With 1,790 people, L'Anse is a city in Michigan. At a median age of 50.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $104,100. The foreign-born share is 2%. Median rent is $646 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,317, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% 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 L'Anse
What changed most since 1990
Population2,151 → 1,790(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.6% → 14.9%(+5.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,803 → $104,100(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
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)10.2%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.7%(53)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 167 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
L'Anse, decade by decade
L'Anse 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
2,151
$44,077
$88,803
9.6%
16.1
2000
2,107
$57,211
$108,388
10.6%
20.8
2010
2,011
$58,410
$111,058
13.2%
26.8
2020
1,874
$51,930
$97,084
16.5%
32.2
2024
1,790
$52,317
$104,100
14.9%
37.1
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.
