.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 77.3%Owner-occupied households

Grass Lake ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Grass Lake.

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

49240

What the numbers mean in Grass Lake village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Grass Lake village median would spend about 15.4% 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 6.2% of residents and 77.3% of households own their home.

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

Grass Lake village, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Grass Lake village is a small town in Michigan, with 1,235 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #398 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 46% of them. The median age here is 32.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Grass Lake village earn a median of $74,306 a year, 5.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 20% above 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 6.2% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Grass Lake village is valued at $199,400, 34.3% below the national figure and 20% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $954 a month, 32.1% below the national figure, or roughly $11,448 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.4% 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 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 77.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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

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What is the population of Grass Lake village?: Grass Lake village has 1,235 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #398 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Grass Lake village?: Median household income in Grass Lake village is $74,306 a year, 5.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Grass Lake village?: Median gross rent is $954 a month and the median home value is $199,400, so rent absorbs about 15.4% of median household income.
Is Grass Lake village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Grass Lake village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Grass Lake village data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.