Michigan · Census place 36700
Harper Woods city, MI
Quick answer
Harper Woods city has 15,205 residents, ranking #73 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $61,446, the median home is worth $143,600 and median gross rent runs $1,306 a month.
- Population
- 15,205Harper Woods city residents
- Median household income
- $61,446Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $143,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,306Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 66%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Harper Woods city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Harper Woods city median would spend about 25.5% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.8% of residents and 66% 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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