Canadian Lakes is home to 2,991 people in Michigan. The median age is 63.0, about 24 years above the US median. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,069 people. 2% of residents were born outside the United States. Renters pay $789 a month at the median.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,833, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 63.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Canadian Lakes
What changed most since 2000
Population1,922 → 2,991(+56%)US over the same years: +19%
Poverty rate5.1% → 12.3%(+7.2 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree31.9% → 37.6%(+5.7 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Canadian Lakes's population equals 7.3% of Mecosta County's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.4% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 16% of the county's.
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)19%(59)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(49)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40.6%(126)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War7.7%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 310 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
Canadian Lakes, decade by decade
Canadian Lakes 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
2000
1,922
$93,988
$267,419
31.9%
6.6
2010
2,756
$70,294
$237,508
30.8%
8.8
2020
3,202
$75,544
$236,105
37.8%
17.0
2024
2,991
$78,833
$270,000
37.6%
6.6
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.
