COMPARING TWO PLACES
Copemish vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Copemish, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Copemish is 98% smaller than Big Rapids. Copemish earns more, with a median household income $2,392 higher. Copemish has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -27%).
COPEMISHBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population1928,623−98% vs Big Rapids
Population density2061,940−1,734
Population growth0.5%-27.1%+27.6 pts
Median age34.422.9+11.5
Male43.5%52.3%−8.8 pts
Female56.5%47.7%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.9%+0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%86.4%+4.9 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%2.7%+0.8 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other5.1%3.8%+1.3 pts
Median household income$46,250$43,858+$2,392
Per capita income$22,503$23,446−$943
Poverty rate10.2%34.1%−23.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.479−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%26.9%−2.4 pts
Graduate degree5.0%7.9%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate15.1%4.3%+10.7 pts
Labor force participation59.7%65.2%−5.5 pts
Median home value$77,400$156,400−$79,000
Median gross rent$950$929+$21
Owner-occupied91.2%41.5%+49.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%13.2%+11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households22.2%50.0%−27.8 pts
Average commute37.914.9+23.1
Worked from home5.9%9.0%−3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured11.0%6.2%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025