Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By Percentage of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of households in Michigan with household income of less than $40k was 31.66%. Among all Michigan cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Flint city had the highest percentage of households with household income of less than $40k (59.85%), followed by Saginaw city (58.44%), and Muskegon Heights city (57.44%).

On the other hand, the following 3 cities and places had low percentages of households with household income of less than $40k: Beverly Hills village (6.15%), East Grand Rapids city (8.06%), and Grosse Pointe Farms city (8.92%).

The chart below shows the top 10 Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K+ and a high household income, and the table below shows the ranking of all Michigan cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can also see similar information for other household income groups, for other states, as well as for the whole United States.

Related Topics: Michigan ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By % of Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Rank	City	Percentage of Households (%)
1	Flint city	59.85
2	Saginaw city	58.44
3	Muskegon Heights city	57.44
4	Detroit city	56.41
5	Hamtramck city	55.52
6	Inkster city	54.53
7	Pontiac city	53.51
8	Adrian city	53.36
9	Melvindale city	53.29
10	Escanaba city	53.16
11	Jackson city	52.73
12	Muskegon city	52.17
13	Alpena city	49.82
14	Ypsilanti city	49.78
15	Mount Pleasant city	49.17
16	Niles city	49.08
17	East Lansing city	48.93
18	Cadillac city	48.26
19	Bay City city	47.25
20	Kalamazoo city	44.79
21	Sault Ste. Marie city	44.51
22	Battle Creek city	43.97
23	Port Huron city	43.56
24	Owosso city	43.16
25	Marquette city	43.10
26	Coldwater city	42.94
27	Lansing city	42.14
28	Mount Clemens city	42.10
29	Monroe city	41.92
30	Hazel Park city	41.27
31	Sturgis city	41.12
32	Burton city	40.29
33	Lincoln Park city	40.14
34	Comstock Park CDP	39.31
34	Wayne city	39.31
35	Roseville city	38.84
36	Eastpointe city	37.31
37	Howell city	36.84
38	Dearborn Heights city	36.71
39	Grand Haven city	36.03
39	Ionia city	36.03
40	Flat Rock city	35.34
41	Westland city	35.25
42	Grand Rapids city	35.24
43	Warren city	35.20
44	Harper Woods city	34.67
45	Dearborn city	34.49
46	Allendale CDP	34.37
47	Fraser city	34.23
48	Wyandotte city	34.16
49	Taylor city	34.15
50	Southgate city	33.77
51	Oak Park city	33.70
52	Traverse City city	33.42
53	Riverview city	33.17
54	Kentwood city	32.39
55	Southfield city	32.38
56	Madison Heights city	32.34
57	Romulus city	31.49
58	Wyoming city	31.29
59	Midland city	30.65
60	Wixom city	30.31
61	Garden City city	29.89
62	Ann Arbor city	29.82
63	Holland city	29.63
64	St. Clair Shores city	28.33
65	Cutlerville CDP	27.88
66	Trenton city	27.65
67	Haslett CDP	27.42
68	Sterling Heights city	27.05
69	Waverly CDP	26.78
70	Holt CDP	26.52
71	Fenton city	26.49
72	Auburn Hills city	26.03
73	Walker city	25.95
74	Grandville city	25.73
75	Okemos CDP	25.40
76	Norton Shores city	25.26
77	Allen Park city	25.18
78	New Baltimore city	24.43
79	Jenison CDP	24.41
80	Portage city	24.39
81	Northview CDP	24.22
82	Clawson city	24.17
83	Woodhaven city	23.97
84	South Lyon city	23.35
85	Ferndale city	22.41
86	Royal Oak city	20.97
87	Farmington city	20.18
88	Farmington Hills city	19.73
89	Lambertville CDP	19.51
90	Rochester city	17.86
91	Novi city	17.50
92	Livonia city	17.29
93	Troy city	16.31
94	Rochester Hills city	15.76
95	Birmingham city	15.70
96	Grosse Pointe Woods city	15.65
97	Berkley city	15.51
98	Grosse Pointe Park city	11.88
99	Forest Hills CDP	9.67
100	Grosse Pointe Farms city	8.92
101	East Grand Rapids city	8.06
102	Beverly Hills village	6.15