What is the population of Novi city?

Novi city has 66,224 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #17 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Novi city?

Median household income in Novi city is $110,938 a year, 41.3% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,696 a month and the median home value is $399,100, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Novi city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Novi, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Novi, Michigan (Novi, MI — Census place “Novi city”) is 66,224 residents, ranking #17 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $110,938, the median home is worth $399,100 and median gross rent runs $1,696 a month. Looking for the Novi Michigan ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Novi, MI: 48167, 48374, 48375, 48377.

Population: 66,224Novi city residents
Median household income: $110,938Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $399,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,696Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 68%Owner-occupied households

Novi ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Novi.

The Novi MI ZIP code list below covers 4 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Novi city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Novi city median would spend about 18.3% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 4.7% of residents and 68% of households own their home.

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

Novi city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Novi city is a small city in Michigan, with 66,224 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #17 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 39.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Novi city earn a median of $110,938 a year, 41.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 80% above the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 4.7% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Novi city is valued at $399,100, 31.5% above the national figure and 140% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,696 a month, 20.6% above the national figure, or roughly $20,352 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.3% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68% 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.

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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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Novi city?: Novi city has 66,224 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #17 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Novi city?: Median household income in Novi city is $110,938 a year, 41.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Novi city?: Median gross rent is $1,696 a month and the median home value is $399,100, so rent absorbs about 18.3% of median household income.
Is Novi city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Novi city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Novi city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.