Housing data for Port Hope, MI
Port Hope, MI has an estimated 268 residents and 228 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a village in Huron County.
4.6% of households rent.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 268 (±55)
- Housing units
- 228 (±41)
- Households that rent
- 4.6%
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +5.9%
What stands out in Port Hope
Working from home: 19.2% (±10.4 points) in Port Hope, higher than in Huron County (7.6%).
Households that rent: 4.6% (±4.4 points) in Port Hope, lower than in Huron County (18.2%).
Median home value: $88,700 (±$9,152) in Port Hope, lower than in Huron County ($154,300).
Median real estate taxes: $1,141 (±$141) in Port Hope, lower than in Huron County ($1,829).
Housing in Port Hope at a glance
- Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 4.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $51,563 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $88,700 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $934 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,141 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 70.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 72.8% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 97.7% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 29.3 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: +5.9% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 18.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Port Hope against Huron County, its state and the nation
| Port Hope | Huron County | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 268 (±55) | 31,113 (exact) | 10,077,761 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 228 (±41) | 20,349 (±63) | 4,622,236 (±795) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 4.6% (±4.4 points) | 18.2% (±1.4 points) | 26.8% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | — | $788 (±$46) | $1,129 (±$4) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $51,563 (±$17,835) | $58,870 (±$2,129) | $72,875 (±$293) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $88,700 (±$9,152) | $154,300 (±$4,704) | $231,600 (±$642) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,141 (±$141) | $1,829 (±$46) | $2,904 (±$9) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 72.8% (±13.5 points) | 68.3% (±2.3 points) | 62.1% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 29.3 minutes (±9.9) | 20.9 minutes (±0.9) | 24.2 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 81.7% (±6.9 points) | 83.4% (±1.4 points) | 90.5% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 58.0 years (±4.2) | 49.5 years (±0.3) | 40.2 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
Port Hope covers 1.0 square miles of land, about 265 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Port Hope has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 253 (±54) | 268 (±55) | +5.9% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 190 (±29) | 228 (±41) | +20.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median home value | $81,000 (±$30,646) | $88,700 (±$9,152) | +9.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $35,000 (±$8,323) | $51,563 (±$17,835) | +47.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $850 (±$176) | $934 (±$67) | +9.9% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,320 (±$154) | $1,141 (±$141) | −13.6% | Down after inflation |
| Households that rent | 13.3% (±9.1 points) | 4.6% (±4.4 points) | −8.7 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±65.0 points) | 0.0% (±85.9 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Huron County
Port Hope has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Huron County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Huron County recorded 112 violent and 475 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
Places near Port Hope
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore Township | 0.7 mi | — | $225,000 | 0.0% |
| Huron Township | 6.2 mi | $475 | $238,100 | 6.7% |
| Bloomfield Township (Huron County) | 6.2 mi | $817 | $166,700 | 13.9% |
| Harbor Beach | 7.2 mi | $554 | $116,600 | 23.8% |
| Sand Beach Township | 8.6 mi | $1,075 | $205,500 | 13.8% |
| Sigel Township | 10.0 mi | $1,225 | $200,000 | 9.1% |
| Lincoln Township (Huron County) | 11 mi | $892 | $170,200 | 10.0% |
| Dwight Township | 13 mi | $742 | $119,700 | 17.8% |
HUD Fair Market Rent for Port Hope, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $723 | $855 | $1,014 | $1,293 | $1,333 |
HUD income limits for Port Hope, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,600 | $29,300 | $46,850 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,450 | $53,550 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,650 | $60,250 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,800 | $66,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,150 | $72,300 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,500 | $77,650 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,850 | $83,000 |
| 8 people | $55,200 | $55,200 | $88,350 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Huron County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $81,900.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Port Hope lies inside Rubicon Township, whose figures include it, so it is ranked only against places like it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Port Hope
What is the average home value in Port Hope, MI?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $88,700 (±$9,152) for owner-occupied homes in Port Hope (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Port Hope?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Port Hope, MI is $934 (±$67) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Port Hope?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Port Hope, MI is $1,141 (±$141) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Port Hope?
Port Hope, MI has an estimated 228 (±41) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the most common home size in Port Hope?
The most common size is 3 bedrooms, 50.4% of homes in Port Hope, MI.
How old are most homes in Port Hope?
72.8% of homes in Port Hope, MI were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Port Hope growing?
In Port Hope, the number of residents went from 253 in 2015–2019 to 268 in 2020–2024 (+5.9%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Port Hope village, Michigan
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Huron County, MI
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Huron County, MI
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Port Hope village, Michigan (place:65800, in state:26).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .