COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gaines vs Owosso
PLACE A
Gaines, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Owosso, Michigan
Gaines is 97% smaller than Owosso. Gaines earns more, with a median household income $7,854 higher.
GAINESOWOSSODIFFERENCE
Total population36914,437−97% vs Owosso
Population density9872,751−1,764
Population growth-0.8%-3.2%+2.4 pts
Median age42.938.9+4.0
Male58.7%47.5%+11.2 pts
Female41.3%52.5%−11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.6%92.5%−4.0 pts
Black4.5%0.2%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.1%3.7%−0.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other3.8%3.2%+0.6 pts
Median household income$62,083$54,229+$7,854
Per capita income$27,484$34,428−$6,944
Poverty rate7.1%17.2%−10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3630.480−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%21.1%−9.4 pts
Graduate degree0.5%4.8%−4.3 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%5.5%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation51.4%63.1%−11.7 pts
Median home value$134,800$132,600+$2,200
Median gross rent$850$784+$66
Owner-occupied89.2%68.3%+21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.9%9.2%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%48.1%+9.1 pts
Average commute31.822.9+8.9
Worked from home6.9%5.7%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured1.8%6.1%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025