What is the population of Howell city?

Howell city has 10,074 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #101 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Howell city?

Median household income in Howell city is $57,122 a year, 27.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Howell city?

Median gross rent is $1,121 a month and the median home value is $240,700, so rent absorbs about 23.5% of median household income.

Is Howell city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Howell city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Howell, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Howell, Michigan (Howell, MI — Census place “Howell city”) is 10,074 residents, ranking #101 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $57,122, the median home is worth $240,700 and median gross rent runs $1,121 a month. Looking for the Howell Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Howell, MI: 48843.

Population: 10,074Howell city residents
Median household income: $57,122Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $240,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,121Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 50.2%Owner-occupied households

Howell ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Howell.

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

48843

What the numbers mean in Howell city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Howell city median would spend about 23.5% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.1% of residents and 50.2% of households own their home.

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

Howell city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Howell city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 10,074 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #101 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 86% of them. The median age here is 38.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Howell city earn a median of $57,122 a year, 27.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% below the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 7.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Howell city is valued at $240,700, 20.7% below the national figure and 45% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,121 a month, 20.3% below the national figure, or roughly $13,452 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.5% 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 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 50.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

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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What is the population of Howell city?: Howell city has 10,074 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #101 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Howell city?: Median household income in Howell city is $57,122 a year, 27.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Howell city?: Median gross rent is $1,121 a month and the median home value is $240,700, so rent absorbs about 23.5% of median household income.
Is Howell city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Howell city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Howell city 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.