What is the population of Warren city?

Warren city has 138,128 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #3 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Warren city?

Median household income in Warren city is $63,741 a year, 18.8% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,184 a month and the median home value is $181,900, so rent absorbs about 22.3% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Warren city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Warren, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Warren, Michigan (Warren, MI — Census place “Warren city”) is 138,128 residents, ranking #3 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $63,741, the median home is worth $181,900 and median gross rent runs $1,184 a month. Looking for the Warren Michigan ZIP code list? 5 ZIP codes serve Warren, MI: 48088, 48089, 48091, 48092, 48093.

Population: 138,128Warren city residents
Median household income: $63,741Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $181,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,184Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 37.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 71%Owner-occupied households

Warren ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Warren.

The Warren MI ZIP code list below covers 5 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Warren city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Warren city median would spend about 22.3% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.8% of residents and 71% of households own their home.

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

Warren city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Warren city is a mid-size city in Michigan, with 138,128 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #3 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Warren city earn a median of $63,741 a year, 18.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% above 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 12.8% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Warren city is valued at $181,900, 40% below the national figure and 10% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,184 a month, 15.8% below the national figure, or roughly $14,208 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.3% 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 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71% 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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What is the population of Warren city?: Warren city has 138,128 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #3 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Warren city?: Median household income in Warren city is $63,741 a year, 18.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Warren city?: Median gross rent is $1,184 a month and the median home value is $181,900, so rent absorbs about 22.3% of median household income.
Is Warren city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Warren city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Warren 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.