
Michigan · Census place 53920
Milan, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Milan, Michigan (Milan, MI — Census place “Milan city”) is 6,070 residents, ranking #157 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $93,016, the median home is worth $233,700 and median gross rent runs $1,083 a month. Looking for the Milan Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Milan, MI: 48160.
- Population
- 6,070Milan city residents
- Median household income
- $93,016Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $233,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,083Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.3%Owner-occupied households
Milan ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Milan.
The Milan 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 Milan city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Milan city median would spend about 14% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.4% of residents and 70.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Milan city, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Milan city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 6,070 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #157 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 79% of them. The median age here is 37.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Milan city earn a median of $93,016 a year, 18.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 51% above the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 9.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Milan city is valued at $233,700, 23% below the national figure and 41% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,083 a month, 23% below the national figure, or roughly $12,996 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14% 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 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.3% 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.
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- Buena Vista CDP 5,904
- Lake Fenton CDP 6,168
- Swartz Creek city 5,856
- Ishpeming city 6,173
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Milan city?
- Milan city has 6,070 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #157 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Milan city?
- Median household income in Milan city is $93,016 a year, 18.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Milan city?
- Median gross rent is $1,083 a month and the median home value is $233,700, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.
- Is Milan city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Milan city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Milan 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.