Ranking · Michigan
Richest and poorest places in Michigan
Bingham Farms has the highest median household income of Michigan's 1,354 ranked places ($244,618); Highland Park has the lowest ($29,309). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Michigan, first to fifth: Bingham Farms ($244,618), Orchard Lake Village ($206,667), Franklin ($194,079), Huntington Woods ($190,150) and Bloomfield Hills ($189,942).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bingham Farms | $244,618±$12,442 |
| 2 | Orchard Lake Villagewithin the margin | $206,667±$28,483 |
| 3 | Franklinwithin the margin | $194,079±$33,148 |
| 4 | Huntington Woodswithin the margin | $190,150±$8,367 |
| 5 | Bloomfield Hillswithin the margin | $189,942±$29,576 |
| 6 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shoreswithin the margin | $189,583±$24,051 |
| 7 | Southfield Townshipwithin the margin | $184,531±$8,822 |
| 8 | Beverly Hillswithin the margin | $177,412±$17,480 |
| 9 | Pleasant Ridgewithin the margin | $171,125±$34,438 |
| 10 | Ada Townshipwithin the margin | $168,468±$23,526 |
| 11 | East Grand Rapidswithin the margin | $166,610±$17,646 |
| 12 | Oakland Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $166,538±$14,596 |
| 13 | Ann Arbor Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $164,875±$37,591 |
| 14 | Bloomfield Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $162,788±$6,994 |
| 15 | Grosse Pointe Farmswithin the margin | $161,208±$14,921 |
| 16 | Grosse Pointewithin the margin | $158,853±$11,434 |
| 17 | Forest Hillsinside Ada Townshipwithin the margin | $158,005±$13,605 |
| 18 | Webster Townshipwithin the margin | $155,104±$16,756 |
| 19 | Birminghamwithin the margin | $153,510±$14,199 |
| 20 | Northville Townshipwithin the margin | $150,518±$11,389 |
| 21 | Lamontinside Tallmadge Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $150,438±$84,217 |
| 22 | Texas Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $147,128±$6,714 |
| 23 | Lyon Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $146,354±$9,435 |
| 24 | Northvillewithin the margin | $145,530±$19,342 |
| 25 | Larkin Charter Township | $143,427±$35,464 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Michigan, first to fifth: Highland Park ($29,309), Beaverton ($30,050), Benton Harbor ($31,117), Brownlee Park ($31,969) and Grayling ($32,545).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1,354 | Highland Parkwithin the margin | $29,309±$10,451 |
| 1,353 | Beavertonwithin the margin | $30,050±$3,578 |
| 1,352 | Benton Harborwithin the margin | $31,117±$4,857 |
| 1,351 | Brownlee Parkinside Emmett Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $31,969±$5,461 |
| 1,350 | Graylingwithin the margin | $32,545±$7,502 |
| 1,349 | Pleasant Plains Townshipwithin the margin | $33,269±$8,402 |
| 1,348 | Benton Heightsinside Benton Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $33,542±$20,229 |
| 1,347 | Lakeviewwithin the margin | $33,631±$9,722 |
| 1,346 | Prudenvilleinside Denton Townshipwithin the margin | $33,635±$4,562 |
| 1,345 | Evartwithin the margin | $34,318±$16,643 |
| 1,344 | Muskegon Heightswithin the margin | $35,239±$3,555 |
| 1,343 | Standishwithin the margin | $35,395±$6,233 |
| 1,342 | Hesperiawithin the margin | $37,174±$8,739 |
| 1,341 | Beecherinside Mount Morris Townshipwithin the margin | $37,515±$3,188 |
| 1,340 | Flintwithin the margin | $37,646±$1,900 |
| 1,339 | Covert Townshipwithin the margin | $37,697±$8,551 |
| 1,338 | Manistiquewithin the margin | $38,446±$5,553 |
| 1,337 | Saginawwithin the margin | $38,579±$1,907 |
| 1,336 | Benton Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $38,688±$3,707 |
| 1,335 | Curtis Townshipwithin the margin | $39,180±$4,732 |
| 1,334 | Inksterwithin the margin | $39,252±$5,394 |
| 1,333 | Skidway Lakeinside Mills Township, Ogemaw Countywithin the margin | $39,265±$6,262 |
| 1,332 | Hamtramckwithin the margin | $39,293±$5,070 |
| 1,331 | Harrisonwithin the margin | $39,430±$3,134 |
| 1,330 | Albion | $39,885±$3,411 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Michigan have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: South Gull Lake has the highest estimate, $144,134 per resident (±$68,339), but it is within the margin of error of Franklin ($125,797): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Gull Lakewithin the margin | $144,134±$68,339 |
| 2 | Franklinwithin the margin | $125,797±$14,974 |
| 3 | Bloomfield Hillswithin the margin | $114,995±$19,053 |
| 4 | Birminghamwithin the margin | $108,921±$7,265 |
| 5 | Orchard Lake Villagewithin the margin | $108,060±$22,028 |
| 6 | Bingham Farmswithin the margin | $106,724±$42,310 |
| 7 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shoreswithin the margin | $101,341±$9,361 |
| 8 | Bloomfield Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $94,322±$4,820 |
| 9 | Ann Arbor Charter Townshipwithin the margin | $93,508±$14,126 |
| 10 | Southfield Township | $92,745±$6,769 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections