Michigan · Census place 50560
Madison Heights city, MI
Quick answer
Madison Heights city has 28,411 residents, ranking #41 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $66,726, the median home is worth $190,300 and median gross rent runs $1,138 a month.
- Population
- 28,411Madison Heights city residents
- Median household income
- $66,726Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $190,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,138Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Madison Heights city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Madison Heights city median would spend about 20.5% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 63.8% 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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