COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bad Axe vs Beecher
PLACE A
Bad Axe, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Beecher, Michigan
Bad Axe is 65% smaller than Beecher. Bad Axe earns more, with a median household income $7,173 higher. Bad Axe has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -14%).
BAD AXEBEECHERDIFFERENCE
Total population2,9438,412−65% vs Beecher
Population density1,2621,430−168
Population growth-3.5%-13.6%+10.2 pts
Median age48.634.4+14.2
Male46.2%45.4%+0.8 pts
Female53.8%54.6%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born5.0%2.5%+2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.0%25.9%+60.1 pts
Black0.6%59.1%−58.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%7.1%+0.8 pts
Asian1.9%0.1%+1.8 pts
Other3.7%7.9%−4.2 pts
Median household income$44,688$37,515+$7,173
Per capita income$28,740$23,890+$4,850
Poverty rate20.2%31.3%−11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.542−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%5.2%+16.9 pts
Graduate degree7.0%1.1%+5.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%19.2%−13.6 pts
Labor force participation49.4%51.1%−1.7 pts
Median home value$125,200$51,500+$73,700
Median gross rent$742$906−$164
Owner-occupied57.4%48.6%+8.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%21.6%−11.5 pts
Rent-burdened households42.5%51.1%−8.7 pts
Average commute21.526.1−4.7
Worked from home8.0%3.5%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work2.0%5.7%−3.7 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.9%−4.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024