What is the population of Wayland city?

Wayland city has 4,430 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #194 of 745 in Michigan.

What is the median household income in Wayland city?

Median household income in Wayland city is $71,797 a year, 8.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,085 a month and the median home value is $201,200, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wayland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Wayland, MI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Wayland, Michigan (Wayland, MI — Census place “Wayland city”) is 4,430 residents, ranking #194 of 745 places in Michigan. Median household income is $71,797, the median home is worth $201,200 and median gross rent runs $1,085 a month. Looking for the Wayland Michigan ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Wayland, MI: 49348.

Population: 4,430Wayland city residents
Median household income: $71,797Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $201,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,085Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 34.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 69.8%Owner-occupied households

Wayland ZIP codes (Michigan)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Wayland.

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

49348

What the numbers mean in Wayland city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Wayland city median would spend about 18.1% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 10.2% of residents and 69.8% of households own their home.

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

Wayland city, MI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Wayland city is a small town in Michigan, with 4,430 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #194 of 745 ranked by population — larger than 74% of them. The median age here is 34.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Wayland city earn a median of $71,797 a year, 8.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% above the $61,715 median for the 438 Michigan cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 10.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Wayland city is valued at $201,200, 33.7% below the national figure and 21% above the $166,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,085 a month, 22.8% below the national figure, or roughly $13,020 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.1% 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 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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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What is the population of Wayland city?: Wayland city has 4,430 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #194 of 745 in Michigan.
What is the median household income in Wayland city?: Median household income in Wayland city is $71,797 a year, 8.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Wayland city?: Median gross rent is $1,085 a month and the median home value is $201,200, so rent absorbs about 18.1% of median household income.
Is Wayland city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Wayland city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Wayland city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.