Harbor Springs is a city of 1,086 people in Michigan. At a median age of 62.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 481 fewer people here than in 2000. The average commute runs 17 minutes. The foreign-born share is 6%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,417, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.0
US median: 38.9
More educated
46% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 79%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Harbor Springs
What changed most since 1990
Median age40.5 → 62.0(+21.5 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,540 → 1,086(−29%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$185,045 → $415,700(+125%)US over the same years: +67%
Harbor Springs's population equals 3.2% of Emmet County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 12% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 9.3% 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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)2.2%(1)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era60%(27)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II13.3%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 45 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
Harbor Springs, decade by decade
Harbor Springs 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
1,540
$56,130
$185,045
25.2%
11.4
2000
1,567
$64,379
$232,443
33.4%
19.9
2010
1,194
$57,343
$303,970
36.7%
19.8
2020
1,274
$61,875
$295,253
39.5%
21.2
2024
1,086
$75,417
$415,700
46.0%
46.7
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.
