Michigan · Census place 40680
Inkster city, MI
Quick answer
Inkster city has 25,602 residents, ranking #46 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $39,632, the median home is worth $75,700 and median gross rent runs $1,127 a month.
- Population
- 25,602Inkster city residents
- Median household income
- $39,632Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $75,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,127Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Inkster city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Inkster city median would spend about 34.1% 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 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.3% of residents and 45.8% 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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