What is the population of Litchfield city?

Litchfield city has 1,391 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #369 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Litchfield city?

Median household income in Litchfield city is $47,500 a year, 39.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $706 a month and the median home value is $110,400, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Litchfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Litchfield, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Litchfield, Michigan (Litchfield, MI — Census place “Litchfield city”) is 1,391 residents, ranking #369 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $47,500, the median home is worth $110,400 and median gross rent runs $706 a month. Looking for the Litchfield Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Litchfield, MI: 49252.

Population: 1,391Litchfield city residents
Median household income: $47,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $110,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $706Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.2%Owner-occupied households

Litchfield ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Litchfield.

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

49252

What the numbers mean in Litchfield city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Litchfield city median would spend about 17.8% 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 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 74.2% of households own their home.

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

Litchfield city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Litchfield city is a small town in Michigan, with 1,391 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #369 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 50% of them. The median age here is 43.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 Litchfield city earn a median of $47,500 a year, 39.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% 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 12.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Litchfield city is valued at $110,400, 63.6% below the national figure and 34% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $706 a month, 49.8% below the national figure, or roughly $8,472 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.8% 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 2.3×, 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. 74.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Litchfield city?: Litchfield city has 1,391 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #369 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Litchfield city?: Median household income in Litchfield city is $47,500 a year, 39.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Litchfield city?: Median gross rent is $706 a month and the median home value is $110,400, so rent absorbs about 17.8% of median household income.
Is Litchfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Litchfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Litchfield city 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.