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Place dossier plate
SheetMI-PLYMOUTH-MI · Plymouth, MI 9,234 pop · income 84th 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 Plymouth
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Plymouth on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Benton Harbor · lowest
29,652
Benton Harbor · lowest
29,652 median HH income
16.9% of the leader · rank #1
Alpine · near
111,723
Alpine · near
111,723 median HH income
63.8% of the leader · rank #2
New Windsor · near
111,731
New Windsor · near
111,731 median HH income
63.8% of the leader · rank #3
East Pepperell · near
111,736
East Pepperell · near
111,736 median HH income
63.8% of the leader · rank #4
Plymouth · this city
111,742
Plymouth · this city
111,742 median HH income
63.8% of the leader · rank #5
Atlantis · near
111,750
Atlantis · near
111,750 median HH income
63.8% of the leader · rank #6
Palm Beach · highest
175,078
Palm Beach · highest
175,078 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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Plymouth on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. 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: 9,234.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Plymouth - the verdict
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Plymouth places in the 84th percentile for household income and the 63rd percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
84th
percentile, household income
79th
percentile, home value
32nd
percentile, median rent
63rd
percentile, safety
📝 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: Plymouth, MI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 9,234 residents in Plymouth, a small town within Michigan. Households in Plymouth report a median income of $111,742 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 1.5%. Plymouth's housing stock carries a median value of $418,200, and the median resident age is 44.1 years. 63.2% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 64.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
The Census Building Permit Survey recorded 29 residential units authorized here in 2024 (Rapid Growth), up 26% from five years earlier. Plymouth reports a comparatively low crime rate: per-100,000 total crime stands at 1022.5 in FBI UCR data, below the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
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). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,113 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $238 across Michigan, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 19.9 minutes, with 67.4% driving alone and 23.4% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 49.6 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Plymouth'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 housing and income to work and mobility to reported crime to population change to schools and households to comparison shortlist; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Plymouth, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, annual population history, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Plymouth?
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. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.7 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 1.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
What does the journey to work look like in Plymouth?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 67.4%. The reported mean trip to work is 19.9 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Plymouth?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1022.5 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 55% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Which cities make useful reference points for Plymouth?
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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within Michigan, the closest population matches are Charlotte (9,269 residents, $63,385 income); Ecorse (9,170 residents, $45,082 income); Lapeer (9,053 residents, $53,038 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Palm Beach, FL (9,234 residents); Oakville, CT (9,233 residents); Brooksville, FL (9,235 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.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Population change
Is Plymouth growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -172 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.8% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 29 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
2020 estimate
9,336
2025 estimate
9,164
Period change
-1.8%
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 63.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
1.5%
Bachelor's degree+
63.2%
Matched public schools
3
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Michigan average
A-
City profile score · Plymouth, MI
80/100
5 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.
Bachelor's+ share A+
63.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate A
1.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income A-
$111,742
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime A-
55 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
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.
Plymouth profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 94/100 (A+) · 63.2%
Poverty rate: 89/100 (A) · 1.5%
Household income: 82/100 (A-) · $111,742
Violent crime: 82/100 (A-) · 55 /100k
Cost of living: 57/100 (C) · 96.2 index
Where Plymouth sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Plymouth's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Plymouth highlighted among 11 peers.Read the chart values
Plymouth, MI (this city): home $418,200, crime 1,023/100k
Palm Beach, FL : home $1,996,700, crime 1,447/100k
Brooksville, FL : home $112,400, crime 2,439/100k
Sugar Grove, IL : home $372,000, crime 359/100k
Conshohocken, PA : home $414,700, crime 1,275/100k
Shawano, WI : home $127,200, crime 1,418/100k
Charlotte, MI : home $140,500, crime 2,298/100k
Lapeer, MI : home $165,300, crime 1,813/100k
Alma, MI : home $108,100, crime 1,469/100k
Benton Harbor, MI : home $75,500, crime 7,372/100k
Saline, MI : home $310,600, crime 1,220/100k
How does Plymouth compare to other US cities?
Plymouth measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income84% higher than other cities
Home value79% pricier than other cities
Median rent32% pricier than other cities
Safety63% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Michigan, Plymouth ranks #100 of 254 Michigan cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Plymouth 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 Plymouth near the bottom of Michigan's cities
Among the 727 Michigan cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Plymouth ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Plymouth only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#42 of 718
94th percentile in Michigan
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 727
0th percentile in Michigan
Median Home Value
#35 of 721
95th percentile in Michigan
Poverty Rate
#632 of 727
12th percentile in Michigan
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#38 of 727
95th 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
84th percentile nationally for median household income · 63rd percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Plymouth's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Plymouth's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Plymouth's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$418,20021st percentilemore affordable than 21% 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
Plymouth's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.7×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#9,853 of 15,516
More affordable than 36% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#7,814 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.7×, Plymouth sits in the moderate band:
national rank #9,853 of 15,516 and #7,814 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$111,742Plymouth, MI median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Plymouth, 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 Plymouth, MI.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)63.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)1.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)64.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
9,234
Median Income
$111,742
Median Home Value
$418,200
Median Age
44.1
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Labor force participation
64.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
63.2%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1022.5
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
55.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
967.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Plymouth's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
9,336 residents
2021
9,259 residents
2022
9,179 residents
2023
9,168 residents
2024
9,154 residents
2025
9,164 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
📈 Rapid Growth
Total Permits (2024)
29
housing units authorized
Single-Family
29
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
3.1
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
23
23
0
$7.1M
2020
32
32
0
$9.4M
2021
45
39
6
$12.8M
2022
47
36
11
$14.3M
2023
9
9
0
$5.6M
2024
29
29
0
$15.2M
Permit volume increased 26% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
19.9 minutes
Drive Alone
67.4%
Carpool
2.7%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
3.5%
Work from Home
23.4%
Other
3.0%
Based on 4,798 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 Plymouth. 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Plymouth 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, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.