What is the population of Southfield city?

Southfield city has 76,025 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #15 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Southfield city?

Median household income in Southfield city is $65,848 a year, 16.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,301 a month and the median home value is $226,900, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Southfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Southfield, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Southfield, Michigan (Southfield, MI — Census place “Southfield city”) is 76,025 residents, ranking #15 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $65,848, the median home is worth $226,900 and median gross rent runs $1,301 a month. Looking for the Southfield Michigan ZIP code list? 4 ZIP codes serve Southfield, MI: 48033, 48034, 48075, 48076.

Population: 76,025Southfield city residents
Median household income: $65,848Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $226,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,301Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 42.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 51.9%Owner-occupied households

Southfield ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Southfield.

The Southfield 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 Southfield city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Southfield city median would spend about 23.7% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 51.9% of households own their home.

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

Southfield city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Southfield city is a small city in Michigan, with 76,025 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #15 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 42.1 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 Southfield city earn a median of $65,848 a year, 16.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% 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 11.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Southfield city is valued at $226,900, 25.2% below the national figure and 37% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,301 a month, 7.5% below the national figure, or roughly $15,612 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 51.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Southfield city?: Southfield city has 76,025 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #15 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Southfield city?: Median household income in Southfield city is $65,848 a year, 16.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Southfield city?: Median gross rent is $1,301 a month and the median home value is $226,900, so rent absorbs about 23.7% of median household income.
Is Southfield city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Southfield city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Southfield 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.