Michigan · Census place 40860
Ionia city, MI
Quick answer
Ionia city has 12,950 residents, ranking #80 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $60,729, the median home is worth $161,100 and median gross rent runs $789 a month.
- Population
- 12,950Ionia city residents
- Median household income
- $60,729Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $161,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $789Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 60.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Ionia city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Ionia city median would spend about 15.6% 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 16.4% of residents and 60.4% 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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