Michigan · Census place 65440
Pontiac city, MI
Quick answer
Pontiac city has 61,914 residents, ranking #20 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $42,791, the median home is worth $110,600 and median gross rent runs $1,007 a month.
- Population
- 61,914Pontiac city residents
- Median household income
- $42,791Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $110,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,007Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 44.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pontiac city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pontiac city median would spend about 28.2% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.6% of residents and 44.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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