COMPARING TWO PLACES
Interlochen vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Interlochen, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Interlochen is 91% smaller than Big Rapids. Interlochen earns more, with a median household income $61,025 higher. Interlochen has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -27%).
INTERLOCHENBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population7918,623−91% vs Big Rapids
Population density6371,940−1,303
Population growth19.0%-27.1%+46.2 pts
Median age39.722.9+16.8
Male49.1%52.3%−3.3 pts
Female50.9%47.7%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.8%86.4%+4.3 pts
Black0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%2.7%+3.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other3.4%3.8%−0.3 pts
Median household income$104,883$43,858+$61,025
Per capita income$34,553$23,446+$11,107
Poverty rate10.5%34.1%−23.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2870.479−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%26.9%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree0.7%7.9%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%4.3%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation56.9%65.2%−8.3 pts
Median home value$166,900$156,400+$10,500
Median gross rent$778$929−$151
Owner-occupied81.4%41.5%+40.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.6%13.2%−8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households38.9%50.0%−11.1 pts
Average commute24.314.9+9.5
Worked from home7.5%9.0%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured7.3%6.2%+1.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024