COMPARING TWO PLACES
Evart vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Evart, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Evart is 79% smaller than Big Rapids. Big Rapids earns more, with a median household income $9,540 higher. Evart has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -27%).
EVARTBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,7898,623−79% vs Big Rapids
Population density7261,940−1,214
Population growth-8.5%-27.1%+18.7 pts
Median age36.322.9+13.4
Male50.9%52.3%−1.4 pts
Female49.1%47.7%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born0.9%0.9%Even
White, non-Hispanic90.9%86.4%+4.4 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%2.7%+0.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other6.2%3.8%+2.5 pts
Median household income$34,318$43,858−$9,540
Per capita income$24,466$23,446+$1,020
Poverty rate35.1%34.1%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5300.479+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%26.9%−13.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%7.9%−2.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%4.3%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation48.4%65.2%−16.8 pts
Median home value$105,500$156,400−$50,900
Median gross rent$800$929−$129
Owner-occupied52.7%41.5%+11.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%13.2%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households60.2%50.0%+10.2 pts
Average commute18.514.9+3.7
Worked from home4.4%9.0%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.2%−3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025