Michigan · Census place 43300
Kingsford, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Kingsford, Michigan (Kingsford, MI — Census place “Kingsford city”) is 5,138 residents, ranking #177 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $61,108, the median home is worth $110,600 and median gross rent runs $861 a month. Looking for the Kingsford Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kingsford, MI: 49802.
- Population
- 5,138Kingsford city residents
- Median household income
- $61,108Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $861Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.2%Owner-occupied households
Kingsford ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kingsford.
The Kingsford 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 Kingsford city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kingsford city median would spend about 16.9% 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 9.8% of residents and 72.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Kingsford city, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Kingsford city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 5,138 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #177 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Kingsford city earn a median of $61,108 a year, 22.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and within a couple of points of the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Kingsford city is valued at $110,600, 63.5% below the national figure and 33% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $861 a month, 38.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,332 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% 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. 72.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
- Frankenmuth city 5,108
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- Ironwood city 5,004
- Comstock Northwest CDP 5,190
- Gibraltar city 4,937
- Eaton Rapids city 5,197
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Kingsford city?
- Kingsford city has 5,138 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #177 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Kingsford city?
- Median household income in Kingsford city is $61,108 a year, 22.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kingsford city?
- Median gross rent is $861 a month and the median home value is $110,600, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
- Is Kingsford city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kingsford city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Kingsford 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.