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Place dossier plate
SheetMI-K-I-SAWYER-MI · K. I. Sawyer, MI 2,791 pop · income 34th pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around K. I. Sawyer
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest K. I. Sawyer on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Skidway Lake · lowest
34,320
Skidway Lake · lowest
34,320 median HH income
22.4% of the leader · rank #1
Ravia · near
59,141
Ravia · near
59,141 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #2
K. I. Sawyer · this city
59,145
K. I. Sawyer · this city
59,145 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #3
Cattaraugus · near
59,145
Cattaraugus · near
59,145 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #4
Nocona Hills · near
59,145
Nocona Hills · near
59,145 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #5
Texhoma · near
59,148
Texhoma · near
59,148 median HH income
38.6% of the leader · rank #6
Townsend · highest
153,083
Townsend · highest
153,083 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for K. I. Sawyer on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 2,791.
Nationally, K. I. Sawyer sits in the 34th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
34th
percentile, household income
2nd
percentile, home value
32nd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: K. I. Sawyer, MI
Michigan's K. I. Sawyer is a small town, with 2,791 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Median household income here is $59,145 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 12.1%. Home values in K. I. Sawyer run a median of $69,300, and the median resident age is 32.7 years. 18.4% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 55.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Michigan run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Michigan at 96.2 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,113 monthly. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Michigan's average monthly utility costs around $238 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 49.6 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of K. I. Sawyer's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from work and mobility to comparison shortlist to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For K. I. Sawyer, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Work and mobility
What does the journey to work look like in K. I. Sawyer?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 67.4%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for K. I. Sawyer?
Within Michigan, the closest population matches are Clinton (2,795 residents, $78,750 income); Skidway Lake (2,800 residents, $34,320 income); West Monroe (2,753 residents, $50,099 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Gluckstadt, MS (2,791 residents); West Grove, PA (2,791 residents); Townsend, DE (2,792 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
How far does income reach against housing in K. I. Sawyer?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 1.2 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 12.1%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Below median income · poverty 12.1% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
96.2 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Michigan average
F
City profile score · K. I. Sawyer, MI
38/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living C
96.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Household income F
$59,145
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
12.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share F
18.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
K. I. Sawyer profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.2 index
Household income: 33/100 (F) · $59,145
Poverty rate: 31/100 (F) · 12.1%
Bachelor's+ share: 30/100 (F) · 18.4%
How does K. I. Sawyer compare to other US cities?
Where K. I. Sawyer sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income34% higher than other cities
Home value2% pricier than other cities
Median rent32% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares K. I. Sawyer against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Michigan only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Michigan-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places K. I. Sawyer near the bottom of Michigan's cities
Among the 727 Michigan cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, K. I. Sawyer ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares K. I. Sawyer only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#377 of 718
47th percentile in Michigan
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 727
0th percentile in Michigan
Median Home Value
#692 of 721
4th percentile in Michigan
Poverty Rate
#236 of 727
67th percentile in Michigan
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#386 of 727
47th percentile in Michigan
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Michigan only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
34th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How K. I. Sawyer's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$69,300Among the most affordablemore affordable than 98% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
K. I. Sawyer's home-value-to-income ratio: 1.2×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#103 of 15,516
More affordable than 99% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#102 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 1.2×, K. I. Sawyer sits in the affordable band:
national rank #103 of 15,516 and #102 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$59,145K. I. Sawyer, MI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context K. I. Sawyer, MI median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for K. I. Sawyer, MI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)12.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)55.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
2,791
Median Income
$59,145
Median Home Value
$69,300
Median Age
32.7
Poverty Rate
12.1%
Labor force participation
55.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
18.4%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
67.4%
Carpool
23.5%
Public Transit
1.2%
Walk
0.6%
Work from Home
5.2%
Other
2.1%
Based on 1,109 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Michigan statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $238
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Michigan at $238 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $48 ).
These are Michigan statewide averages, not a meter reading for K. I. Sawyer. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Michigan's BEA cost-of-living index is 96.2 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around K. I. Sawyer is $1,113/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Michigan statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Michigan statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county K. I. Sawyer sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How K. I. Sawyer compares to similar-size Michigan cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.