What is the population of Utica city?

Utica city has 5,184 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #175 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Utica city?

Median household income in Utica city is $55,524 a year, 29.3% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $984 a month and the median home value is $216,800, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Utica city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Utica, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Utica, Michigan (Utica, MI — Census place “Utica city”) is 5,184 residents, ranking #175 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $55,524, the median home is worth $216,800 and median gross rent runs $984 a month. Looking for the Utica Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Utica, MI: 48317.

Population: 5,184Utica city residents
Median household income: $55,524Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $216,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $984Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.1%Owner-occupied households

Utica ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Utica.

The Utica MI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

48317

What the numbers mean in Utica city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Utica city median would spend about 21.3% 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 3.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.9% of residents and 56.1% of households own their home.

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

Utica city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Utica city is a mid-size town in Michigan, with 5,184 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #175 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 76% of them. The median age here is 44.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Utica city earn a median of $55,524 a year, 29.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% below 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 6.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Utica city is valued at $216,800, 28.5% below the national figure and 31% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $984 a month, 30% below the national figure, or roughly $11,808 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. 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 Utica city?: Utica city has 5,184 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #175 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Utica city?: Median household income in Utica city is $55,524 a year, 29.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Utica city?: Median gross rent is $984 a month and the median home value is $216,800, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
Is Utica city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Utica city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Utica 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.