Michigan · Census place 36280
Hamtramck city, MI
Quick answer
Hamtramck city has 27,830 residents, ranking #43 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $40,103, the median home is worth $116,400 and median gross rent runs $907 a month.
- Population
- 27,830Hamtramck city residents
- Median household income
- $40,103Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $116,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $907Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 27 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Hamtramck city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hamtramck city median would spend about 27.1% 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 38.2% of residents and 57.1% 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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