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Morenci, MI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Morenci, Michigan (Morenci, MI — Census place “Morenci city”) is 2,149 residents, ranking #298 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $58,438, the median home is worth $93,800 and median gross rent runs $732 a month. Looking for the Morenci Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Morenci, MI: 49256.
- Population
- 2,149Morenci city residents
- Median household income
- $58,438Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $93,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $732Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 72.9%Owner-occupied households
Morenci ZIP codes (Michigan)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Morenci.
The Morenci 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 Morenci city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Morenci city median would spend about 15% 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 1.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14% of residents and 72.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Morenci city, MI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Morenci city is a small town in Michigan, with 2,149 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #298 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 60% of them. The median age here is 32.6 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 Morenci city earn a median of $58,438 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below 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 14% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Morenci city is valued at $93,800, 69.1% below the national figure and 44% below the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $732 a month, 47.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,784 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15% 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 1.6×, 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. 72.9% 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.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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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- Lake Odessa village 2,174
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Morenci city?
- Morenci city has 2,149 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #298 of 745 in Michigan.
- What is the median household income in Morenci city?
- Median household income in Morenci city is $58,438 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Morenci city?
- Median gross rent is $732 a month and the median home value is $93,800, so rent absorbs about 15% of median household income.
- Is Morenci city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Morenci city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Morenci 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.