COMPARING TWO PLACES
Birch Run vs Beecher
PLACE A
Birch Run, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Beecher, Michigan
Birch Run is 82% smaller than Beecher. Birch Run earns more, with a median household income $33,006 higher. Birch Run has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
BIRCH RUNBEECHERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,5408,412−82% vs Beecher
Population density8181,430−612
Population growth-1.9%-13.6%+11.7 pts
Median age37.834.4+3.4
Male48.9%45.4%+3.5 pts
Female51.1%54.6%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.5%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.3%25.9%+64.5 pts
Black0.0%59.1%−59.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%7.1%−0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Other2.8%7.9%−5.1 pts
Median household income$70,521$37,515+$33,006
Per capita income$44,768$23,890+$20,878
Poverty rate13.5%31.3%−17.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.542−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%5.2%+9.7 pts
Graduate degree3.3%1.1%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%19.2%−14.8 pts
Labor force participation59.8%51.1%+8.7 pts
Median home value$191,000$51,500+$139,500
Median gross rent$999$906+$93
Owner-occupied51.3%48.6%+2.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.7%21.6%−16.9 pts
Rent-burdened households29.7%51.1%−21.4 pts
Average commute26.426.1+0.2
Worked from home4.9%3.5%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.7%−5.7 pts
Uninsured6.0%6.9%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024