City safety & data profile

FentonMI

Fenton, MI is a 11K-resident city in Genesee County with a median household income of $80,000.

Genesee County, Michigan. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Fenton, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Fenton has a population larger than 9% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $235,900.

Data updated 2026-09-04

11K
Population (place)
Bottom 10%
By size
$80,000
Median income (place)
$235,900
Median home (place)
6.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Fenton

Fenton posts a median household income higher than 49% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 50%
by median income, US cities

Where Fenton income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$80,000 Bottom 49% higher than 49% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Fenton $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. 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, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MI

Population among 105 MI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Detroit is the largest MI city on this list; Beverly Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MI

Median household income among the same 105-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Beverly Hills posts the highest place-level median income in MI; Detroit is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Fenton, MI beyond the headline numbers

Fenton sits inside Genesee County, Michigan, at roughly 42.80°N, -83.70°W. Population 11,442, $80,000 median household income. Median home value $235,900, median rent $1,275. Poverty rate 6.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 6.9%, poverty in Fenton, MI runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Fenton runs about 2.9 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

16.2% of Fenton workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 11.6% in Fenton, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Fenton from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,442
Fenton · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$80,000
-11% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$235,900
-43% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.8
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Genesee County): Fenton's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
403K-4%
Median Income
$62,281+48%
Median Home Value
$182,400+99%
Poverty Rate
16.4%-22%
Unemployment
8.1%-50%

Economics

Economics indicators for Fenton, MI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,275/mo
Poverty Rate
6.9% -44% vs avg
Unemployment 8.6%
Bachelor's Degree+ 39.2%
Work From Home 16.2%
Public Transit 0.4%

Population

White 88.9%
African American 2.2%
Asian 3.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
35.8%
Obesity
34.8%
High Blood Pressure
31.4%
Physical Inactivity
20.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
18%
Binge Drinking
17.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.9%
Current Smoking
12.6%
Current Asthma
11.6%
Diabetes
9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 71.3%
Annual Checkup 78.8%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
5.7%
Lack of Health Insurance
5.3%
Stroke
2.9%

What alerts and safety updates affect Fenton?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Fenton right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet MI-FENTON · Fenton

Fenton: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Fenton; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Michigan state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Fenton, MI? ▼
Fenton, MI has a population of 11,442 people, located in Genesee County, Michigan.
What is the median household income in Fenton? ▼
The median household income in Fenton, MI is $80,000 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6.9%.
What is the median home value in Fenton? ▼
The median home value in Fenton, MI is $235,900. Median rent is $1,275/month.
What are the top health concerns in Fenton? ▼
The top health indicators in Fenton include Short Sleep Duration (35.8%), Obesity (34.8%), High Blood Pressure (31.4%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Fenton? ▼
The median age in Fenton, MI is 38.8 years. 39.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Fenton, both outside Michigan so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MI (6.9% here).

Carlsbad, CA 6.9% Lincoln, CA 6.9% Beavercreek, OH 6.9% Saint Louis Park, MN 6.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MI ($80,000 here).

Welby, CO $80,026 Montebello, CA $79,971 Englewood, OH $80,030 Phelan, CA $79,914

Compare Fenton with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Flint, MI 98K Burton, MI 29K Beecher, MI 10K Waterford, MI 76K Wixom, MI 14K South Lyon, MI 12K Novi, MI 59K West Bloomfield Township, MI 65K
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Using Fenton's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Fenton area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Genesee County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.