COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dowagiac vs Granger
PLACE A
Dowagiac, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Granger, Texas
Dowagiac is 366% larger than Granger. Granger earns more, with a median household income $24,979 higher. Dowagiac has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -17%).
DOWAGIACGRANGERDIFFERENCE
Total population5,7251,228+366% vs Granger
Population density1,2861,841−555
Population growth-2.7%-16.6%+13.9 pts
Median age37.241.9−4.7
Male49.0%57.1%−8.0 pts
Female51.0%42.9%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born5.3%11.3%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.9%54.0%+20.8 pts
Black8.0%12.5%−4.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.2%29.7%−20.5 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other7.5%3.7%+3.8 pts
Median household income$48,166$73,145−$24,979
Per capita income$28,447$31,562−$3,115
Poverty rate21.4%11.2%+10.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4750.383+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%11.7%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree3.7%5.2%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate8.9%6.5%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation63.3%50.2%+13.2 pts
Median home value$130,800$185,100−$54,300
Median gross rent$840$456+$384
Owner-occupied58.1%76.6%−18.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%15.5%−2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households42.4%32.3%+10.1 pts
Average commute22.637.6−15.0
Worked from home3.3%13.2%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Uninsured12.6%8.3%+4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025