Whitmore Lake is home to 7,878 people in Michigan. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.0% of people here. There are 1,643 people per square mile. The population is up 20% since 2000. Households here earn about 19% more than in Michigan as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,779, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% 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 Whitmore Lake
What changed most since 1990
Population3,150 → 7,878(+150%)US over the same years: +35%
White share99.0% → 91.8%(−7.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 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)33.5%(132)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(38)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.5%(132)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(19)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 394 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
Whitmore Lake, decade by decade
Whitmore Lake 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
3,150
$93,910
$177,845
22.3%
2.4
2000
6,574
$93,823
$234,083
25.5%
11.8
2010
6,423
$74,276
$197,660
28.1%
15.1
2020
7,584
$82,043
$232,833
32.7%
27.1
2024
7,878
$86,779
$287,700
38.9%
19.4
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.
