
Michigan · Census place 43180
Kincheloe, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kincheloe, Michigan (Kincheloe, MI — Census place “Kincheloe CDP”) is 2,875 residents, ranking #241 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $53,333, the median home is worth $98,100 and median gross rent runs $839 a month. Looking for the Kincheloe Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kincheloe, MI: 49788.
- Population
- 2,875Kincheloe CDP residents
- Median household income
- $53,333Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $98,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $839Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.6%Owner-occupied households
Kincheloe ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kincheloe.
The Kincheloe MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Kincheloe CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kincheloe CDP median would spend about 18.9% 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 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 34.9% of residents and 47.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kincheloe CDP, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kincheloe CDP is a small town in Michigan, with 2,875 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #241 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 67% of them. The median age here is 31 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Kincheloe CDP earn a median of $53,333 a year, 32.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 34.9% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kincheloe CDP is valued at $98,100, 67.7% below the national figure and 41% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $839 a month, 40.3% below the national figure, or roughly $10,068 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 47.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Michigan.
- Lake Orion village 2,873
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- Fowlerville village 2,950
- St. Helen CDP 2,841
- Whitehall city 2,974
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kincheloe CDP?
- Kincheloe CDP has 2,875 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #241 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Kincheloe CDP?
- Median household income in Kincheloe CDP is $53,333 a year, 32.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kincheloe CDP?
- Median gross rent is $839 a month and the median home value is $98,100, so rent absorbs about 18.9% of median household income.
- Is Kincheloe CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kincheloe CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Kincheloe CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.