Alanson is a city of 834 people in Michigan. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Median rent is $393 a month. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $134,100. The foreign-born share is 1%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,139, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 9%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Alanson
What changed most since 1990
Median age28.3 → 42.9(+14.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants69.6% → 81.8%(+12.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Poverty rate26.7% → 15.3%(−11.3 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.2%(16)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era54.2%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 72 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Alanson, decade by decade
Alanson population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
701
$41,401
$108,723
4.2%
9.3
2000
785
$60,342
$147,372
12.1%
25.4
2010
738
$38,213
$149,324
12.2%
19.8
2020
778
$48,229
$127,506
14.0%
30.8
2024
834
$65,139
$134,100
20.9%
31.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
