COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gaines vs Fenton
PLACE A
Gaines, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Fenton, Missouri
Gaines is 91% smaller than Fenton. Fenton earns more, with a median household income $38,917 higher.
GAINESFENTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3694,060−91% vs Fenton
Population density987647+339
Population growth-0.8%-0.8%+0.0 pts
Median age42.948.0−5.1
Male58.7%49.7%+9.0 pts
Female41.3%50.3%−9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%86.1%+2.5 pts
Black4.5%0.2%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%2.4%+0.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other3.8%9.3%−5.5 pts
Median household income$62,083$101,000−$38,917
Per capita income$27,484$50,479−$22,995
Poverty rate7.1%3.5%+3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.399−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%49.3%−37.7 pts
Graduate degree0.5%18.7%−18.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%8.1%−4.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%64.6%−13.3 pts
Median home value$134,800$374,500−$239,700
Median gross rent$850$1,622−$772
Owner-occupied89.2%82.6%+6.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%2.6%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%13.2%+43.9 pts
Average commute31.825.0+6.8
Worked from home6.9%13.4%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured1.8%0.4%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025